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Don't Miss

National Wallace Monument
Towering over Scotland's narrow waist, this nationalist memorial is so Victorian Gothic it deserves circling bats and
ravens. It commemorates the bid for Scottish independence depicted in the film Braveheart . From the visitor centre
below, walk or shuttle-bus up the hill to the building itself. Once there, break the climb up the narrow staircase in-
side to admire Wallace's 66 inches of broadsword and see the man himself re-created in a 3D audiovisual display.
More staid is the marble pantheon of lugubrious Scottish heroes, but the view from the top over the flat, green gor-
geousness of the Forth Valley, including the site of Wallace's 1297 victory over the English at Stirling Bridge, al-
most justifies the steep entry fee.
Buses 62 and 63 run from Murray Pl in Stirling to the tourist office, otherwise it's a half-hour walk from central
Stirling. There's a cafe here.

NEED TO KNOW
www.nationalwallacemonument.com ; adult/child £8.25/5.25; 10am-5pm Apr-Jun, Sep Oct, to 6pm

Jul Aug, 10.30am-4pm Nov-Mar