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  • A black and white engraving of a woman with soft, peaceful features. She wears Renaissance clothing. She is superimposed on a photo of the gate house at Stirling Castle - an imposing entrance flanked by towers and topped with battlements.

    Margaret Tudor: My Lady, The King’s ‘Defiant’ Mother

    14 March 2024, Stirling Castle
  • Portrait of Jane Ferrier

    Jane Ferrier and The Stirling Heads

    11 March 2024, History, Stirling Castle, Women's History
  • James II and The Black Douglases

    21 February 2024, History, Stirling Castle
  • A close up of the Crown of Scotland. A woman's face is out of focus behind it. She reaches a gloved hand to adjust a decorative orb on top of the crown.

    The Crown of Scotland: A History of Craft and Care

    23 January 2024, Collections, Conservation, Stirling Castle
  • A young boy and girl dooking for apples. The crouch over a basin full of water, their faces and hair wet, each with an apple between their teeth.

    Samhainn and the Scottish traditions of Hallowe’en

    27 October 2023, Gaelic, Heritage, Stirling Castle
  • An illustration of the inside of the Great Hall. There is a large ship with a feat in the centre, trumpeters are sitting in the balcony high up.

    ‘The More Taubronar’: An African Drummer at the Court of James IV

    23 October 2023, Black History, History, Stirling Castle
  • old castle lit in green by floodlights

    Ghost Stories from Stirling Castle

    20 October 2023, Stirling Castle, Supernatural and Folklore, Women's History
  • 2 children with blonde long hair standing between the archways of Iona Abbey. They are wearing bright, colourful jumpers.

    Keep The Family Entertained This Summer With a Historic Scotland Membership!

    28 July 2023, Site Stories, Stirling Castle
  • A woman in a laboratory points a scanner at a sword scabbard. A laptop sits beside them showing data on screen.

    6 discoveries in Scotland unearthed with the help of science

    02 June 2023, Get involved, Stirling Castle
  • two little girls pose with costumed reenactors at Stirling Castle

    Have a Stirling day out this Easter

    06 April 2023, Site Stories, Stirling Castle
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