Loudoun Hill

When you leave Hurlford to travel east on the A71, Loudoun Hill is very imposing to the traveler, it’s from this point it looks like an old steam train, it takes on different shapes as you get closer.

Loudoun Hill is an extinct volcanic plug, where there has been many historic battles fought around this great hill.

1296 Sir William Wallace defeated the English.

1307 Robert the Bruce fought and defeated the English in the battle of Loudoun Hill.

Markers at the top can be witnessed by a little effort in climbing to the top, the elevation is 1037 feet. There is a rock climb way, or a more gradual way for the not so super fit.

Either way it’s worth the effort, as the views on a clear day are simply stunning as you look towards Arran

William Wallace was captured on the 5th August 1305

He was taken to Robroyston, where he was transported to Westminster Hall in London. He was tried and found guilty of treason. After his trial he was dragged naked through the streets of the city of London, and taken to Smithfield where he was hanged, drawn and quartered.

The plaque above stands in a wall at St. Bartholomew's hospital, near the site of William Wallace's execution at Smithfield.