Stirling travel pictures

Visiting the castle in Stirling

The town Stirling is most famous for its castle. The castle is located on a hill and one of the best examples of castle in Scotland. It has been recently restored and largely brought back into its original state. When visiting this castle it is obvious that the royalty who lived here enjoyed a wealthy environment. There are several decorations which have a great attention to detail. The royal palace has on the outside many statues and inside there are several impressive murals. Other places within the castle complex include the Great hall, Chapel royal, the gunpowder storage and Queen Anne garden. It is also possible to walk on parts of the defense walls.

Nearby the castle, but a moderate walk away lies King's Knot which allows you to see the typical view of the castle on the hill. From the castle you can see the William Wallace monument which takes a prominent place on top of the hill. Stirling also has a small town center which includes the Holy Rude church, the old jail and Stirling Baptist church. The old town is not big as it is a typical small Scottish town, but is a pleasant place to walk around as traffic is very low.

Getting to Stirling is straightforward as it is well connected by bus and train from Edinburgh, Glasgow and other towns such as Perth and Dundee so it can be easily visited as a day trip.

Stirling travel photo gallery

Cemetery near the Holy Rude church.	Union banner pyramid.	Scottish war monument.	The United Kingdom photo galleries that are available are: Aberdeen, Bath, Belfast, Birmingham, Brighton, Bristol, Cambridge, Dundee, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Lake district, Liverpool, London, Manchester, Oxford, Perth, Sheffield, Snowdon, St. Andrews and Stirling.
The castle seen from the parking.	Robert the Bruce statue.	The surroundings.
Great hall.	Courtyard of the castle.	Old buildings within the castle grounds.
Great hall and the Chapel Royal.	King's chamber in the Royal Palace.	Fireplace in the King's Royal Palace.
Bedroom of the Royal Palace.	Lavish interior of the Royal Palace.	Decorative features of the Royal Palace.
Cannons between the merlons.	The great hall.	The main courtyard with the entrance, the royal palace and the great hall.
William Wallace monument.	Great hall and the Royal Palace.	One of the many statues of the Royal Palace.
The great hall.	The Royal palace.	Towers of the castle.
The royal palace seen from the Queen Anne garden.	Towers of the entrance gate.	Cannons on the defensive walls.
Main entrance to the castle.	Jail.	Holy rude church.
Tower of the Holy rude church.	Church on broad street.	Broad street.
Old town jail.	Monument in front of the Youth hostel.	The old jail.
The Highland hotel.	The old town.	Statue of Campbell-Bannerman.
King's Knot.	Castle on top of the Hill.	The castle seen from the back.
The Scottish Episcopal church.	Albert Halls.	Athenaeum.
Church on Dumbarton road.	Old church on Dumbarton road.	Barnton street.
Melville Terrace.	King Street.	Murray place.
The town center.	Murray place.	Barnton street.
Crossroad for Maxwell place and Barnton street.	Another church in the town center.	Baker street.
The Athenaeum and Spittal street.	Pedestrian precinct.	Stirling Baptist church.