Show the weeping stilt statue in the ruins of arbroath Arb roath abbey abbey in scotland Is the decapitated statue of a scottish king bins and at his feet lies a headless lion tills this Is king william the first called william the lion he founded the abbey in memory of his friend thomas becket here the tha king was burled buried and during the re formation his statue and that of the lion were be headed it Is a strange tact fact that if the weather Is going to be wet the stone over the region of the kings heart slays always becomes shiny and moist and sometimes water actually trickles down that Is why it la Is called the weeping statue |