The Wallace stone was erected in memory of William Wallace by
the 11th Earl of Buchan, David Stewart Erskine, and his wife
Margaret Fraser, who owned the estate then. This was the same man
who created a model of the solar system on his estate and has been
recreated recently over the county West Lothian and is the subject
of a most excellent cache
series (if I do say so myself).
William Wallace was said to have hunted Drumshoreland Moss when
he was looking for King Edward who was encamped at Kirkliston, just
before the Battle of Falkirk in 1298. The stone bears an
inscription in Latin dedicating it to Wallace and the date 15th
October 1784. It may be the earliest surviving memorial in Scotland
dedicated to Wallace. The stone is one of a pair; the other stone,
which is more easily seen, is in the park and is dedicated to Sir
Simon Fraser, ancestor of Margaret Fraser, who fought with Robert
the Bruce.