Wallace Monument

Wallace Monument
The tower in 2013
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General information
TypeTower
Architectural styleVictorian Gothic
LocationAbbey Craig
Town or cityStirling
CountryScotland
Coordinates56°8′19″N 3°55′13″W / 56.13861°N 3.92028°W / 56.13861; -3.92028
Named forWilliam Wallace
Groundbreaking1861
Completed1869
Cost£18,000
Height67 m (220 ft)
Technical details
MaterialSandstone
Floor count4
Design and construction
Architect(s)John Thomas Rochead
Website
nationalwallacemonument.com
Listed Building – Category A
Official nameWallace Monument Abbey Craig
Designated4 November 1965
Reference no.LB41118

The National Wallace Monument (generally known as the Wallace Monument) is a 67 m (220 ft) tower on the shoulder of the Abbey Craig, a hilltop overlooking Stirling in Scotland.[1] It commemorates Sir William Wallace, a 13th- and 14th-century Scottish hero.[2]

National Wallace Monument and Ochil Hills in autumn

The tower is open to the public for an admission fee. Visitors approach by foot from the base of the crag on which it stands. On entry there are 246 steps to the final observation platform, with three exhibition rooms within the body of the tower. The tower is not accessible to disabled visitors.[2]

  1. ^ Illustrated guide to Stirling and the national Wallace monument (9th ed.). Stirling: Mackay, Eneas. 1897. pp. 1–16.
  2. ^ a b "The National Wallace Monument". Your Stirling.

Wallace Monument

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