On the spot where Sinclair and his Scots fell, a monument was also raised in commemoration of the event. In lieu of the stone pillar which, according to Slange, had the inscription, "Here was Colonel George Sinclair shot the 26th August, anno 1612," the present post was raised in 1733, on the occasion of King Christian the Sixth's journey to Trondhjem. The monument, which stands under the shadow of a birch tree on the top of the hill beside the road, and a few paces to the south of the spot where Sinclair was shot, is in the form of a simple wooden cross, with a board on which the inscription is as follows:-- "Courage, loyalty, bravery, and all that gives honour, The whole world 'midst Norwegian rocks can learn. An example is there seen of such bravery, Among the rocks in the North, on this very spot: A fully-armed corps of some hundred Scots Was here crushed like earthen pots; They found that bravery, with loyalty and courage, Lived in full glow in the breasts of the men of Gudbrandsdal. Jörgen[122] von Zinclair,[123] as the leader of the Scots, Thought within himself, 'No one will here meddle with me.' But, lo! a small number of Bönder confronted him, Who bore to him Death's message by powder and by ball. Our northern monarch, King Christian the Sixth, To honour on his way,[124] we have erected this; For him we are ready to risk our blood and life, Until our breath goes out and our bodies lie stiff." [Illustration: PRESENT MONUMENT ON HIGHROAD MARKING VICINITY OF SITE OF FIGHT AT KRINGELEN. "In commemoration of the bravery of the Bönder, 1612." _Page 123._] Yet another post in commemoration of the battle was set up by a private individual in the year 1826, a little to the north of Kringlen, at the farm of Pladsen or Söudre (South) Kringlen. It is about five feet high, of soapstone, and in the form of an obelisk surmounted by a ball. This monument will be set up in a more appropriate place when the road is altered.[125] The inscription on it will only be in these words, "The 26th August 1612."