Sites and Monument Record: First Battle of Falkirk Monument (SMR 602)

Description
Centrally placed on the W side of Victoria Park facing Thornhill Rd on the traditional site of the battle of 1298. The monument takes the form of a drinking fountain with arched recesses on each of the 4 sides. It is surmounted by a canopy bearing a sculpted lion holding a shield. The base is 105 cm square and rests on a three tier plinth. The two panels in the recesses on either side of the water spout are inscribed.

Object detail

Site history notes
Erected in 1912 for Robert Dollar.
Site conservation date
1912
Site grid ref
NS 8942 8153
Conservation status

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