Stirling Castle.
Stirling Castle.
The Medieval castle dates from about the early eleven hundreds but the castle you see here today all dates from the 15th to 17th centuries, Stirling was declared a Royal Burgh by David I in about 1130.
There have been many battles and Sieges fought around Stirling Castle including William Wallace’s resounding victory at Stirling Bridge in 1297.
In 1305 Edward I surrounded the castle but the defenders stood defiant, that was until Edward I brought up his new secret weapon named “War Wolf”, this fearsome machine was a Trebuchet of giant proportions it was so massive that it took 36 wagons to bring all the parts together for assembly.
As the occupiers of Stirling Castle looked on with horror at the construction going on below they decided to give up and surrender to Edward I, but Edward would have none of it he wanted to see the War Wolf in action, he even had a viewing gallery built below the castle walls for the ladies of his court to sit and enjoy the action.
Edward let loose his weapon of war and with it he smashed the defiant walls of the great Royal castle of Stirling. This attack has been immortalised in the movie The Outlaw King at the end of the opening scenes.
Stirling Castle is open to the public all year round.
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