Falkirk has been the venue of at least three famous battles through the ages
The Monument to the Battle of Falkirk
If you walk from the Forth and Clyde canal near the Falkirk Wheel towards the High Park and then along to the spot you will be standing where the Jacobites under Bonnie Prince Charlie had their last victory over the English forces.
Imagine the battle as it raged in desperate weather on that January day in 1746.
The first battle took place many years earlier in 1298. Wallace spurred on by his success at Stirling Bridge encountered a hugely enlarged English army under Edward 1st. They met near Callendar Wood. Wallace had the advantage of the high ground but was outnumbered and retreated.
Visit Falkirk centrally situated in the Forth Valley where geography meets history.
Gordon Flavell
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located in Grangemouth, Falkirk
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