Photograph of National Wallace Monument

-- The Wallace National Monument -generally known as the Wallace Monument- is a tower standing on the summit of Abbey Craig, a hilltop near Stirling in Scotland. It commemorates William Wallace, the 13th century Scottish hero. The monument is open to the general public. Visitors climb the 246 step spiral staircase to the viewing gallery inside the monuments crown, which provides expansive views of the Ochil Hills and the Forth Valley.