Stirling Bridge
Spotted out the window of our speeding van.
The Battle of Stirling Bridge was a battle of the First War of Scottish Independence. On 11 September 1297, the forces of Andrew Moray and William Wallace defeated the combined English forces of John de Warenne, 6th Earl of Surrey, and Hugh de Cressingham near Stirling, on the River Forth.
The location of Stirling Bridge at the date of the battle is not known with certainty, but four stone piers have been found underwater just north (56°07′45″N 3°56′12″W) and at an angle to the extant 15th-century bridge, along with man-made stonework on one bank in line with the piers.
Stirling Bridge
Spotted out the window of our speeding van.
The Battle of Stirling Bridge was a battle of the First War of Scottish Independence. On 11 September 1297, the forces of Andrew Moray and William Wallace defeated the combined English forces of John de Warenne, 6th Earl of Surrey, and Hugh de Cressingham near Stirling, on the River Forth.
The location of Stirling Bridge at the date of the battle is not known with certainty, but four stone piers have been found underwater just north (56°07′45″N 3°56′12″W) and at an angle to the extant 15th-century bridge, along with man-made stonework on one bank in line with the piers.