Until 1297 the heavily armed and mounted knight had been an invincible force on the battlefield. Stirling Bridge was the first battle in Europe to see a common army of spearmen defeat a feudal host.

And does he merit this status? This is the Wallace Monument in Stirling, in Scotland. It's a celebration of a great Scottish hero, William Wallace. It dominates the skyline over Stirling.

Predating the William Wallace monument in Stirling by more than 50 years, the statue was sculpted from local sandstone by John Smith of Darnick. Wallace is depicted in medieval Scottish armour ...

Jesse Rae, who chairs the William Wallace Trust ... near Melrose. It depicts Wallace in medieval Scottish armour, gripping his claymore in one hand, bearing a shield in the other, and is a ...

And does he merit this status? This is the Wallace Monument in Stirling, in Scotland. It's a celebration of a great Scottish hero, William Wallace. It dominates the skyline over Stirling.

An act of exploration, celebration and homage to Scotland’s greatest hero: Sir William Wallace ... is that really his sword ...

The 31ft (9m) statue of William Wallace at Bemersyde was put up at the site near Dryburgh, Berwickshire, in 1814 by the 11th Earl of Buchan. Recent years have seen its stone claymore suffer ...