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Title
William Wallace (c.1270–1305)
Date
1814
Medium
red sandstone
Accession number
TD6_MA_S001
Acquisition method
commissioned by David Stuart Erskine, 11th Earl of Buchan
Work type
Statue
Owner
Scottish Borders Council
Custodian
Scottish Borders Council
Work status
extant
Listing status
B (Scotland)
Listing date
30/06/11
Access
at all times
Inscription description
plaque on statue: ERECTED BY DAVID STUART, ESKINE EARL OF BUCHAN / WALLACE / GREAT PATRIOT HERO / ILL REQUITED CHIEF / JOHN SMITH SCULPTOR / AD MDCCCXIV; urn Inscription: The peerless Knight of Ellerslie / Who wav'd on Ayr's Romantic shore / The beamy torch of Liberty / And roaming round from Sea to Sea / From Glade obscure of gloomy Rock / His bold companions call'd to free / The Realm from Edward's Iron Yoke.
