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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1NW3_the-electric-brae_GB.html
Known locally as 'Croy Brae'
This runs the quarter mile from the bend overlooking Croy Railway Viaduct in the west (286 feet above ordnance Datum) to the wooded Craigencroy Glen (303 feet A.O.D.) to the east.
Whilst there is this slope of 1 in…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1NUD_blackness-castle_Blackness-GB.html
Blackness Castle was built in the 15th century beside the harbour serving the important royal burgh of Linlithgow. It was used as a state prison until the 1707 Treaty of Union, holding for the most part of high or middle rank. The best known priso…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1NSK_memorial-to-wallace_Edinburgh-GB.html
Memorial to Wallace________________
Erected by The Corporation of Edinburgh Under Captain Hugh Reid's bequest
Unveiled 28th of May 1929
The Rt. Hon. Sir Alexander Stevenson Lord Provost
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1NSH_royal-connections_Melrose-GB.html
For centuries, Melrose Abbey was connected to the Scottish Crown. While it never gained the regal position of Iona or Dunfermline, its location close to England and association with kings has given it a special place in Scottish history.
David I
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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1NQQ_carrick-a-rede_GB.html
'For the boiling breakers are ever dashing themselves madly between the rocks hundreds of feet beneath, and the rope bridge thrown about by the wind like a fabric of thread. Few trust themselves upon this airy fabrication but Mr Wilson and I for t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1NQO_william-wallace-birthplace-memorial_Elderslie-GB.html
Welcome to the traditional site of William Wallace's birthplace.
Wallace was a hero of Scotland's Wars of Independence against England during the 13th and 14th centuries.
Recent archaeological work on this site proves that during the 13th/14th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1NOE_the-most-magnificent-ruin-in-scotland_Bothwell-GB.html
Torn apart by the Wars of Independence, this stalwart castle survived siege after siege. Rebuilt, it became an imposing noble and royal stronghold.
Castle Highlights
1. Donjon, William Murray's grand residence.
2. Prison tower with a miserabl…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1NN6_battle-of-falkirk-muir_GB.html
The Battle of Falkirk was
fought around here 17th Jany 1746
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1NN5_colonel-robert-munro_Falkirk-GB.html
Colonel Robert Munro died at Falkirk Muir when Bonnie Prince Charlie and the Jacobites defeated government troops in 1746. Munro's death was 'universally regretted even by those who slew him'
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1NN4_sir-john-stewart_Falkirk-GB.html
This stone marks the grave of Sir John Stewart of Bonkhill, who died at the Battle of Falkirk in 1298. He was brother of High Stewart of Scotland, ancestor of the Marquesses of Bute.