Wallace Monument from Cambuskenneth Abbey, Stirling.
Pics from July 17th 2018. This is a really interesting site with some fantastic history.
The Abbey, of which only the Bell Tower remains in full. dates back to at least the 12th century. I will post more of the Abbey later, but the real history, and legend is in the grounds.
The tomb you see in the foreground of the first pic is that of King James III and his wife Queen Margaret of Denmark. Following the excavation of their remains in the 1860s, Queen Victoria paid for the ornate tomb and monument that marks their grave.
The legend I spoke about is that monks from Cambuskenneth Abbey secretly spirited away an arm of Sir William Wallace’s after his judicial murder in130f. They are said to have buried it in the grounds here. A stone marker bearing the initials 'WW' is said to pint directly at the nearby site of his greatest victory, the National Wallace Monument. Again I hope I also have photo(s) of the marker to share later.
