Where They Went

Braveheart (1995)

Directed by Mel Gibson

A Scottish commoner's private grief turns into a war of independence that carries him from his village to Stirling, York, Falkirk and finally London.

  • Travel shown
  • On foot, bike, skis or swimming
  • Not shown on screen
  • Fictional place
  1. 1Wallace's village
    Lanark, Scotland
    ≈ 00:00:00
    Inferred

    Wallace returns home as a grown man and secretly marries Murron.

  2. 2English garrison
    Lanark, Scotland
    ≈ 00:30:00
    Inferred
  3. 3Battle of Stirling
    Stirling, Scotland
    ≈ 01:05:00
    Stated on screen

    Wallace's army routs the English cavalry at Stirling and he is knighted.

  4. 4York, England
    ≈ 01:25:00
    Stated on screen

    He invades England and sacks York.

  5. 5Battle of Falkirk
    Falkirk, Scotland
    ≈ 01:55:00
    Stated on screen
  6. 6Meeting with the nobles
    Edinburgh, Scotland
    ≈ 02:25:00
    Stated on screen
  7. 7Trial and execution
    London, England
    ≈ 02:30:00
    Stated on screen
  8. 8Bannockburn, Scotland
    ≈ 02:48:00
    Stated on screen

The journey in numbers

Distance travelled
1,221 km
Places
7
Countries
1
Stops
8
  • Horse: 1,208 km
  • Not shown: 13 km

Distances are measured in a straight line between stops, so real road distances are longer.

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