The last building created by royalty at Stirling Castle, the Chapel Royal was created by James VI for the baptism of his son Prince Henry in 1594. Today it is a beautiful, large and airy space with a true sense of tranquility.

Hung along one wall are four huge hand-woven tapestries which are faithful recreations of one of the world’s finest surviving set of medieval tapestries.

They follow the popular tale of the Hunt of the Unicorn and are a rare opportunity to appreciate what the very finest craftsmanship of the period would have looked like when brand new.

Inside the chapel it is also possible to see two of the original Stirling Heads – great oak medallions from around 1540, which once decorated ceilings in the nearby royal palace.

Within a decade of the chapel being built, the king headed south to become James I of England – and Scotland effectively saw no more of its sovereigns for 200 years.