The William Wallace Statue in the grounds of the Bemersyde estate, near Melrose in the Scottish Borders is a statue commemorating William Wallace. It was commissioned by David Steuart Erskine, 11th Earl of Buchan, and it protected as a category B listed building.The statue was made of red sandstone by John Smith of Darnick and was erected in 1814. It stands 31 feet high and depicts Wallace looking over the River Tweed. In 1991, the Saltire Society raised funds for a renovation which was carried out by Bob Heath and Graciella Glenn Ainsworth. At Wallace's feet reads the inscription:Erected by David Stuart Erskine, Earl of Buchan WALLACE GREAT PATRIOT HERO! ILL REQUITED CHIEF! MDCCCXIV Below the statue of Wallace, as part of the same construction by John Smith is a smaller statue of a funeral style urn inscribed as follows:Sacred to the memory of Wallace The peerless Knight of Ellerslie [sic] Who wav'd on Ayr's Romantic shore The beamy torch of Liberty And roaming round from Sea to Sea From Glade obscure of gloomy Rock His bold companions call'd to free The Realm from Edward's Iron Yoke. Close by are Brotherstone Hill, Dryburgh Abbey, the Leaderfoot Viaduct, Newtown St. Boswells, Scott's View and the Smailholm Tower.
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