The Wallace Monument from the Carse of Stirling, Stirling, Scotland

We are quite lucky to get cloud inversions on the Carse of Stirling reasonably frequently. This photo is an old one and if I remember rightly I took it from the train as I journeyed into work. The Wallace Monument often sits proud above the cloud and mist below, and so does Stirling Castle. The Wallace Monument (I don’t think we have spoken about it on the FB page yet) was completed in 1869 and it wasn’t always destined for Stirling. Glasgow and Edinburgh were considered for the build too. It commemorates William Wallace and therefore the site is apt as it overlooks Stirling Bridge, where William fought and won a battle with the English in 1297. You can climb the Monument – well walk up its 246 steps – but it’s just as much fun taking photos of it from lots of different angles and in lots of different weathers. Some more detail below.https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/…/wal…/index.html