Stirlin Castle

Stirlin Castle
Stirlin, Scotland
Aerial view of Stirling Castle Aerial view o Stirling Castle
Stirlin Castle Location within Stirlin cooncil aurie
Coordinates	grid reference NS789940 56°7′26″N 3°56′56″W
Site information
Owner	Historic Scotland
Open tae the public	Yes
Site history
Biggit	Castle dates frae at least early 12t century, present biggins maistly biggit atween 1490 an 1600
Biggit bi	Signeeficant wirks bi James IV, James V, an James VI
In use	Still in uise the day
Battles/wars	Sieges an occupations during the Wars o Scots Unthirldom (1296–1357); sieges in 1651, 1746
Garrison information
Current commander	James Erskine, 14th Earl o Mar
Past commanders	Hereditary office o the Earls o Mar

Stirlin Castle, locatit in Stirlin, is ane o the lairgest an maist important castles, baith historically an airchitecturally, in Scotland. The castle sits atap Castle Hill, an intrusive craig, which forms pairt o the Stirlin Sill geological formation.