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Stirling Castle is a great symbol of Scottish independence & a source of national pride. The Castle's long, turbulent history is associated with great figures from Scotland’s past such as William Wallace & Mary Queen of Scots.
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17 May 2012
April 10th 1512 saw the birth of a young prince, son to King James IV of Scotland, nephew to Henry VIII of England and who would one day become a king himself...
Stirling Heads Gallery
See the Stirling Heads close up and discover the meaning behind each Head.
Castle Timeline
Illustrating people and events that have shaped the castle's dramatic and often bloody past.
Castle Timeline
Regimental Museum
Stirling Castle is the spiritual home of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders'
Castle Gardens
The Castle gardens played a big part in the life of the royal family who lived there.
The Chapel Royal
The Chapel Royal was the last building erected in the castle by royalty.
Forework Gate
The Forework Gate is dominated by two towers that project boldly out from the wall.
The Grand Battery is a legacy from 300 years ago when the Jacobites
first threatened the castle.
The Great Hall was by far the largest banqueting hall ever built in
medieval Scotland.
King's Old Building
Over 500 years old, this now houses the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders museum.
Outer Defences
Built in 1708 under the order that the Castle be refortified using the latest military ‘know how’.
The Palace
Built around 1540 the Palace is one of the most remarkable Renaissance buildings in the UK.
Stirling Heads
The Stirling Heads are among the most precious, and priceless, of Renaissance works of art.
Stirling Heads
Stirling Heads
