Statue of William Wallace by David Watson Stephenson, 1842&ndash;1904, on the National Wallace Monument, or the Wallace Monument, designed by John Thomas Rochead and built 1861-69, on Abbey Craig hill, Stirling, Scotland. The tower commemorates Sir William Wallace, d. 1305, who fought for the Scots during the Scottish Wars of Independence, defeated the English at the Battle of Stirling Bridge and was put to death for treason by Edward I. Inside the monument are 3 storeys of exhibitions. Picture by Manuel Cohen