Wallace Monument Thomas Carlyle, Hugh Miller, Thomas Chalmers, David Livingstone, and W. E. Gladstone. In 2017 it was announced that Mary Slessor and Maggie Keswick Jencks will be the first heroines to be celebrated in the hall. The original Victorian statue of Wallace stands on the corner of the monument and is by the Edinburgh sculptor David Watson Stevenson. In 1996 Tom Church carved a statue of Wallace called "Freedom", which was inspired by the film "Braveheart". It has the face of Mel Gibson, the actor who played William Wallace in the film. Church leased the statue to Stirling Council, who in
Great Stirling Run Great Stirling Run The Great Stirling Run, styled as the Simplyhealth Great Stirling Run for sponsorship purposes and formerly known as the Stirling Scottish Marathon, is a long-distance running event held in Stirling, Scotland. The first event was held on May 21, 2017, with 2018's event taking place on April 29. From 2018, the event introduced a half marathon alongside the existing marathon. The event was created by the Great Run Company, organisers of the Great North Run and Great Manchester Run. The ambition is for the Stirling Scottish Marathon to become the leading marathon in the country within three