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Bannockburn Memorial

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Bannockburn Memorial
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The Bannockburn Memorial at Ceres was erected in 1914, six hundred years after the battle, to honour the village men traditionally said to have trained with the bow and fought under Sir Robert Keith. Its place beside the old Bow Butts connects the stone monument to a village green, bridge and annual games that local…

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The Bannockburn Memorial at Ceres was erected in 1914, six hundred years after the battle, to honour the village men traditionally said to have trained with the bow and fought under Sir Robert Keith. Its place beside the old Bow Butts connects the stone monument to a village green, bridge and annual games that local tradition also links to the victorious return from Bannockburn.

Why it was made

Ceres marked the six-hundredth anniversary of Bannockburn with a granite memorial to local archers said to have joined Robert the Bruce's army in 1314.

People and events

Village tradition names Sir Robert Keith, Great Marischal of Scotland, as the man who trained the Ceres bowmen before leading forces at Bannockburn.

How it worked

The monument gives a permanent stone form to an oral tradition, and its position on the Bow Butts lets the remembered training ground remain part of the account.

What remains

The granite shaft and carved Gothic head survive beside Bow Butts Bridge and the green used for Ceres Highland Games, in the setting chosen for the 1914 anniversary.

Why it mattered

The memorial records how one village attached national victory to its own ground, annual gathering and inherited story, even where surviving medieval proof is limited.

Sources for this account

Sources checked 16 August 2026.

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