jumped down onto the rocks at the edge of the river and in doing so the heel of his boot is said to have left an imprint from which a spring began to flow. His next act was to dive into the river and swim across to the opposite northern bank where his horse had been tethered. William made it safely back to the tree lined gorges of Leglen Wood and Wallace's Heel Well has continued to flow into the Ayr from that day to this. Petrosomatoglyphs Wallace's Heel is a good example of a petrosomatoglyph defined as "a supposed image of parts of a human or animal body in rock. They occur all over the world, often functioning as an important form of symbolism, used in religious and secular ceremonies, such as the crowning of kings. Some are regarded as artefacts linked to saints or culture heroes." Another example of a petrosomatoglyph heel prints is to be found at Stonehenge on stone number 14 in the outer circle. Footprints are amongst the most common petrosomatoglyphs however other examples include elbows, knees, the head, hands, horses hooves, dogs feet, etc. Micro-history Wallace's Cave was located nearby on the opposite side of the river and it is said that William Wallace also on occasion used it to hide from English troops. A monument to William Wallace and his great admirer Robert Burns is located in the remnant of Leglen Wood on the west side of the Auchencruive/Belston Road, just south of Oswald's Bridge over the River Ayr. The Cairn was erected by The Burns Federation in September 1929. The site was gifted by Mr. John Hannah of Girvan Mains and the costs covered by the Reverend J. C. Higgins, Minister of Tarbolton Parish. The inscription on the cairn reads: 'WALLACE AND BURNS FOREVER, NEVER, SCOTIAS REALM DESSERT BUT STILL THE PATRIOT AND THE PATRIOT BARD IN BRIGHT SUCCESSION RAISE HER ORNAMENT AND GUARD.''''SYNE TO THE LEGLEN WOOD WHEN IT WAS LATETO MAKE A SILENT AND A SAFE RETREAT.'See also Bickering Bush Riccarton, Ayrshire – the incident in which an unarmed William Wallace killed English soldiers who were trying to steal the fish that he had caught. Wallace's Cave, Auchinleck – a site on the River Lugar in East Ayrshire. Wallace's Well – Robroyston, Glasgow. References Notes Sources Boyle, Andrew M. (1996). The Ayrshire Book of Burns-Lore. Darvel : Alloway Publishing. .