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The Hall of Heroes, situated on the second level within the Wallace Monument when you climb the first 135 of the 246 steps, has 1 bronze bust and 15 marble busts sculptures of Scottish heroes that have been donated over the years.
The sculptures are of the following Scottish Heroes:
Adam Smith
Allan Ramsay
David Livingstone
George Buchanan
Hugh Miller
James Watt
John Knox
King Robert the Bruce
Robert Burns
Robert Tannahill
Sir David Brewser
Sir Walter Scott
Thomas Carlyle
Thomas Chalmers
William Murdoch
William Ewart Gladstone
This room also contains The Wallace Sword that measure 5ft 4ins and weighs approximately 2.9 Kilos.
The Wallace Monument was built between 1861 and 1869 to commemorate the Scottish Hero, William Wallace.