Scotland's brave hearts at the entrance to the Highlands. The statue is Robert the Bruce, King of Scots. In early 1300s, he was one of the most famous warriors of his generation, and eventually led Scotland during the 1st war of independence against England. The monument behind him is dedicated to William Wallace, a knight who won a key battle at Stirling Bridge but was captured by the British and charged with treason in Westminster Hall. (The movie, Braveheart, depicts Mel Gibson's version of Wallace. Many inaccuracies but it does depict the complicated loyalties between the Scottish peoples, their clans and nobles, and the eventual fight for independence from the English crown.)
