Stirling Castle sits atop Castle Hill, which is surrounded on three sides by steep cliffs (making it a very good location for defense). Much of the castle was built in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, although a few structures do date back to the fourteenth century. Before Scotland’s union with England, Stirling Castle was a […]
There exists a unique collection within Stirling Castle (located in Stirling, Scotland). The castle itself is one of the largest and most important castles in Scotland, both historically and architecturally. See Stirling Castle. The Stirling Heads are one-meter wide 16th-century oak medallions carved with images of kings, queens, nobles, Roman emperors and characters from the […]