Proposals to renovate the land around the monument, which was built in 1912 and had plaques added in the 1970s, will go out to consultation with Elderslie Community Council and the Society of William Wallace. “That work had only just begun when Covid put a halt to everything, but this is a project I am keen to keep working on. “Renfrewshire Council has a focus on developing the tourism economy across Renfrewshire and the Wallace monument must surely play a large part in that. “There is much which could be looked at – planting of flowers, lighting, access, interpretative panels and so on. The knight was betrayed to the English, captured and sentenced to death in London, where he was hung, drawn and quartered.

Source: The Times November 04, 2023 08:53 UTC