A late 19th century view of the High Street in Lanark, a town in the central belt of Scotland. At the bottom of the high street is St. Nicholas Parish Church with an 8-foot statue of William Wallace in the steeple. Wallace was a key leader in the Scottish Wars of Independence, known to have first "drawn his sword to free his native land" in Lanark in 1297, killing the English Sheriff Haselrig

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Size: 4469px × 3180px
Location: Lanark, central belt of Scotland
Photo credit: © De Luan / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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