Musings from the Merse
Saturday, September 02, 2006
The Borders has the odd statue or two-a rather good one of Huttonian's old boss Alec Douglas Home at the Hirsel and a grotesque one of William Wallace near Dryborough Abbey. (At least it is of him rather than of an Australian Film actor as at Stirling Castle) Further north en route to Killin, between Stirling and Doune, there is a very striking one of David Stirling of SAS fame. The blurb was hard to photograph as it was wet but if you click on the image it is just about legible. Perhaps we should have some more statues of distinguished people in the Borders-personages who have really left their mark on this part of Scotland-and I don't mean Reivers.
How about Edward the First?
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The Wallace Statue stands at the base of the William Wallace Memorial near Stirling Castle in Scotland. Wallace was the 13th-century Scottish rebel warrior, who was portrayed by Mel Gibson in the movie, Braveheart. So what’s wrong with this picture? The statue’s face looks more like Gibson than Wallace. I asked the woman at the gift shop about this, and she explained that the sculptor completed his work just after seeing the movie. She seemed a little embarrassed about the mistaken identity.
Update: I've been told there's a movement in Scotland to get rid of the statue because it doesn’t represent the historical Wallace. After the officials in charge stated they wouldn't remove it, someone sprayed it with red paint. The officials then encased the statue in Plexiglas, in order to protect it from similar incidents.
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Update: I've been told there's a movement in Scotland to get rid of the statue because it doesn’t represent the historical Wallace. After the officials in charge stated they wouldn't remove it, someone sprayed it with red paint. The officials then encased the statue in Plexiglas, in order to protect it from similar incidents.
(put 'William Wallace Mel Gibson into Gogle images)'
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