Wallace Monument
The Wallace Monument standing tall at 220 ft overlooking the town of Stirling with the Ochil Hills in the background. It sits on Abbey Craig, a volcanic crag above Cambuskenneth Abbey. This is where it is said that Wallace stood and watched King Edward I gathering his forces in preparation for the Battle of Stirling Bridge in 1297. Built in the Victorian Gothic Style out of sandstone, the foundation was laid in 1861 by Scotland's master mason, the Duke of Atholl and finished in 1869.
I took this from a corner of Stirling Castle, liking the way the dark clouds scurrying across the sky made it more prominent standing watch over Stirling. A fitting tribute to the man that lead the battle for Scotland's independence.
Wallace Monument
The Wallace Monument standing tall at 220 ft overlooking the town of Stirling with the Ochil Hills in the background. It sits on Abbey Craig, a volcanic crag above Cambuskenneth Abbey. This is where it is said that Wallace stood and watched King Edward I gathering his forces in preparation for the Battle of Stirling Bridge in 1297. Built in the Victorian Gothic Style out of sandstone, the foundation was laid in 1861 by Scotland's master mason, the Duke of Atholl and finished in 1869.
I took this from a corner of Stirling Castle, liking the way the dark clouds scurrying across the sky made it more prominent standing watch over Stirling. A fitting tribute to the man that lead the battle for Scotland's independence.