▁usually ▁interpreted ▁to ▁mean ▁" E ar ns ide ", ▁i . e . ▁somewhere ▁on ▁the ▁banks ▁of ▁the ▁River ▁E arn . ▁ ▁However ▁it ▁has ▁been ▁suggested ▁that ▁it ▁should ▁be ▁interpreted ▁as ▁" I rons ide ", ▁which ▁could ▁possibly ▁mean ▁Ir ons ide ▁Hill ▁in ▁the ▁Sid law ▁Hills . ▁ ▁There ▁is ▁mention ▁in ▁English ▁records ▁of ▁compens ation ▁being ▁paid ▁for ▁a ▁horse ▁lost ▁in ▁a ▁flight ▁from ▁William ▁Wal lace ▁below ▁" Y r ens ide ". ▁ ▁There ▁is ▁also ▁mention ▁of ▁the ▁Const able ▁of ▁D und ee ▁purs uing ▁Wal lace . ▁ ▁To ▁comp licate ▁matters ▁further , ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁pla que ▁at ▁NO ▁ 2 6 2 9 8 ▁ 1 9 4 0 7 ▁in ▁F ife , ▁about ▁ 2 ½ ▁miles ▁( 4 ▁km ) ▁NE ▁of ▁New burgh ▁in ▁a ▁lay - by ▁on ▁the ▁un class ified ▁road ▁to ▁Ga uld ry , ▁which ▁claims ▁that ▁on ▁ 1 2 ▁June ▁ 1 2 9 8 ▁Wal lace ▁defeated ▁the ▁Earl ▁of ▁P embro ke ▁here ▁at ▁a ▁site ▁apparently ▁called ▁" Black ▁Ear ns ide ". ▁However ▁it ▁is ▁not ▁clear ▁that ▁this ▁has ▁any ▁basis ▁in ▁contemporary ▁records , ▁and ▁ra ises ▁some ▁problems , ▁among ▁them ▁that ▁Wal lace ▁was ▁at ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁F alk irk ▁the ▁following ▁month , ▁and ▁the ▁Ear ld om ▁of ▁P embro ke ▁was ▁vac ant ▁at ▁that ▁time . ▁The ▁name ▁" Black