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One of two life-size statues that are set into the wall either side of the drawbridge at Edinburgh Castle. One of a pair with EDIN061 (Robert the Bruce). Wallace is set to the north, Bruce to the south. Wallace is shown in chain mail, with a sword and shield to the front, his cloak secured at the front by round decorative brooch. The statue sits in a sculptured niche with an ornate canopy.
Edinburgh Castle
Title
William Wallace (1274–1305)
Date
1929
Medium
bronze
Measurements
H 243.8 x W (?) x D (?) cm
Accession number
EDIN062
Acquisition method
on loan from Scottish Ministers
Work type
Statue
Normally on display at
Edinburgh Castle
Castlehill, Royal Mile, Edinburgh EH1 2NG Scotland
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