A multi-million pound visitor attraction is planned to celebrate the life of Robert the Bruce, Scotland's "neglected" king.
Supporters of the 14th-century monarch are to commission a study into creating a heritage centre in Dumfries and Galloway.
They claim that while William Wallace and Robert Burns have been given iconic status with their own museums, Bruce has been relatively poorly served, despite being a pivotal figure in Scottish history.
It is hoped that the centre would be based in Dumfries, where in 1306 Bruce killed his cousin, John Comyn, known as the Red Comyn, his greatest rival for the Scottish throne, which led to the re-establishment of an independent Scottish monarchy.
Doug Archibald of the Bruce Trust said: "We are in the process of looking at the financing of a feasibility study on the creation of a visitor centre."
He said that the centre would encompass all the individuals involved in Bruce's life at the time of the murder and give a run-down of his life and career.
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