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Straddling the River Forth a few miles upstream from the estuary at Kincardine, STIRLING appears at first glance like a smaller version of Edinburgh. With its crag-top castle, steep, cobbled streets and mixed community of locals, students and tourists, it's an appealing place, though it lacks the cosmopolitan edge of its near neighbours Edinburgh and Glasgow. Stirling was the scene of some of the most significant developments in the evolution of the Scottish nation. It was here that the Scots under William Wallace defeated the English at the Battle of Stirling Bridge in 1297, only to fight - and win again - under Robert the Bruce just a couple of miles away at the Battle of Bannockburn in 1314. Stirling enjoyed its golden age in the fifteenth to seventeenth centuries, most notably when its castle was the favoured residence of the Stuart monarchy and the setting for the coronation in 1543 of the young Mary, future Queen of Scots. By the early eighteenth  © 2003 by Rough Guides Ltd. as trustee for its Authors. Published by Rough Guides. All rights reserved. Rough Guides name is a trademark of Rough Guides Ltd. Buy the book here!
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century the town was again besieged, its location being of strategic importance during the Jacobite rebellions of 1715 and 1745. Today Stirling is known for its castle - as atmospheric and explorable as Edinburgh's - and the lofty Wallace Monument , a mammoth Victorian monolith high on Abbey Craig to the northeast which has become a place of pilgrimage for admirers both of William Wallace and of Mel Gibson's Oscar-winning film epic Braveheart , based on Wallace.
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BRAVEHEART. The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards. Bannockburn-Stirling Castle.
A video of Scotland...almost all the video and photographs are from Stirling Castle,Wallace Monument and Bannockburn. Accompanied by the music of ... | Stirling, Scotland
Stirling Gaelic Sruighlea, Scots Stirlin is a city and former ancient burgh in Scotland, and is at the heart of the wider Stirling council ... | From Kwinana Freeway to Stirling Highway Perth 2004
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STIRLING BRIDGE AULD BRIG This bridge was built around 1500 and was the lowest bridging point over the River Forth for almost four centuries ... | Stirling Castle and the old town
Video taken around the castle and the old town of Stirling. | 1/3 - Stirlingamp39s Veterans Day 2008
www.ntgraphics.co.uk On Saturday 12 July, the city of Stirling, in Scotland, UK, hosted its Veterans Day Parade, culminating in an afternoon of ... | Stirling Castle, Wallace Monument Stirling, Scotland
Next attraction of our visit to Scotland, September 2001. Stirling Castle and Wallace Monument in Stirling. Absolute Highlight. Dont miss More ... | A Visit to Stirling Castle
Stirling Castle is the site of many great battles including the Battle of Stirling Bridge on 11 September 1297 depicted in the movie quotBraveheart ... | Stirling Castle
An American tourist couple visits Stirling Castle, in Stirling, Scotland. Stirling Castle was a seat of the last independent Scottish Parliament ... | Stirling Castle Swordfighting Demonstration
Visiting Stirling Castle in Scotland, we came upon a demonstration of swordfighting. These guys were hilarious | Stirling Remembrance Day Parade 2007
Remembrance Day Parade marching from the Church of the Holy Rude, Stirling, to the War Memorial before the wreath laying ceremony. 11th November 2007. | myHotelVideo.com presents Cromlix House in Stirling / Scotland / United Kingdom
More @ www.myhotelvideo.com Location Set within 2000 secluded acres of fields and woodland, there are lochs and moor land all at guests disposal ... | Stirling, Scotland 1926
Featuring the Argyle and Sutherland Highlanders at Stirling Castle, famed for their large sporrans. Thisextract comes from Claude Friese-Greenes ... | Remembrance Sunday, Stirling 2009.
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