The Wallace monument Stirling Scotland by Garlor
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Description
The Wallace Monument is situated on the top of Abbey Craig, overlooking the river Forth and the Forth Valley. Only Stirling Castle, a few miles away across the river Forth, makes a bigger impression on the area. Abbey Craig at one time was the site of a hill fort and in 1297 William Wallace camped there before defeating the English attempting to cross the Forth at the Battle of Stirling Bridge.
The design of the monument is in the Scottish "Baronial" style and represented a Scottish Medieval tower, rising from a courtyard, with a representation on the top of the Crown Royal of Scotland. The design has been much criticised for its fanciful combination of secular and ecclsiastical elements.
The monument is 220 feet high, 54 square feet at its base, with the tower 36 square feet. The walls are 16/18 feet at their thickest, tapering to 5 feet thick at their thinnest. It is estimated that there were in excess of 30,000 tons of stones used in the construction.
The statue of Wallace on the outside of the building is solid bronze and was sculpted by David Watson Stevenson. It is situated approximately 30 feet from the ground, and the statue itself stands around 15 feet tall.
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Comments (12)
fairyfreak
Like something out of a dream...or a nightmare ;-) Scotland does stone memorials in imposing scenery so well!! Wonderful capture
Mondwin
Looks really fabulous!!!!!!!!!!bravissimo!V:DDD.Hugsxx Whylma
DocMikeB
Great photo and very beautiful monument dedicated to the memory of a great man, the Scottish "BraveHeart"! 5+++++!
Littlejock
Beautiful landscape and scene here
Isha-NightWalker
Interesting monument, it fits the landscape very well
Silvra
Eine excellente Aufnahme!
mark.spooner
Excellent.
Ionel
Wonderful capture!
CavalierLady
Very beautiful! The architecture is stunning as well as the vista!
A2J2001
Wow, beautiful scenery and castle. Thanks for the history.
RobyHermida
GORGEOUS !!!!!
danapommet
Climb up this monument and you will be treated to the view on Stirling castle, The river Forth, the Forth bridge, Stirling University and the Firth of Forth. Awesome capture that was most likely taken from Stirling Castle. Dana P