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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1N6H_the-battle-of-britain-memorial_London-GB.html
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The Battle of Britain
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Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few
Winston Churchill
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1MVO_battle-of-loudoun-hill_GB.html
Through devotion and by willing hands this stone was hauled here to commemorate the first victory of King Robert the Bruce who won for us freedom from serfdom.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1MVL_spirit-of-scotland-monument_GB.html
Spirit of Scotland
Erected in 2004 by
Irvine Valley Regeneration Partnership
to commemorate the two
battles fought at Loudoun Hill
during the Wars of Independence
William Wallace - 1297
Robert the Bruce - 1307
Sculptor Richard Price
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1MUW_to-the-immortal-memory-of-sir-william-wallace_London-GB.html
To The Immortal Memory Of SIR WILLIAM WALLACE
Scottish Patriot Born at Elderslie Renfrewshire Circa 1270 A.D.
Who From The Year 1296 Fought Dauntlessly In Defence Of His Country's
Liberty And Independence In The Face Of Fearful Odds And Great H…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1MPA_robert-burns_Dumfries-GB.html
Robert Burns
25 January 1759 - 21 July 1796
Robert Burns is widely regarded as Scotland's national poet. He was born of a farmer in Alloway, Ayrshire. He received little regular schooling and was educated mostly by his father and a teacher, …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1MP9_an-eccentric-vision_GB.html
An eccentric vision
Along this path a dramatic statue of William Wallace gazes out across the Tweed. This is just one of a number of features in the area built by David Stuart Erskine, the 11th Earl of Buchan: if you continue down the hill you …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1MLW_the-roman-fort_GB.html
Immediately in front you can see the Antonine Wall ditch, which forms the northern defences of the Roman fort. The drawing is a bird's-eye view of the site from this position, showing the Roman fort and annex as they would have appeared during the…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1MLV_antonine-wall_GB.html
The Antonine Wall was built by the Roman Army
on the orders of Emperor Antoninus Pius in the
140's AD. The Antonine Wall replaced Hadrian's
Wall as the far northern frontier of the Roman
Empire at this time, and ran for 40 Roman miles
(60km) …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1MLE_antonine-wall-rough-castle_Bonnybridge-GB.html
The Antonine Wall was built by the Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius AD 142-143.
It ran for 37 miles from Bridgeness on the Forth to Old Kilpatrick on the Clyde and consisted of a ditch with a turf rampart behind it.
The material from the ditch was…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1MLB_the-antonine-wall_GB.html
The Antonine Wall was built by the Roman army in the 140's AD on the orders of the Emperor Antoninus Pius. For 20 years or more, the Wall was the north west frontier of the Roman Empire. It ran for 40 miles (64 km) from modern Bo'ness on the Forth…