Bannockburn

Bannockburn ( Scottish Gaelic: Allt a ' Bhonnaich ) was the name of a village in Central Scotland which takes its name from the creek Bannock (burn: schott "Bach" ) is derived, which flows into the Forth. Due to steady growth in the age of industrialization, Bannockburn expanded to the city limits of the nearby Stirling and eventually became part of the city.

The village is best known for the Battle of Bannockburn, one of the decisive battles in the Scottish Wars of Independence, in which the Scottish army in 1314 the English army under Edward II inflicted a crushing defeat under the leadership of Robert the Bruce. On the battlefield in the south of Stirling, where the battle was finally decided today remembers an abstract monument to the battle. This, together with an equestrian statue of Bruce and the adjacent visitor center one of the most popular tourist attractions of the area dar.