Wallace's Monument

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Wallace's Monument, the Wallace Tower, or the Barnweil Monument is a category-A-listed building dedicated to the memory of William Wallace located on Barnweil Hill, a prominent location in the parish of Craigie, South Ayrshire, Scotland. ()

Completed: 1857 (167 years ago)Coordinates: 55°31'48"N, 4°31'12"W

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Wallace's Monument – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Prestwick Old Course, Dundonald Castle, The Prestwick Pioneer, Fullarton Fairy Trail.

4.2 miSW
Outdoor activities, Golf
Prestwick Old Course, Prestwick
108 min walk • Prestwick Golf Club is a golf course in Prestwick, South Ayrshire, Scotland. It is approximately 30 miles southwest of Scotland's largest city, Glasgow.
4.4 miNW
Monolithic medieval hilltop castle ruins
Dundonald Castle, Dundonald
113 min walk • Dundonald Castle is situated on a hill overlooking the village of Dundonald, between Kilmarnock and Troon in South Ayrshire, Scotland. Dundonald Castle is a fortified tower house built for Robert II on his accession to the throne of Scotland in 1371 and it was used as a royal residence by Robert II and his son Robert III.
4.1 miSW
Church
The Prestwick Pioneer, Prestwick
106 min walk • Prestwick South Parish Church is located in South Prestwick, South Ayrshire, Scotland. It is a Parish Church in the Church of Scotland and within the Presbytery of Ayr. It is a category B listed building.
4.2 miW
55°32'9"N • 4°37'36"W
Fullarton Fairy Trail, Troon
107 min walk • Forest, Hiking, Park
4.6 miW
Golf
Royal Troon Golf Club
118 min walk • Royal Troon Golf Club is a links golf course in Scotland, located in Troon, South Ayrshire, southwest of Glasgow.
1.6 miN
Forts and castles
Craigie Castle
41 min walk • Craigie Castle, in the old Barony of Craigie, is a ruined fortification situated about 4 miles southeast of Kilmarnock and 1 mile southeast of Craigie village, in the Civil Parish of Craigie, South Ayrshire, Scotland.
1.8 miSE
Museum, Historical place
Bachelors' Club, Ayr
45 min walk • The Bachelors' Club is a National Trust for Scotland museum located at 1 Sandgate Street, Tarbolton, KA5 5RB. The upstairs room was the largest in Tarbolton and was used for a number of social events.
0.7 miE
Monastery
Fail Monastery
19 min walk • Fail Monastery, occasionally known as Failford Abbey, had a dedication to 'Saint Mary', and was located at Fail on the bank of the Water of Fail, Parish of Tarbolton near the town of Tarbolton, South Ayrshire.
2.8 miW
Memorial
Macrae Monument, Monkton, South Ayrshire
73 min walk • James Macrae was most likely born in the parish of Ochiltree and escaped great poverty to become a sea captain and later an administrator who served as the Governor of Fort St George and in 1725 Governor of the Madras Presidency, modern day Chennai.
4 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Galrigs Loch, Dundonald
102 min walk • The Galrigs Loch was a substantial freshwater loch situated in low lying area between Newfield and Dundonald in South Ayrshire, Scotland. It was drained in the early 18th century.
1.2 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Fail Loch
30 min walk • Fail Loch or Faile Loch was situated in a low-lying area near the old monastery of Fail in the Parish of Tarbolton, South Ayrshire, Scotland. The old Lochlea Loch lies nearby and its waters still feed into Fail Loch via the Mill Burn.