Falkirk, Scotland 8/22/04
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St Andrews West Church in Falkirk (N:56°00.040 / W:03°47.170). Unlike Stirling and Bannockburn, Falkirk doesn't have the level of memorials that you might expect. It makes sense, since this was the site of the Scottish defeat. Not really knowing where I wanted to go, I went to the tourist information center and they were most helpful. The coordinates above are from about half way between the church & visitors center. I guess it's more the coordinates of ASDA (WalMart). |
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Headstone of Sir John Stewart, who died in the Battle of Falkirk on 7/22/1298. His grave site is next to a holly tree. |
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The grave of Sir John de Graeme, of
Dundaff, the right-hand-man and friend of William Wallace, who also died
7/22/1298. On his headstone it reads:
"Heir lyes Sir John the Grame, baith wight and wise, |
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This huge Celtic cross is one of the monuments in the church yard. We had to take a picture with it. |
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Then we realized that the other side was the ornate side. Oh
well... got a picture anyway. On the way back to Edinburgh, we stopped in the town of Kingussie (N:57°04.852 / W:04°03.253) to shop and, more important, find a rest room. A beautiful little town well worth the stop. |
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