Day 19 Kelpies and a brave heart

Spend our last day around Sterling to visit

The Kelpies
Stirling Castle
The Wallace monument and
The Bannockburn

The Kelpies are monumental horse-headed sculptures, each standing 30 meters (approximately 100 feet) tall and weighing over 300 tonnes. They are the world's largest equine sculptures, made of structural and stainless steel and completed in 2013 as a tribute to the heavy horses that worked in the local industries and along Scotland's canals

The kelpie is a Scottish folklore figure that appears as a shape-shifting water spirit, often taking the form of a beautiful horse by a loch or river to lure people onto its back, after which its magical adhesive skin traps the victim, and it plunges them into the water to drown.

The Wallace Monument in Stirling is a 67-meter tower honoring Scottish hero Sir William Wallace, overlooking the site of his 1297 victory at Stirling Bridge. Think Braveheart with Mel Gibson 😁

Next on the list was Bannockburn

The Battle of Bannockburn (1314) was Robert the Bruce’s defining triumph, where a smaller Scottish force shattered the mighty English army of King Edward II on the fields near Stirling. Bruce’s clever tactics, fierce schiltron formations, and the sheer determination of his men turned the tide, securing Scotland’s independence and immortalizing him as one of the nation’s greatest warrior-kings.

The last highlight was a dinner with special friends who helped us navigate Scotland.Read more