William Wallace Sword - Wallace Monument Vlog - STIRLING SCOTLAND
The Wallace Monument is located in Stirling Scotland at the National Wallace Monument. Right next to Stirling University.
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Restored William Wallace statue stands proudly over Stirling once again
A challenging seven-month project to remove, restore and reinstall the historic 132-year-old William Wallace statue on the National Monument in Stirling has now been completed.
After the bronze 14ft figure of the Scottish hero was carefully taken down from the world-famous landmark for the first time, it headed to England in February for 10 weeks of painstaking repairs by specialists before returning home to Stirling where experts fixed it back in position.
Stirling Council invested an estimated £260,000 in the essential repairs which have brought the iconic statue back into peak condition for the Monument’s 150th anniversary celebrations in September.
National Wallace Monument - Scotland, United Kingdom
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National Wallace Monument Scotland
This monument and museum dedicated to Scottish hero William Wallace is housed in Abbey Craig.
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- National Wallace Monument - Stairway by Elaqid from a blog titled Scottish Heroes
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- National Wallace Monument by Elaqid from a blog titled Scottish Heroes
Wallace Monument, Stirling, Stirling and Falkirk, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe
The National Wallace Monument (generally known as the Wallace Monument) is a tower standing on the shoulder of the Abbey Craig, a hilltop overlooking Stirling in Scotland. It commemorates Sir William Wallace, a 13th-century Scottish hero. The tower was constructed following a fundraising campaign, which accompanied a resurgence of Scottish national identity in the 19th century. In addition to public subscription, it was partially funded by contributions from a number of foreign donors, including Italian national leader Giuseppe Garibaldi. The foundation stone was laid in 1861 by the Duke of Atholl in his role as Master Mason of Scotland with a short speech given by Sir Archibald Alison. It was completed in 1869 to the designs of architect John Thomas Rochead at a cost of £18,000, the monument is a 67-metre (220 ft) sandstone tower, built in the Victorian Gothic style. The tower stands on the Abbey Craig, a volcanic crag above Cambuskenneth Abbey, from which Wallace was said to have watched the gathering of the army of King Edward I of England, just before the Battle of Stirling Bridge in 1297. The monument is open to the general public. Visitors climb the 246 step spiral staircase to the viewing gallery inside the monument's crown, which provides expansive views of the Ochil Hills and the Forth Valley. A number of artifacts believed to have belonged to Wallace are on display inside the monument, including the Wallace Sword, a 1.63-metre (5 ft, 4 in) long sword weighing almost three kilograms. Inside is also a Hall of Heroes, a series of busts of famous Scots, effectively a small national Hall of Fame. The heroes are Robert the Bruce, George Buchanan, John Knox, Allan Ramsay, Robert Burns, Robert Tannahill, Adam Smith, James Watt, Sir Walter Scott, William Murdoch, Sir David Brewster, Thomas Carlyle, Hugh Miller, Thomas Chalmers, David Livingstone, and W. E. Gladstone. In 2017 it was announced that Mary Slessor and Maggie Keswick Jencks will be the first heroines to be celebrated in the hall. The original Victorian statue of Wallace stands on the corner of the monument and is by the Edinburgh sculptor David Watson Stevenson. In 1996 Tom Church carved a statue of Wallace called Freedom, which was inspired by the film Braveheart. It has the face of Mel Gibson, the actor who played William Wallace in the film. Church leased the statue to Stirling Council, who in 1997 installed it in the car park of the visitor centre at the foot of the craig. The statue was deeply unpopular, being described as among the most loathed pieces of public art in Scotland and was regularly vandalised before being placed in a cage to prevent further damage. Plans to expand the visitor centre, including a new restaurant and reception, led to the unpopular statue's removal in 2008. It was returned to Church, who, after an unsuccessful attempt to sell it at auction, reportedly offered it to Donald Trump's Menie estate golf resort. However, it remained in the garden of the sculptor's home, where it was incorporated into a replica of a castle, and with additions to it that included the head of the decapitated governor of York. In April 2016, it was reported in local press that the statue might be moved to Ardrossan's old Barony Church.
Stirling Castle and William Wallace Monument - Scotland Travel Vlog Day 3
Day three of our trip to Scotland. We went to Stirling Castle and the William Wallace Monument.
See every day of our Scotland Trip (playlist):
Day 1 - Melrose Abbey & Haddington:
Day 2 - Siccar Point and Tantallon Castle:
Day 3 - Stirling Castle and William Wallace Monument:
Day 4 - Linlithgow Palace:
Day 5 - Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh:
Day 6 - England, Holy Island and Alnwick Castle (Hogwarts):
Day 7 - Edinburgh - Edinburgh Castle, Royal Mile, Scott Monument:
Day 8 - Dunfermline Palace and St Andrews Cathedral and Castle:
Day 9 - Balmoral Castle, Cairngorms National Park, Road to the Highlands:
Day 10 - The Highlands - Culloden Battlefield, Cawdor Castle, Clava Cairns:
Day 11 - Loch Ness, Urquhart Castle, Glencoe:
Day 12 - Rosslyn Chapel:
Day 13 - Jedburgh Abbey & Dryburgh Abbey - Scotland Borders:
The National Wallace Monument
Construction of the 67m (220ft) Wallace Monument was completed in 1869. It stands on the Abbey Craig hill and after climbing the 246 steps, the views from the top are wonderful. It overlooks the City of Stirling and surrounding countryside.
Built as a monument to Sir William Wallace who, in 1297, defeated the invading forces of Edward I of England (Longshanks) at the Battle of Stirling Bridge.
The movie Braveheart depicting Wallace has made this attraction even more popular, although the storyline in the film was mainly fictitious and historically only vaguely fact based.
Music from Braveheart.
Sir William Wallace da Escócia/ from Scotland : )
Look at his website/ Veja o site dele
Divertida perfomance nas ruas de Edinburgh, Escócia/ Funny performance in Edinburgh, Scotland.
william wallace at edinburgh castle
this guy was funny he was a street performer outside edinburgh castle, he worked for donations for an lukemia fund, he was cool
William Wallace in Edinburgh
I stopped for a chat and talk about strategies of battle
Best Scottish Accent Ever - Braveheart & William Wallace - Kevin Patterson
Part two of my interview with Kevin Patterson on a fishing tour on the Tweed River outside Melrose, Scotland in 2007. We eventually got around to talking about Braveheart and the role William Wallace played in the history of the Borders area. Kevin was a super-friendly and knowledgeable guy - who actually snow-boarded down that mountain in the background. Here's a link to Kevin's excellent fishing website: . . . And here's part 1 of my interview with Kevin - who has one of the coolest Scottish accents ever!
Scotland Braveheart Memorial William Wallace
Must see attraction in Scotland, the William Wallace memorial. Top travel site you must visit.
STIRLING, Scotland | Day trip from Edinburgh to see Wallace Monument
Edinburgh Scotland has sooooo many things to see and do. In this video we went on a day trip from Edinburgh via train to beautiful Stirling, where Wallace Monument is found. A monument to that William Wallace, the one you may have seen in Braveheart?
Stirling makes a great day trip from Edinburgh, and there were hardly any tourists!!!
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Wallace Monument, Abbey Craig, Stirling, Scotland, Europe
The National Wallace Monument is a tower standing on the summit of Abbey Craig, a hilltop near Stirling in Scotland. It commemorates Sir William Wallace, a 13th-century Scottish hero. The tower was constructed following a fundraising campaign, which accompanied a resurgence of Scottish national identity in the 19th century. In addition to public subscription, it was partially funded by contributions from a number of foreign donors, including Italian national leader Giuseppe Garibaldi. Completed in 1869 to the designs of architect John Thomas Rochead at a cost of £18,000, the monument is a 67-metre (220 ft) sandstone tower, built in the Victorian Gothic style. The tower stands on the Abbey Craig, a volcanic crag above Cambuskenneth Abbey, from which Wallace was said to have watched the gathering of the army of King Edward I of England, just before the Battle of Stirling Bridge. The monument is open to the general public. Visitors climb the 246 step spiral staircase to the viewing gallery inside the monument's crown, which provides expansive views of the Ochil Hills and the Forth Valley. A number of artifacts believed to have belonged to Wallace are on display inside the monument, including the Wallace Sword, a 1.63-metre (5 ft, 4 in) long sword weighing almost three kilograms. Inside is also a Hall of Heroes, a series of busts of famous Scots, effectively a small national Hall of Fame. The original Victorian statue of Wallace stands on the corner of the monument and is by the Edinburgh sculptor David Watson Stevenson. In 1996 Tom Church carved a statue of Wallace called Freedom and inspired by the film Braveheart. It has the face of Mel Gibson, the actor who played William Wallace in the film. Church leased the statue to Stirling Council, who in 1997 installed it in the car park of the visitor centre at the foot of the craig. The statue was deeply unpopular with local people and was regularly vandalised before being placed in a cage to prevent further damage. Plans to expand the visitor centre, including a new restaurant and reception, led to the unpopular statue's removal in 2008.
Wallace Monument - from the 1st step all the way to the top (246 steps)
The arches of the tower at the end form an image of the Union Jack
The woman coming down in the beginning says stay to the left which was incorrect. It is clearly signposted to stay to the right.
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Stunning Aerial footage of the Wallace Monument in Stirling, Scotland.
The National Wallace Monument (generally known as the Wallace Monument) is a tower standing on the summit of Abbey Craig, a hilltop near Stirling in Scotland. It commemorates Sir William Wallace, the 13th century Scottish hero.
Edinburgh Castle, Royal Mile, St. Giles Cathedral, Scott Monument - Scotland Travel Vlog Day 7
Our seventh day on our trip to Scotland brought us to Edinburgh! We went to Edinburgh Castle, the Scott Monument, and walked the Royal Mile where we saw St. Giles Cathedral and the Palace at Holyrood House.
See every day of our Scotland Trip (playlist):
Day 1 - Melrose Abbey & Haddington:
Day 2 - Siccar Point and Tantallon Castle:
Day 3 - Stirling Castle and William Wallace Monument:
Day 4 - Linlithgow Palace:
Day 5 - Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh:
Day 6 - England, Holy Island and Alnwick Castle (Hogwarts):
Day 7 - Edinburgh - Edinburgh Castle, Royal Mile, Scott Monument:
Day 8 - Dunfermline Palace and St Andrews Cathedral and Castle:
Day 9 - Balmoral Castle, Cairngorms National Park, Road to the Highlands:
Day 10 - The Highlands - Culloden Battlefield, Cawdor Castle, Clava Cairns:
Day 11 - Loch Ness, Urquhart Castle, Glencoe:
Day 12 - Rosslyn Chapel:
Day 13 - Jedburgh Abbey & Dryburgh Abbey - Scotland Borders: