Latitude: 56.1232 / 56°7'23"N
Longitude: -3.946 / 3°56'45"W
OS Eastings: 279123
OS Northings: 693983
OS Grid: NS791939
Mapcode National: GBR 1C.L7GB
Mapcode Global: WH4P6.CC66
Plus Code: 9C8R43F3+7J
Entry Name: Bruce Statue, Esplanade, Stirling Castle
Listing Name: Robert the Bruce Statue, Stirling Castle Esplanade, Stirling
Listing Date: 4 November 1965
Last Amended: 4 March 2019
Category: C
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 387216
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB41120
Building Class: Cultural
Also known as: Statue of Robert the Bruce, Stirling Castle
ID on this website: 200387216
Location: Stirling
County: Stirling
Town: Stirling
Electoral Ward: Stirling North
Traditional County: Stirlingshire
Tagged with: Statue
The statue incorporates metal elements, including the axe head, sword and parts of the shield, within the mainly stone statue. It is unclear if these were part of the original design or are replacements of lost features. They are not mentioned in the account of the unveiling of the statue but are visible in images from 1900. In 2013 the faces of the pedestal were renewed, copying the original form.
Designed by George Cruikshank and sculpted by Andrew Currie in 1876-77, the statue was erected by public subscription (as inscribed on the pedestal). George Cruikshank was a caricaturist and book illustrator, who illustrated many popular works of the period including Charles Dickens' 'Sketches by Boz' and 'Oliver Twist'. Andrew Currie was a Scottish sculptor and antiquarian. As well as the statue of Robert the Bruce, his most noted works are the statue of James Hogg at St Mary's Loch and the figures of Edie Ochiltree and Old Mortality on the Scott Monument.
The statue reflects the growing interest in Scottish history and the commemoration of the events of the Scottish Wars of Independence in the latter half of the 19th century.
Statutory address and listed building record revised in 2019. Previously listed as 'BRUCE STATUE ESPLANADE'.
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