Stirling: The Castle, the Wallace Monument and Bannockburn
Central Belt, Scotland
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Stirling: The Castle, the Wallace Monument and Bannockburn
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Stirling Castle stands on its rock above the town; James V made it the first Renaissance palace in the British Isles in the 1530s and 1540s, alongside the Great Hall of 1503 and the Chapel Royal of 1594. On Abbey Craig across the valley, the Wallace Monument, built in 1861–69, is 67m tall with 246 steps and holds the Wallace Sword. South of the town, Robert the Bruce beat Edward II at Bannockburn on 23–24 June 1314.
Required Activities
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of 3
Tour Stirling Castle, which James V made the first Renaissance palace in the British Isles in the 1530s and 1540s, and see the Great Hall of 1503, the Chapel Royal of 1594 and the rewoven Hunt of the Unicorn tapestries, recreated between 2002 and 2015
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of 3
Climb the Wallace Monument's 246-step spiral staircase to the top of the 67m tower on Abbey Craig, built 1861–1869, and see the Wallace Sword, 1.63m long
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of 3
Visit the Battle of Bannockburn Visitor Centre, near the site of Robert the Bruce's victory over Edward II on 23–24 June 1314, and see the statue of Bruce by Pilkington Jackson
Tour Stirling Castle, which James V made the first Renaissance palace in the British Isles in the 1530s and 1540s, and see the Great Hall of 1503, the Chapel Royal of 1594 and the rewoven Hunt of the Unicorn tapestries, recreated between 2002 and 2015
Climb the Wallace Monument's 246-step spiral staircase to the top of the 67m tower on Abbey Craig, built 1861–1869, and see the Wallace Sword, 1.63m long
Visit the Battle of Bannockburn Visitor Centre, near the site of Robert the Bruce's victory over Edward II on 23–24 June 1314, and see the statue of Bruce by Pilkington Jackson
Before you go
The Bannockburn Visitor Centre is open from March to October.
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