Battle of Bannockburn

[Jack Daw]

Many people assume that the Bannockburn Heritage Centre and the Memorial (Bruce Statue) are the location of the battle, which is not so. The Centre and Statue are the location of Bruce's encampment. The battle took place further east past the railroad tracks (Caledonian Railway). The point where the Scottish troops trapped the English Cavalry was at the confluence of the Pelstreamburn and the Bannockburn. You can visit the location, but it's a bit tricky because the A905-A91 roundabout is right above it and takes up a good bit of the real estate that was part of the battlesite.

One of the most recent finds (just a couple of years ago) in the archaelogical digs around there that I remember reading about was a pair of spurs.

I took this map with me to Scotland to find where the English were trapped:

http://www.scottishhistory.com/artic...aps/bburn2.jpg