Wallace Sites 1

WALLACE SITES - EAST OF SCOTLAND

East of Scotland:

A1. Innerwick, by Dunbar – Wallace assailed the Earl of Dunbar, 1297.

A2. Spott – the battle of Dunbar was fought near here, April 1296.

A3. Dunbar Castle – attacked by the English after the Sack of Berwick.

A4. Haddington – Wallace and De Moray sent the Lubeck and Hamburg letter from here in 1297.

A5. Edinburgh Castle – stained glass window in St Margaret's Chapel, and statue by Alexander Carrick at castle entrance.

A6. Roslin – battle won by the Scots in February 1303.

A7. Kirkliston – site of Edward's camp in 1298.

A8. Linlithgow – site of Edward's camp on Burghmuir prior to the Battle of Falkirk 1298.

A9. Between Burntisland and Kinghorn – Alexander III monument.

A10. Dunfermline Abbey – Wallace's mother's grave site and Wallace well.

A11. Lindores – site of battle of Black 'Ironside' or Earnside, September 1304.

A12. Perth – Wallace slays soldiers, c.1296. One quarter of his body was displayed here.

A13. Scone – Wallace attacks William De Ormesby, 1297.

A14. Kilspindie – Wallace stays with his uncle and mother c.1288. Beside the kirk, there is an ancient gateway purportedly used by the Wallace family, as it stands between the site of the castle (long gone) and the kirk itself.

A15. Dundee – Wallace slays Selbie's son c.1288. Wallace plaque. Wallace was schooled here. Home of Scrymgeour, Scottish Standard bearer.

A16. Cockleroy Hill – Wallace's Cradle on the summit, 1298.

A17. Torphichen – Scrymgeour letter written, March 1298.

A18. Stracathro – Edward confronts Balliol in the kirkyard, July 1296. Plaque.

A19. Dunnottar – Wallace captures the castle in 1297.

A20. Aberdeen – Wallace fires English shipping in 1297.

A21. Avoch – cairn marks De Moray's North Rising in May 1297, ruins of castle can still be seen.

A22. Fortrose – De Moray buried here c.1298.

Not on the map:
Longforgan cottage – en route to Kilspindie c.1288 Wallace sat on a corn kist and drank milk given to him by the occupants of the cottage. The kist was preserved and can be seen in the McManus Galleries in Dundee. The cottage (not the original, it has been rebuilt a couple of times since!) is still known as the Wallace Cottage.

Kilspindie Quarry – reputedly Wallace hid in a cave here. Sadly, this is not traceable now.

Elcho Castle, by Perth – Wallace Well. Wallace and his men allegedly drank from the stream here. The current castle is of a later date, but it is known to have had fortifications here during the Wars of Independence.

Auchterhouse – remains of Wallace Tower. On private land, no public access, but Wallace reputedly met with Sir John Ramsay here on his return from France c.1303

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