One of the most famous castles in Scotland is Stirling Castle. Heading from Edinburgh north towards Inverness, Stirling was an obvious stop, as it is less than an hour drive from the city.
First records of Stirling we can find dates to the 12th century. That was the time when King Alexander I dedicated a chapel here. Shortly after, Stirling became a royal center for Scotland. For centuries the castle has been changing hands—you know, the old story of English vs. Scottish rulers.
Several Scottish Kings and Queens have been crowned here, including Mary, Queen of Scots in 1542. I won’t got too much into history because even I, who listened so many times narratives about English and Scottish history, cannot keep the names straight.
I know a lot of people love Stirling Castle. And I have to agree. The views from the top of the castle are majestic, the pictures don’t express the beauty of this area as much as they should…
We did a short guided tour of the castle here too. The kids were occupied with climbing cannons.
We even managed to snap a picture of ALL of us—this is not an easy task.
This is one of the pictures from the interior of the dining hall.
The castle had a small interactive part for children, but nothing like the one at Alnwick.
I kept asking our kids what was their favorite part from all the castles and twice Mark said that going into tunnels under Stirling Castle was his favorite. Robert took the boys there right after most of our gang decided to go back to the parking lot to prepare lunch (maybe he was just trying to get out of food prep…not maybe..for sure).
If you zoom in, you can see our red van and the Alley’s black van in the left row of the parking lot. That’s the picture Robert snapped while we were working hard down there.
All right, after just a couple of hours here we ate a great American lunch of peanut butter and jelly sandwiches (with a ton of fruits and vegetables, of course). Our final drive that day was leading us to Loch Ness.
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