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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1ME3_wallacestone-memorial_GB.html
Front:
Erected
to the
Memory
of that
celebrated
Scottish Hero
Sir William
Wallace
2nd August
1810
Back:
HIC STETIT
IIdie Augufic
A.D. 1298
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1MD7_the-yew-tree-the-wallace-oak-and-the-cult-of-william-wallace_Elderslie-GB.html
The Yew Tree
This tree is known locally as the Wallace Yew. It is thought to be 300 years old. It has been surveyed and a programme of treatment is under way to improve its health.
The Wallace Oak
An ancient oak which stood by the burn on t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1MCN_the-memorial_Elderslie-GB.html
This granite monument was erected in 1912 through the efforts of the London Renfrewshire Society. The column is carved from a single piece of stone. The architects were John C T Murray and J Andrew Minty. The panels illustrating important events i…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1MCM_welcome-to-the-traditional-site-of-william-wallaces-birthplace_Elderslie-GB.html
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 centuries there was a significant fortified structure here which …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1MC1_john-knox_Edinburgh-GB.html
John Knox
1514-1572
Erected by Scotsmen who are
mindful of the benefits conferred
by John Knox on their native land
1896
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1MC0_the-commandos_GB.html
In the summer of 1949 when Britain's fortunes in World War II were at their lowest ebb and an enemy invasion was threatened Winston Churchill boldly ordered the raising of an elite force to raid the enemy-held coastline of Europe and regain the in…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1MAT_steel-rigg_GB.html
Where National Park meets World Heritage Site
Your visit
You have come to a very special place. The landscape is full of clues to our past, but it is also important for our future.
Not just a pretty place
The inspirational landscape you en…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1M4W_hadrians-wall_England.html
Hadrian's Wall formed the north-west frontier of the Roman empire for most of the period AD 122-410. The empire's frontiers extended over 5,000 km from the Atlantic coast of Britain through Europe, the Middle East and across North Africa to the At…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1M3L_the-black-watch-monument_Edinburgh-GB.html
AM FREICEADAN DUBH
To the Memory of
Officers
Non- Commissioned Officers & men of
THE BLACK WATCH
Who fell in the South African War
1899-1902
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1M2T_culloden-battlefield_GB.html
The Battle
of Culloden
was fought on this Moor
16th April 1746
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The graves of the
gallant highlanders
who fought for
Scotland & Prince Charlie,
are marked by the names
of their clans.