Stones on which Wallace sharpened his sword, rested or left handprints are common across central and southern Scotland, and there is no record that he passed through Airdrie on the way to Falkirk. The pin is set on the town, since the article does not give the stone's exact position.
Folklore & legend
The Wallace Stone at Airdrie
The Wallace Stone, Airdrie
Legend set in 1298
- Evidence
- Long-standing local tradition
- Access
- Access unrecorded
- Location
- 55.866, -3.980 (Sited to the village)
Sources: Wikipedia, "Airdrie, North Lanarkshire" [other]
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