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Stirling Castle
Royal castle on a volcanic crag; the Royal Palace was the childhood home of Mary Queen of Scots.
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Stirling and Bannockburn: things to do
Places worth your time in Stirling and Bannockburn
Luoghi principali
Things to do in Stirling and Bannockburn
Monumenti, musei, parchi e punti panoramici nella zona e nei dintorni.
Museo
Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Museum
Regimental museum inside Stirling Castle, included in castle admission, telling the story of the 91st and 93rd Highlanders.
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Monumento commemorativo
Statue of Robert the Bruce
Statue of 1876 on the castle esplanade by Andrew Currie, facing south towards Bannockburn.
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Dimora storica
Argyll's Lodging
Seventeenth-century noble townhouse below the castle, shown on guided tours with recreated interiors.
Rovine
Mar's Wark
Facade of a Renaissance mansion begun about 1570 by the Earl of Mar, keeper of Stirling Castle.
Chiesa
Church of the Holy Rude
Medieval parish church founded in 1129, where James VI was crowned; still in use.
Edificio storico
Cowane's Hospital
Almshouse of 1637 funded by merchant John Cowane, later a guildhall, with a rare 17th-century garden.
Museo
Stirling Old Town Jail
Victorian county jail with performance tours of its cells and history, plus escape rooms.
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Giardino
King's Knot
Earthwork garden in the King's Park below the castle, a royal pleasure ground for jousting and hunting.
Museo
Stirling Smith Art Gallery and Museum
Art and local history museum founded in 1874 under the bequest of the artist Thomas Stuart Smith.
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Ponte
Stirling Old Bridge
Stone bridge over the Forth that was the river's lowest crossing for more than 300 years.
Monument
National Wallace Monument
Tower of 67 metres on Abbey Craig honouring William Wallace; 246 steps lead to the top platform.
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Rovine
Cambuskenneth Abbey
Abbey founded about 1140, burial place of James III; its 13th-century bell tower still stands.
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Centro visitatori
Bannockburn Visitor Centre
National Trust for Scotland centre by the 1314 battlefield, with a digital battle experience and memorial park.
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Monumento commemorativo
Equestrian statue of Robert the Bruce
Bronze statue by Pilkington Jackson, unveiled in 1964 near the traditional site of the Battle of Bannockburn.
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Castello
Doune Castle
Late 14th-century courtyard castle built for Regent Albany, used as a film location for Outlander and Monty Python.
Stirling and the Trossachs
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Crediti fotografici
- Stirling and Bannockburn (area photo): Finlay McWalter, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Stirling Castle: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Museum: Janfrie1988, Public domain, source
- Statue of Robert the Bruce: Eusebius, CC BY 3.0, source
- Argyll's Lodging: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Mar's Wark: Elisa.rolle, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Church of the Holy Rude: Postdlf, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Cowane's Hospital: Elisa.rolle, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Stirling Old Town Jail: RayFyfe, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- King's Knot: Martin Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Stirling Smith Art Gallery and Museum: James Emmans, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Stirling Old Bridge: Iain Cameron, CC BY 2.0, source
- National Wallace Monument: Robert Cutts from Bristol, England, UK, CC BY 2.0, source
- Cambuskenneth Abbey: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Bannockburn Visitor Centre: Tom Parnell from Scottish Borders, Scotland, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Equestrian statue of Robert the Bruce: Martin Kraft, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Doune Castle: Godot13, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Callander and the Trossachs: David Monniaux, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
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