William Wallace and Battle of Stirling Bridge blue plaque

This blue commemorative plaque records: Site of the Battle of Stirling Bridge. In early September 1297 a mighty army arrived in Stirling to put down Scots resistance to English rule. The Scots allowed around half of the invaders to advance across the narrow bridge over the Forth. Then William Wallace and the Scots swept forward to achieve a brilliant victory over a far-superior force.

Sir William Wallace was a Scottish landowner who became one of the main leaders during the Wars of Scottish Independence; his victory at the Battle of Stirling Bridge in 1297 marked a significant early triumph against English rule.