Stirlin Castle
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Stirlin Castle | |
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Stirlin, Scotland | |
Aerial view o Stirling Castle | |
Location within Stirlin cooncil aurie | |
Coordinates |
grid reference NS789940 56°7′26″N 3°56′56″W / 56.12389°N 3.94889°WCoordinates: 56°7′26″N 3°56′56″W / 56.12389°N 3.94889°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.
Categeries:
- Castles in Stirlin (cooncil aurie)
- Category A leetit biggins in Stirlin (cooncil aurie)
- Leetit castles in Scotland
- Ryal residences in Scotland
- Scheduled Auncient Monuments in Scotland
- Wars o Scots Unthirldom
- Historic hoose museums in Stirlin (cooncil aurie)
- Regimental museums in Scotland
- Reportitly hauntit locations in Scotland
- Scots pairlamentar locations an biggins
- Renaissance airchitectur in Scotland
- Biggins an structurs in Stirlin (ceety)