Showing posts with label Stirling Castle. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Stirling Castle. Show all posts

Sunday, November 25, 2012

Countdown to St. Andrew's Day - Stirling Castle


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Stirling Castle is breathtaking.  From Historic Scotland (at this link),

It towers over some of the most important battlefields of Scotland’s past including Stirling Bridge, the site of William Wallace’s victory over the English in 1297, and Bannockburn where Robert the Bruce defeated the same foe in the summer of 1314.

 Robert the Bruce guards the castle.


 Andrew meets a knight!


 Andrew and David in the Banquet Hall



On the other side of the Stirling Bridge is the William Wallace Memorial.  It is a quiet area to reflect upon Scotland's heroes.





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Stirling Castle overlooks Bannackburn, where 
Robert the Bruce defeated the English army on
June 24, 1314 - a significant battle for independence.
Above is a marker for where the English were buried.