This category A listed building is a dramatic, Neo-Gothic tower was built to commemorate William Wallace between 1855-57 after designs by Robert Snodgrass Its square-plan footprint castellated top give it a powerful sense of rootedness in the landscape it sits in, emulating the strength of the man it was built for The name Barnweil was said to have originated from a comment Wallace made that the Barns of Ayr burned well when full of English soldiers. However, it is actually derived from its location near the ruins of the medieval church of Barnweil, whos parish was suppressed in the 17th century There is a 360º, black and white, image of the monument from the field in which it stands Accessibility note: Access to the monument is only possible by a climbing the hill which it caps