Staying In Stirling And 3 Interesting Places to Visit

Stirling has played an important role in Scotland’s history, especially during important moments. The city and surrounding area has an amazing number of superb visitor attractions and masses of photo opportunities. In article that follows I include details of 3 tourist attractions in Stirling; Stirling Castle, Argyll’s Lodging and Stirling Old Town Jail:

Stirling Castle

Situated 250 feet above the city of Stirling, and surrounded on 3 sides by steep cliffs is Stirling Castle. Stirling Castle is immensely important in Scotland’s history, there have been a number of coronations within the castle, including Mary Queen of Scots’ in 1543. Stirling Castle was also witness to an horrific murder in 1452. The eighth Earl of Douglas was victim to James II in 1452. The castle is the home of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, although they are, unfortunately no longer stationed at the castle. However, the regimental museum of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, is situated inside the castle.

Stirling Old Town Jail

The Stirling Old Town Jail we see today was not the original jail, for four hundred years, Stirling’s prisoners were incarcerated in the Old Tollbooth Jail. This jail was terribly overcrowded, and smelled vile, with twenty four prisoners in each cell, and zero toilet facilities. The Tollbooth jail was condemned, because of the dreadful living conditions there, and in 1847 the new jail opened. Although the jail was classed as a custodial prison, from 1888 to 1935, it was also the only military prison in Scotland. Today the Stirling Old Town Jail is a visitor attraction, and was only restored in the 1990’s. As well as guided tours, there is a glass paneled elevator that transports one to a viewing deck at the very top of the jail. From here one is able to gaze out across the Forth Valley, and glance across at the Highland mountains.

Argyll’s Lodging

Argyll’s Lodging is on Castle Wynd, situated in the center of Stirling and is Scotland’s best surviving renaissance house. The house was constructed around 1630, by Sir William Alexander, founder of Nova Scotia and Viscount Canada. Sir William Alexander who was appointed Secretary of State for Scotland, and was then appointed the 1st Earl of Stirling. Argyll’s Lodging became the property of the Argyll family on his death and was further extended by the ninth Earl in 1666. The rooms which include the laigh hall, drawing room, dining room and bed chamber, have all been expertly furnished and restored, as they would have looked when the ninth Earl lived there, around 1680.

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