Robert the Bruce William Brassey Hole in the entrance foyer, including a large example of Bruce marshalling his men at Bannockburn. A bust of Bruce is in the Hall of Heroes of the National Wallace Monument in Stirling. A statue of Robert Bruce stands in the High Street in Lochmaben and another in Annan (erected 2010) in front of the town's Victorian hall. An annual commemorative dinner has been held in his honour in Stirling since 2006. According to a legend, at some point while he was on the run after the 1305 Battle of Methven, Bruce hid in a cave where he
Robert the Bruce between English and Scottish occupation. Eventually it was defeated when Edward Bruce was killed at the Battle of Faughart. The Irish Annals of the period described the defeat of the Bruces by the English as one of the greatest things ever done for the Irish nation due to the fact it brought an end to the famine and pillaging wrought upon the Irish by both the Scots and the English. The reign of Robert Bruce also included some significant diplomatic achievements. The Declaration of Arbroath of 1320 strengthened his position, particularly in relation to the Papacy, and Pope John XXII