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Title
The Wallace Tower
Date
1832
Medium
polished ashlar
Accession number
KA7_JON_S037
Acquisition method
erected by Kyle and Carrick District Council
Work type
Statue
Owner
South Ayrshire Council
Listing status
B (Scotland)
Listing date
05/02/71
Access
at all times
Inscription description
THIS TOWER / COMMEMORATES SIR WILLIAM WALLACE / 'GUARDIAN OF SCOTLAND', THROUGH WHOSE EFFORTS / THE RECOVERY OF SCOTTISH INDEPENDENCE WAS / BEGUN WITH VICTORY OVER THE ENGLISH AT / STIRLING BRIDGE IN 1297. / 115FT IN HEIGHT, WAS DESIGJNED BY THOMAS HAMILTON AND BUILT IN 1832. / IT IS OF A SERIES OF WALLACE MONUMENTS / BUILT THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY IN THE 19TH / CENTURY. STATUE OF WALLACE, OCCUPIES A NICHE AT THE FRONT OGF THE TOWER. / ERECTED BY KYLE AND CARRICK DISTRICT COUNCIL