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	Stirling Castle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Stirling Castle is an historic castle in Stirling, Scotland.
		The castle sits atop the castle hill, a volcanic crag, and is surrounded on three sides by steep cliffs.
		The gatehouse providing entry from the outer defences to the Castle proper was erected by King James III and originally formed part of a splendid fore-front extending across the whole width of the Rock.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Stirling_Castle (582 words)

	Mary Queen of Scots (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Stirling Castle in the Reign of Mary Queen of Scots.
		Stirling is, seemingly a crossroads in Scotland, separating the Highlands from the Lowlands.
		Stirling was therefore the key to the realm purely because of its vital geographical and strategic position.
	www.lancs.ac.uk /users/history/studpages/maryqofs/stirlingcastle.htm (3578 words)

	TourUK a guide to Stirling Castle Scotland
		Stirling castle is situated at the gateway to the highlands and on the main ford the River Forth.
		James III was born at the castle in 1451 and it became a dower-house for various queens.
		The castle's last military action was in during the Jacobite Rising when King George's troops held the stronghold to prevent the Highlanders from crossing the Forth and in 1746 the castle was besieged unsuccessfully by Prince Charles Edward.
	www.touruk.co.uk /castlesscot/castle_Stirling.htm (398 words)

	Chapter V. Stirling Castle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		The castle rock on the ridge to the north of the castle buildings shows such markings very distinctly, the rock being ground into a series of parallel hollows, having the sides in some places grooved and polished, evidently by ice in some form acting from the north-west.
		Stirling, or Snowdon, as it was formerly, and more poetically called, according to some, is in the Greek, Ouandouara, or, in the Latin form, the Vanduaria of Ptolemy; though that author names Paisley as entitled to this distinction.
		Opposite the castle, northwards, lies Gowlan Hill, on the extremity of which, near the bridge, is a small mound, known by the name of "Hurly Hawkie," and so called from the childish amusement of using the skeleton of a cow’s head, for a sliding stool on the declivity.
	www.electricscotland.com /history/stirlingshire/chap5.htm (6840 words)

	Catriona Fraser: Photograph of Stirling Castle
		The Roman Fort, built on castle rock, was replaced by a new castle commissioned by King Alexander I. Alexander also had a chapel built at Stirling Castle and he endowed it with payments from his local followers.
		Stirling was a particularly important issue, as it was believed that whoever controlled Stirling castle controlled Scotland.
		For ten years the castle was held by English forces until in 1313 Edward Bruce (brother of the would-be Scottish King) blockaded the fortress and forced King Edward II to meet King Robert The Bruce's forces at Bannockburn.
	www.geocities.com /SoHo/Square/4638/stirling.html (1119 words)

	Clan Stirling Online! Research Library
		Stirling is a royal, municipal and police burgh, river port and county town of Stirlingshire.
		The castle crowning the eminence is of unknown age, but from thetime that Alexander I died within its walls in 1124 till the union of the crowns in 1603 it was intimately associated with the fortunes of the Scottish monarchs.
		In 1303, when Edward again conquered Scotland, Stirling Castle was again besieged, and the garrison, small in number, sustained for three months the assaults of the English, who fought immediately under the eye of their warlike sovereign.
	www.clanstirling.org /Main/lib/lib.shtml (1594 words)

	STIRLINGSHIRE - LoveToKnow Article on STIRLINGSHIRE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		As in the neighboring counties, this series consists of a lower limestone groupwith the Index, Calmy and Castle Cary limestonesa middle group with coals and clay ironstones and an upper limestone group with the Hosie and Hurlet limestones; below the latter is a bed of alum shale.
		The Carse of Stirling is overlaid by the muds and sands of the 50 ft. raised beach; and traces of the 100 ft. beach are also to be found.
		Woollens are manufactured at Stirling and Bannockburn; calico-printing and bleaching are established in the south-west, especially at Lennoxtown, Strathblane and Milton.
	www.1911ency.org /S/ST/STIRLINGSHIRE.htm (1723 words)

	Places to Visit - Stirling Castle
		The castle was the backdrop to the murder of William, 8th Earl of Douglas by King James II The castle was greatly expanded by Kings James IV and V - it is James V
		was crowned in Stirling Castle in 1543 and her son, James VI was christened in the nearby parish church.
		The entrance to the castle is on the from the south-east, where the alluvial tail left after the ice age, had left a more gradual approach to the rock.
	www.rampantscotland.com /visit/blvisitstirling.htm (622 words)

	Stirling Castle Feature Page on Undiscovered Scotland
		With the exception of the Outer Defences, most of Stirling Castle dates back to the 100 year period between 1496 and 1583, and to the efforts of three Kings, James IV, V and VI and one of their Queens, Mary of Guise.
		Scotland's breathtaking countryside is studded with ancient castles, and many have stood strong for more than a millennium, each bearing witness to the rich and often bloody history of a nation that has survived generations of attacks from marauding invaders from every point of the compass.
		The authoritative and engaging story of Scotland's Castles from the 12th to the 16th centuries, from mighty castles royal to tall storeys and poky dwellings.
	www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk /stirling/stirlingcastle (873 words)

	Stirling Castle & Mary, Queen of Scots (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		The earliest recorded castle at Stirling was used by Malcolm Canmore in the 11th century.
		Robert the Bruce had the castle slighted, but it was rebuilt by Edward III of England, after his victory of Halidon Hill in 1333, in support of Edward Balliol.
		One of the main features of Stirling Castle is the recently fully renovated Great Hall with its stunning hammerbeam ceiling, modelled on the ceiling of the Great Hall of Edinburgh Castle, and does not contain a single nail.
	www.marie-stuart.co.uk /Castles/Stirling.htm (930 words)

	Stirling - Wikitravel (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Stirling Stirling Council is one of Scotland's most historic cities and the county town of Stirlingshire.
		Stirling Castle is one of the great royal residences of Scottish history.
		Stirling has three night-clubsin town and one out near Bridge of Allan, all of which require you to be at least 18 and to have proper ID with you.
	wikitravel.org /en/Stirling (1003 words)

	Travels in Scotland : Stirling Castle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Stirling is considered one of the strongest and most impregnable castles in Scotland.
		Stirling represented Scotland's military resistance to the English in the Middle Ages.
		The castle served as a a permanent crown residence for the Stewarts.
	www.phouka.com /travel/castles/stirling/stirling.html (348 words)

	Travels in Scotland : Castles and Towers : Doune Castle
		This iteration of the castle was built as a hunting lodge for Robert Stewart, Duke of Albany, who was the Regent of Scotland from 1396-1420.
		Doune was later used as a hunting seat by James II and a dower house for Mary of Gueldres, Margaret of Denmark, and Margaret Tudor, the consorts of James II,III,IV.
		Finally, the castle was seized by the Jacobites in 1745 and used as a prison.
	www.phouka.com /travel/castles/doune/doune.html (466 words)

	Stirling Castle on AboutBritain.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		The mighty royal castle of Stirling towers above some of the most important battlefields in Scotland's history, including William Wallace's victory over the English at Stirling Bridge in 1297 and Robert the Bruce's defeat of the same foe at Bannockburn in 1314.
		Stirling Castle is closely bound with the life of ill-fated Mary Queen of Scots.
		Nestling beneath Stirling Castle, in the King's Park, the ancient hunting grounds of the Stuart monarchs, and now a suburb of opulent Victorian mansions, is the Stirling Smith Art Gallery and Museum.
	www.aboutbritain.com /StirlingCastle.htm (681 words)

	Clan MacGyver
		Not only is Stirling Castle a great spot to visit, but nearby we were also able to visit the Wallace Monument and the field where the Battle of Bannockburn was fought.
		Castle Stirling is located on a high rocky crag that is almost as impressive as Edinburgh Castle.
		This is the view of Stirling Castle from the Wallace Monument to the east.
	home.comcast.net /~dragon_lady/stirling.html (233 words)

	Stirling Castle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Stirling's positional and nationalistic importance were confirmed by the nearby battles of Stirling Bridge in 1297 and Bannockburn in 1314.
		The Chapel Royal at Stirling had fallen into disrepair and the elegant building we see today was rebuilt under James VI in 1594 for the Baptism of his son, Prince Henry, another lavish occasion, celebrated in the Great Hall by a banquet, embellished by a great ship bringing in the fish course.
		After its lengthy restoration, Stirling today is an impressive and enduring reminder of the prominence of the Renaissance Stewart Kings of Scotland and together with its contemporaries at Edinburgh and Linlithgow, provide a glimpse of their ambitions and lifestyles.
	www.heritage.me.uk /castles/stirling.htm (914 words)

	Stirling Castle History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Stirling Castle dates from the 12th century and occupies a prominent position in the history of Scotland.
		Stirling Castle also played a part in the defeat of the English at Bannockburn by Robert the Bruce in 1313.
		Stirling Castle continued to provide a setting for dramatic events in Scottish history over the succeeding centuries.
	www.darkisle.com /s/stirling/stirlingh.html (119 words)

	Stirling
		Stirling is a city in central Scotland, in the district of Stirling.
		Stirling is an ancient town, clustered around a large castle and medieval old-town.
		Stirling has been strategically significant since at least the Roman occupation of Britain, due to its easily defensible hill (latterly the site of Stirling Castle) and its commanding position beside the River Forth.
	encycl.opentopia.com /term/Stirling (275 words)

	Tour Stirling, Tour Scotland.
		Stirling is a historic town on the River Forth, in a
		The medieval bridge, dating from the late 15th or early 16th century, now a footbridge in the care of Historic Scotland, can still be seen to the north of the modern bridge; in 1905 the remains of an earlier wooden bridge were found a little upstream.
		From the 18th century until the 1950s Stirling was an army base, with a garrison in the Castle and a depot beside the railway.
	www.visitdunkeld.com /tour-stirling.htm (555 words)

	Stirling Castle
		Stirling Castle played a key role in the lives of the Stewart monarchs, as the birthplace of James III and the home to James IV, James VI, and the infant Mary, Queen of Scots.
		The castle's Chapel Royal has been fully restored to its original dazzling elegance of 1543, when the nine-week-old Mary was crowned.
		The castle rock commands views of seven battlefields in a panorama across Scotland that encompasses Ben Lomond, the Trossachs and the Ochil Hills.
	www.visitscotland.com /library/stirlingcastle (117 words)

	Sites Detail
		Stirling has provided the setting for many colourful events throughout Scottish history, and the castle boasts its fair share of historical assassinations, kidnappings, imprisonments and general political intrigue and skullduggery.
		Stirling Castle café is open daily during visitor hours from 9.30am to 6.00pm in the summer and 9.30am to 5.00pm in the winter
		STB Category 3 - All apartments in the castle are accessible apart from the Museum of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders.
	www.historic-scotland.gov.uk /properties_sites_detail.htm?propertyID=PL_275 (651 words)

	stirling castle - stirling scotland
		Stirling Castle played an important role in the life of Mary Queen of Scots.
		Stirling Castle is widely regarded as having the finest examples of architecture from that period in Europe.
		Stirling Castle is rated a 5-star visitor attraction (Argyll’s Lodging a 4-star) by VisitScotland.
	www.instirling.com /sight/castle.htm (668 words)

	Travel for Kids: Stirling, Scotland
		Stirling Castle is definitely one of Scotland's most dramatic castles, a massive fortress seated on a high promontory, just waiting to be attacked.
		In 1297, William Wallace retook the castle, but in 1304, King Edward successfully beseiged the citadel with a terrible war machine, called "War Wolf." Mary Queen of Scots lived at Stirling Castle as a child and was crowned here.
		Castle Campbell (Dollar, east of Stirling) – If you're a Campbell, visit the Campbell stronghold in the Lowlands, called "Castle Gloom." It may have been dark and gloomy, but now there's no roof so the castle is light and airy.
	www.travelforkids.com /Funtodo/Scotland/stirling.htm (455 words)

	Stirling Castle, Scotland
		Stirling is the most strategically important of all the castles in Scotland.
		In 1304 the castle was the last stronghold in the Scottish rebels' hands and in April of that year King Edward I of England besieged Stirling, who were forced to surrender when their food ran out.
		In 1651, the Cromwellian General Monk, lay siege to Stirling and the Governor was forced to surrender after a mutiny by his Scottish garrison.
	www.scotland-calling.com /forts/stirling.htm (518 words)

	Stirling Castle, Castles in Scotland, Stirling Attractions
		Stirling Castle is situated at the head of Stirling's Old Town, mounted high on an old volcanic outcrop.
		The Castle that stands today is recorded to have been built between 1370 and 1750 in various different stages by the numerous different occupants of the stronghold.
		Stirling’s history is probably one of the most famous in the world, especially since the major motion picture ‘Braveheart’, starring Mel Gibson, was released.
	www.hiexpressglasgow.co.uk /scotland-attractions/stirling-castle.htm (332 words)

	TimeRef - History Timelines - Stirling Castle
		Stirling Castle is known as 'the Key to Scotland' this may be the most important and strategic castle in Scotland.
		Stirling castle was still under the control of English forces but was under siege from the Scots lead by Edward Bruce.
		Edward II and his army left Berwick to march to Stirling Castle which they had to reach before midsummer's day if the castle were to be saved from falling back into the hands of the Scots.
	www.btinternet.com /~timeref/hpl1562.htm (401 words)

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		The demesnes of the castle having been erected into a barony prior to the abolition of hereditary jurisdiction in the year 1748, courts of law were held in it; but, happily for the Scottish peasantry, these "hereditary and exclusive privileges" were thenceforth solemnly transferred to the executive government of the country.
		William Stirling Parkerson, one of the leading members of the New Orleans bar, as well as one of the most brilliant orators of the South, is a native of Louisiana, he being born on the Stirling plantation, in St. Mary's Parish, on the 24th of April 1857.
		It [the castle] was the birth-place of James II., and a favourite residence of the succeeding princes.
	www.clanstirling.org /Main/lib/newsdat.txt (15652 words)

	Scottish Castles and Palaces, Castles in Scotland
		Ballindalloch Castle is the much loved family home of the Macpherson-Grants, and one of the few privately owned Scottish Castles to be lived in continuously by its original family.
		Stirling Castle was a childhood home of Mary Queen of Scots and its defenses such that even Sir William Wallace and Robert The Bruce did not oust its English occupiers by force.
		The battle of Stirling Bridge (William Wallace) was fought in Stirling Castle's shadow and the bridge is easily seen from the Castle walls, where cannon are still mounted.
	www.scottishtours.com /Castles.htm (1127 words)

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