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Stirling Castle

One of Scotland’s grandest castles due to its imposing position and impressive architecture.

One of Scotland’s grandest castles, Stirling Castle commands the countryside for many miles around.

Stirling Castle

One of Scotland’s grandest castles due to its imposing position and impressive architecture, Stirling Castle commands the countryside for many miles around.

It towers over some of the most important battlefields of Scotland’s past including Stirling Bridge, the site of William Wallace’s victory over the English in 1297, and Bannockburn where Robert the Bruce defeated the same foe in the summer of 1314.

While the castle remains open, the Palace itself is currently shut as part of a major project to present the King’s and Queen’s Lodgings as they might have appeared in the mid 16th century. The Palace will reopen in March 2011. Read about the Stirling Castle Palace project.

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Highlights

James IV’s Great Hall – the largest medieval banqueting hall ever built in Scotland.
James V’s Palace – admire the lavishly decorated Renaissance façades.
James VI’s Chapel Royal – built especially for Prince Henry’s baptism and elaborately redecorated for Charles I’s coronation visit in 1633.
The Great Kitchens – dramatically bring to life how lavish banquets were created in James IV’s day.
The views from the battlements – overlooking two great battlefields, Stirling Bridge and Bannockburn.
The regimental museum of the Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders – associated with the castle for almost a century.

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