Wallace Monument

High school (ages 12+)
Geography

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Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. How tall is Wallace Monument?67 meters (220 feet)
2. What is the location?Abbey Craig, overlooking Stirling, Scotland
3. What is the year of completion?1869
4. Why was the Wallace Monument built?It was built to remember Sir William Wallace and to show Scottish pride and independence.
5. How many steps are in the Wallace Monument?There are 246 steps that visitors climb to reach the top of the tower.

Scottish Wars of Independence: A protracted series of military conflicts between the Kingdom of Scotland and the Kingdom of England during the late 13th and early 14th centuries.
Nationalism: A political ideology that involves a strong identification of a group of individuals with a nation, often involving a sense of shared history, culture, and destiny.