Stirling Castle
About Stirling Castle
Stirling is a city in central Scotland, 26 miles (42 km) north-east of Glasgow and 37 miles (60 km) north-west of Edinburgh. The city is surrounded by rich farmland and had a royal citadel, the medieval old town with its merchants and tradesmen, the Old Bridge and the port are all linked in to its history. Situated on the River Forth, Stirling is the administrative centre for the Stirling council area, and is traditionally the county town and historic county of Stirlingshire. Stirling's key position as the lowest bridging point of the River Forth before it broadens towards the Firth of Forth made it a focal point for travel north or south. It has been said that "Stirling, like a huge brooch clasps Highlands and Lowlands together". The city's status as "Gateway to the Highlands" also historically lent it great strategic importance—the credo "he who holds Stirling, holds Scotland" is sometimes attributed to Robert the Bruce.
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Edward I, the really interesting thing about him is the siege of Stirling Castle when he got this enormous trebuchet built. A trebuchet is like a catapult and it was called the War Wolf. It was 90 meters tall. It took three months to build.
from 592: No Such Thing As A Cat In A Muumuu, 2025-07-17 at 00:22:55 · read transcript
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Coordinates: 56.1239, -3.9478