64 more steps will bring you to Level 2 and the Hall of Heroes. Here are displayed marble statues of notable Scotsmen, the result of a worldwide appeal by the custodians in 1885. An audio-visual display adds tribute to the heroes and heroines of the twentieth century. 62 steps further lead to Level 3 and the Diorama, an illustration of the geographical layout surrounding the monument marked with important local landmarks and various historical battlefields. To the north you are immediately struck by the closest of the Ochil Hills, Dumyat, itself the subject of an Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page.
East is the Forth Valley, with the river itself snaking away into the distance.
To the south is the historic town of Stirling, dominated by its Castle. To the west are the Trossachs and Loch Lomond and, on a clear day, a far reaching panorama of many of the southern highlands' most striking mountains. Returning down the narrow spiral staircase to the ground level visitors can browse the Gift Shop or drop into the Victorian Tea-Room before descending the Abbey Craig on foot or returning by minibus to the car park. The VHS Video of the Hollywood version of the William Wallace story as a spectacular and entertaining epic, complete with wode and kilts. Buy via Amazon's secure systems.