Editing Battle of Bannockburn (section)

===Bannockburn Visitor Centre===
{{See also|Equestrian statue of Robert the Bruce, Bannockburn}}
[[File:MK18538 Bannockburn.jpg|thumb|The hemicircle of the modern Bannockburn monument]]

In 1932 the Bannockburn Preservation Committee, under [[Edward Bruce, 10th Earl of Elgin]] and Kincardine, presented lands to the [[National Trust for Scotland]]. Further lands were purchased in 1960 and 1965 to facilitate visitor access. A modern monument was erected in a field above the possible site of the battle, where the warring parties are believed to have camped on the night before the battle. The monument consists of two semicircular walls depicting the opposing parties. Nearby stands the 1960s statue of Bruce by [[Pilkington Jackson]]. Although the statue was conceived by Pilkington Jackson he commissioned Thomas Taylor Bowie of the Ontario College of Art in Toronto to create the statue. The monument, and the associated visitor centre, are some of the most popular tourist attractions in the area. The battlefield has been included in the [[Inventory of Historic Battlefields in Scotland]] and protected by [[Historic Scotland]] under the Historic Environment (Amendment) Act 2011.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.historic-scotland.gov.uk/index/heritage/battlefields/battlefieldsunderconsideration.htm |title=Inventory battlefields |publisher=Historic Scotland |access-date=2012-04-12 |archive-date=16 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121016125748/http://www.historic-scotland.gov.uk/index/heritage/battlefields/battlefieldsunderconsideration.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>

The [[National Trust for Scotland]] operates the Bannockburn Visitor Centre (previously known as the Bannockburn Heritage Centre), which is open daily from March through October. On 31 October 2012 the original building was closed<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-20141188 |work=BBC News |title=Bannockburn Heritage Centre closes before demolition |date=31 October 2012 |access-date=31 October 2012 |archive-date=30 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190330010717/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-20141188 |url-status=live }}</ref> for demolition and replacement by a new design, inspired by traditional Scottish buildings, by Reiach and Hall Architects. The project is a partnership between the National Trust for Scotland and [[Historic Environment Scotland]], funded by the Scottish Government and the [[Heritage Lottery Fund]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.battleofbannockburn.com/About-the-project/|title=Battle of Bannockburn: Bannockburn : About the project|access-date=24 September 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130623095027/http://www.battleofbannockburn.com/About-the-project/|archive-date=23 June 2013|url-status=usurped|df=dmy-all}}</ref> The battlefield's new visitor centre—now rebranded as the Bannockburn Visitor Centre—opened in March 2014. One of the attractions created by a £9m redevelopment of the centre and the nearby battlefield memorial is a computerised multiplayer game.<ref>{{cite web |date=1 March 2014 |title=Battle of Bannockburn: The Battle of Bannockburn Visitor Centre Opens |url=http://battleofbannockburn.com/updates/timeline/the-battle-of-bannockburn-visitor-centre-opens/ |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150208234028/http://battleofbannockburn.com/updates/timeline/the-battle-of-bannockburn-visitor-centre-opens/ |archive-date=8 February 2015 |access-date=1 December 2014}}</ref>

On 11 June 2020, during the [[George Floyd protests in the United Kingdom]], the statue was defaced with graffiti.<ref>{{Cite web |date=12 June 2020 |title=Robert the Bruce statue at Bannockburn daubed with Black Lives Matter graffiti |url=https://www.scotsman.com/news/crime/robert-bruce-statue-bannockburn-daubed-black-lives-matter-graffiti-2882737 |access-date=2020-06-12 |website=scotsman.com |language=en |archive-date=12 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200612145348/https://www.scotsman.com/news/crime/robert-bruce-statue-bannockburn-daubed-black-lives-matter-graffiti-2882737 |url-status=live }}</ref>