Emergency repairs have been carried out on a statue of William Wallace to restore his claymore to its full glory ... but Wallace's sword had been significantly damaged by weathering.

The 31ft (9m) statue of William Wallace at Bemersyde was put up at the site near Dryburgh, Berwickshire, in 1814 by the 11th Earl of Buchan. Recent years have seen its stone claymore suffer ...

It featured in an iconic movie image as William Wallace stood in defiance against the English. Now the sword wielded by Mel ... The two-handed claymore was seen throughout the 1995 Oscar-winning ...

Emergency repairs have been carried out on a statue of William Wallace to restore his claymore to its full glory ...

It's got stained-glass windows. They want us to worship William Wallace. In the middle of the room is a huge sword which some people claim was brandished by Wallace. The first thing that strikes ...