Stand where legend meets history at The William Wallace Monument, the Real-Life inspiration behind Braveheart
The Monument is located just outside Stirling – and is signposted from the City Centre and from the A91.
Abbey Craig, Hillfoots Road,
Causewayhead, Stirling
FK9 5LF
Free to visit.
The Monument is open from 9:30am until 6:00pm. https://www.nationalwallacemonument.com/
The National Wallace Monument you see today was completed in 1869 after eight years’ construction. It stands some 220ft or 67m high, and Abbey Craig adds a further 300ft or 91m, meaning that the top of the monument stands 520ft above the (tidal) River Forth below.
You start your visit in the attractive visitor centre, shop and cafe next to the car park at the foot of the Abbey Craig.
From here you can follow the path to the monument itself, remembering that it is a 300ft climb, or use the monument’s own minibus service.
From the top of Abbey Craig, views of the monument itself are obviously foreshortened. It is worth looking out for the Wallace Statue, set into a corner of the monument. It’s difficult to appreciate the true scale of the statue, which was added in 1887, but it is a 4m or 13ft tall bronze weighing some three tons.
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