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. Palace VISITORS’ CHECKLIST
The sumptuous interiors of the
royal apart ments contain the Practical Information
carved, wooden Stirling Heads. Castle Esplanade, Stirling.
The rooms have been restored to Tel (01786) 450000.
their mid-16th-century Open Apr–Sep: 9:30am– 6pm
appearance. daily; Oct–Mar: 9:30am– 5pm
daily. 8 ^ museum.
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∑ stirlingcastle.gov.uk

. Chapel Royal
Seventeenth-century frescoes
by Valentine Jenkins adorn the
chapel, built in 1594.

Grand Battery
Following the unrest after the
deposition of the Stuarts (see p49), this
parapet was built in 1708, to strengthen
the castle’s defences.

KEY
1 Forework
Stirling Battles 2 Prince’s Tower
3 The King’s Old Building houses
At the highest navigable point of the Forth the Regimental Museum of the
and holding the pass to the Highlands, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders.
Stirling occupied a key position in
Scotland’s struggles for independence. Seven 4 Nether Bailey
battlefields can be seen from the castle; the 5 The Great Hall, built in 1500, has
67-m (220-ft) Wallace Monument at Abbey a roof similar to that of Edinburgh
Craig recalls William Wallace’s defeat of the Castle (see pp64–5).
English at Stirling Bridge in 1297,
foreshadowing Bruce’s victory in 1314. 6 The Elphinstone Tower was
originally home to the constable
The Victorian Wallace Monument of the castle.
For hotels and restaurants see pp175–6 and pp186–7

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