The Rotunda, Borestone Brae, Bannockburn

The Robert the Bruce Statue at Borestone Brae, Bannockburn, commemorates the Battle of Bannockburn (June 23-24, 1314), established primarily for the 650th anniversary in 1964. The landscape design was conceived by Sir Robert Matthew, with planting by H.F. Clark, and architectural design by F.R. (Eric) Stevenson.

The design incorporates a landscaped route leading from the A9 road to the Borestone, a historically significant location where King Robert I raised his standard. A flagpole, erected in 1870 by Dumbarton & Stirling Lodges, had previously marked the Borestone, and the remains were incorporated into a cairn constructed in 1954 by the National Trust for Scotland. The central feature is a bronze statue of King Robert I, sculpted by Charles d’Orville Pilkington Jackson and cast by H.H. Martyn & Co. of Cheltenham, mounted on a tall white granite plinth.

The Borestone is enclosed within a circular structure, the Rotunda, constructed from concrete panels. The Rotunda's design likely references Neolithic henge monuments, notably drawing on the architecture of Gunnar Asplund's Woodland Cemetery in Stockholm. The structure consists of a circular enclosure defined by a concrete-block wall surmounted by a timber rail, with large boulders at the entrance blending the built elements with the natural landscape. The enclosure is open at two points: the southern opening provides a view towards the direction of Edward II's advance, and the northern opening frames the statue and a distant view of Stirling Castle. The statue was unveiled on Bannockburn Day in 1964.