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One of Scotland's most iconic stone castles. Childhood home of Mary, Queen of Scots. Managed by @HistEnvScot . House Rules:

Stirling
Joined August 2014
Don't wanna be here? Send us removal request.
@stirlingcastle
Stirling Castle
6 years
FYI @SamHeughan The castle is literally just across the road... Almost... #justsaying 👀
@TheWallaceMon
The National Wallace Monument
6 years
It’s not everyday that Outlander star Sam Heughan visits The National Wallace Monument! It was a lovely surprise yesterday afternoon – we just couldn’t resist getting a picture #WallaceMonument #SamHeughan #Outlander
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Stirling Castle
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Happy birthday to Robert the Bruce, who was born #OTD in 1274! This image beautifully captures one great monument looking over another.
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Stirling Castle
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❤️🧡💛💚💙💜 February is here and we’re flying the rainbow flag 🏳️‍🌈 proudly over the castle to celebrate the start of #LGBTHistoryMonth ! #LGBTHM19
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Stirling Castle
6 years
Good luck to @SamHeughan and ALL the runners today taking part in the @Great_Run Stirling Scottish Marathon!
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Stirling Castle
4 years
A nod to Robert the Bruce whose statue is proudly standing on our esplanade to this day and who was crowned King of Scots #OTD in 1306. And a virtual wave to our friends at @TheWallaceMon , who are just the right distance away 👋
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Stirling Castle
2 years
❄️One of our favourite images from this year.
@iBri_Photo
Brian Smith 📷
2 years
Timed the exit from work well tonight - just as #StirlingCastle crested above the fog layer. Been a cold few days, but with everything looking this gorgeous, there's always an upside. #Scotland #Stirling #WinterWonderland #StormHour
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Stirling Castle
4 years
🏳️‍🌈How beautiful is this double rainbow that was captured by our staff on Saturday?🏳️‍🌈 It made a timely appearance as we raised the rainbow flag for #LGBTHM20 .
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Stirling Castle
4 years
We are very excited to have reached 10,000 Twitter followers 🎉🎊 Here’s a fantastic new image of Stirling Castle to mark the occasion.
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Stirling Castle
6 years
#MyHandleExplained We're a castle 🏰 We're in Stirling
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Stirling Castle
3 years
We are delighted that the @argyllsmuseum is now open and we were honoured to welcome a very special guest yesterday to re-open the regimental museum at the castle.
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Stirling Castle
3 years
Happy #StAndrewsDay from Stirling Castle. 💙
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Stirling Castle
2 years
There's nothing like the sun shining through the stained glass windows of our Great Hall on a cold winter day.
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Stirling Castle
8 months
Such a jaw-dropping photo of Stirling Castle with the snowy hill behind 🏔 Did you get any fantastic photos over the weekend? 📷
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Stirling Castle
2 years
Doesn't the King's Old Building look stunning at night? ✨
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Stirling Castle
1 year
A Stirling view to start off your weekend! 😍
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Stirling Castle
4 years
Happy Friday everyone! 💚 Can you believe we are already one week into 2021? Here’s a cracking aerial image of the beautiful castle to start your weekend! 🏰
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Stirling Castle
1 year
We can’t wait for our gardens to be in full bloom! We love seeing all the flowers blossoming as the warmer weather arrives. 🌷 What are you looking forward to most in Spring?
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Stirling Castle
2 years
This snowy image of the castle is all the #MondayMotivation we need. ❄
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Stirling Castle
5 months
The views from our walls never disappoint 🥰🏰
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Stirling Castle
5 years
We recently had coloured floodlighting installed at Stirling Castle, which we will start using in 2020. 🔦Here's a fantastic preview from what it will look like.
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Stirling Castle
4 years
Who is up for a virtual #TravelTuesday while we all #StayAtHome ? We'll make a start with these images of our Royal Palace - we would love to see your favourite shots of previous visits to the castle! 📸
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Stirling Castle
4 years
The impressive halls of Doune Castle are open again for you to explore! 🏰 Another stop that should be on your list if you are planning a Stirling #Staycation !
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Stirling Castle
4 years
Just wow 😮
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#WexMondays Stirling Castle
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Stirling Castle
2 years
Robert the Bruce might just get THE best views of Stirling from our esplanade 🌈 #MondayMotivation
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Stirling Castle
1 year
There’s nothing quite like a sunny day in Stirling ☀️
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Stirling Castle
2 years
One of Stirling's most iconic views!
@TheWallaceMon
The National Wallace Monument
2 years
An iconic view of the King Robert the Bruce statue at @stirlingcastle and a distant National Wallace Monument 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿. Photo by @CharlesMcGuiga2 📸. #VisitScotland
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Stirling Castle
3 years
We just love a castle sunset - don't you? 🧡
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Stirling Castle
1 year
We always love a rainbow over the castle but it rarely frames us so perfectly 🤩
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Stirling Castle
3 years
We are surrounded by lots of beauty here in Stirling 💚
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Stirling Castle
5 months
We'll never get tired of this view 😍
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Stirling Castle
3 months
We don't always get sunny days here in Scotland, but when we do we really put on a show! 🏰🌞
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Stirling Castle
4 years
What an incredible image of Stirling 😍
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John Pow
4 years
I took this yesterday morning. I think it is one of the best views in Scotland - Stirling with the castle watching over the city while snow covered Ben Vorlich and Stuc a’Chroin stand proud behind. The blush of the morning sunrise was the icing on the cake.
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Stirling Castle
9 months
One Castle, so many different angles 😍🏰 The Nether Bailey is sometimes missed on a visit to the Castle, but is truly one of our hidden gems. Have you taken the wall walk?
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Stirling Castle
2 years
We love a castle-themed #Coosday ! 🐮
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Stirling Castle
2 years
Every week is #NationalGardeningWeek for our gardeners at the castle! We love their stunning floral displays in the castle gardens 🧡
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Stirling Castle
1 year
Our Great Hall in its golden glow! We 💛 sunshine at the castle.
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Stirling Castle
2 years
Here's a #WildlifeWednesday question for our followers - who can help us identify our feathery visitor, spotted in the Nether Bailey at the castle?
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Stirling Castle
2 years
Stirling sunrises are truly iconic 🧡
@scotdrone
Scotdrone
2 years
Sunrise at the Wallace Monument in Stirling 😍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 #stirling #visitstirling #scotland #visitscotland #williamwallace #WexMondays #fsprintmonday
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Stirling Castle
2 years
It's Friday and the daffodils are out 🌼 Who else is ready for spring?
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Stirling Castle
2 years
Just a hint of summer and a castle view to brighten up your timeline 🌸
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Stirling Castle
9 years
Stirling Castle: Can @writer_dg manage to describe #outlander in 90s?looks like she might ... #bookweekscot
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Stirling Castle
1 year
The oldest part of the castle 🎉 The North Gate has been worked on and altered many times. It’s oldest parts date back as far as 1381.
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Stirling Castle
10 months
We can't be-leaf how well the castle wears its autumn frame 🍂
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Stirling Castle
1 year
Robert the Bruce was crowned King of Scots #OTD in 1306. He left his mark on Stirling and the castle during the Wars of Independence, famously seizing the castle during the Battle of Bannockburn in 1314. His statue still stands proudly on the castle esplanade.
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Stirling Castle
4 years
This morning we’re delighted to be able to tell you we’re opening our doors again from 1 August! 🎉 We’re still working on the details, but keep an eye on our channels to find out how we’ll be managing this. Find out more at
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Stirling Castle
6 years
We've had an influx of snow at the Castle overnight, we're afraid we'll be closed all day today (1 March). Right now, we're looking more like Narnia than Stirling!
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Stirling Castle
2 years
Happy #Easter from all of us at the castle - we hope you find some egg-cellent surprises today 🐣
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Stirling Castle
2 years
Happy Hogmanay! 🎆 A reminder that this year's Hogmanay fireworks will take place over @TheWallaceMon - we look forward to seeing it!
@TheWallaceMon
The National Wallace Monument
2 years
We would love to see your photos & videos of our #Hogmanay fireworks display this year, so please remember to tag us! 📸 Here's some by Sarah Brown (IG/sarah_brown1986) from last year 🎇.
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Stirling Castle
2 years
We are lighting up our gardens this Friday and Saturday night as #TalesOfScotland will be told at the castle. Get your tickets now at . #YS2022
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Stirling Castle
9 months
It's certainly getting colder, but with the winter comes more fantastic photo opportunities like this. 🏔 We want to see your autumn and winter photos, so please share them with us across any of our social platforms 📷
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Stirling Castle
2 years
The castle team and @CplCruachan_IV hope you have a wonderful and relaxing Boxing Day. Just a reminder that the castle is closed today, but we are open again tomorrow.
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Stirling Castle
3 years
Caught our good side 👌
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Stirling Castle
4 years
We put together this wee video and hope it cheers you up while you #StayAtHome for another weekend. With love from Stirling Castle 💚
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Stirling Castle
2 years
It's the weekend and our gardens are in full bloom 🙌
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Stirling Castle
5 years
Have you been to the Church of the Holy Rude in Stirling? Just in sight from the castle walls, the coronation of the infant King James VI took place here in 1567. #FridayThoughts
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Stirling Castle
5 months
As far as gatehouses go, that is a pretty spectacular gatehouse 🏰
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Stirling Castle
5 years
This high-flying job is not for the faint-hearted! Our "over the wall" team worked hard this morning to rub down the stone work of our Great Hall before it can get limewashed in its exuberant "King's Gold" colour.
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Stirling Castle
4 years
Welcome back – our gates are open once more! 😍 We’re excited for you to explore the castle again this August and have put thorough safety measures in place - we’re ‘Good to Go’! For tickets and more info visit .
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Stirling Castle
5 months
When you visit the Castle you're faced with a choice almost immediately, garden or great hall? Which archway are you going through first? 🤔🏰
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Stirling Castle
2 years
How stunning is this image of @TheWallaceMon ? 😍
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Stirling Castle
6 years
Some LOVELY pictures to start off Monday morning! One of our managers snapped these images of the 🦁Lion🦁 & the 🦄Unicorn🦄 getting their gold bits done! We rarely get the chance to get up close to these statues that sit on top of the Great Hall. #MondayMotivation
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Stirling Castle
4 years
We are THRILLED that our long standing neighbour @TheWallaceMon are re-opening their doors to visitors again today. Welcome back, folks 💚
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Stirling Castle
2 months
This is one of our favourite angles of the Castle. It's quite tree-mendous 🌳🌳🌳
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Stirling Castle
2 years
We hope you had a fantastic weekend! 🥰
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Stirling Castle
5 months
An incredible photo to start your March with. 📷 @scotdrone thanks for tagging us 😍
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Stirling Castle
3 years
Happy #InternationalBagpipeDay ! 💙 We enjoy looking back at fond memories of when pipe bands have performed at the castle, and are looking forward to when the spectacular sound of bagpipes can fill our gardens again.
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Stirling Castle
2 years
What a beautiful sight at the castle this morning 😍
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Stirling Castle
6 years
This is the final week of our late night openings! Stirling Castle will be open until 8pm on Tuesday and Thursday, last admission 7.15pm,
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Stirling Castle
3 years
Happy Sunday from Stirling Castle - we never tire of this amazing view! ❤️
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Stirling Castle
2 years
We hear it’s #NationalWalkingMonth ! Here is a (very) quick tour of some of the great highlights you can see when walking the castle grounds! Can you spot the @ArgyllsMuseum on the way? 👀
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Stirling Castle
4 years
Good Morning 😍
@DeKervella
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4 years
Stirling Castle sunset, Scotland.🤩
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Stirling Castle
2 years
Happy #SummerSolstice from Stirling Castle 🧡
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Stirling Castle
3 years
We are sending you some Stirling views to get your Saturday started. Have a great weekend, everyone! 🧡
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Stirling Castle
2 years
Happy Friday and well done to everyone who made it through their first week back at work. 🙌 Here's a stunning shot of a wintery Stirling as your reward.
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Stirling Castle
3 months
#Stirling900 launches tomorrow at the castle!🏰 At 9am, the castle gates will open with the Earl of Mar, a piper, banners and living history performers, before the castle opens at 9.30am. Celebrate the 900th anniversary of the Royal Burgh of Stirling🎉
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Stirling Castle
3 years
Happy Hogmanay ❤️ Thank you to everyone who visited us this year and those who are following us on Twitter. We wish you a great start to 2022! 🎵We'll tak a cup o' kindness yet For days of auld lang syne 🎵
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At the end of the year, a little perspective is always a good thing. The same is true of photos. Our perspective on this photo is the castle looks great when viewed from any perspective 🤭
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Stirling Castle
4 years
🚨 It's the 2 weeks until re-opening klaxon! Who is excited? 🙋🙋‍♂️
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Stirling Castle
3 years
Happy #SpringEquinox from Stirling Castle 🌸☘️ We can’t wait for you to walk through our beautiful gardens again 💛
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Stirling Castle
4 years
Wishing everyone a Happy New Year when the clock strikes midnight! 💜 We love this image of the castle from a few years ago all lit up by amazing fireworks. This really has been a year like no other, so to our friends and visitors from all over the world - here’s to 2021! 🎇
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Stirling Castle
1 year
Happy #WorldPhotoDay 📷 We're so lucky here at Stirling Castle to have some of the best views around. When you add the Castle into the foreground, magic happens 🥰🌄 What are your favourite views of the castle?
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Stirling Castle
3 years
When walking the wall walk at the castle, you might notice this perfectly round hole in it. One explanation for it is that it was created by stonemasons for a young Mary Queen of Scots, so she can look out for court members returning from their hunt. #WednesdayWisdom
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Stirling Castle
3 years
Autumn might just be our favourite season🧡
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Stirling Castle
6 years
*searches for Castle memes* *gets a load of gifs featuring @NathanFillion * #MusMeme
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Stirling Castle
5 years
Here is a great #TBT image from last week - thanks for sharing! :)
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Stirling Castle
2 years
Nothing beats a sunrise over the River Forth 🧡
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Stirling Castle
4 years
Miss those castle views? You're in luck! Have a look through 8 fantastic 360° panoramic images on our blog and let us know your favourite castle spot. 👉
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Stirling Castle
5 years
Happy Monday! To start off your week right, we take you on a wee tour around the castle. #MondayMotivation
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Stirling Castle
3 years
It was #OTD in 1746 that the last ever siege of the castle took place when the Jacobite army fired at the castle from Gowan Hill. The attack was brought to a quick end due to the castle's vastly superior military equipment, which resulted in a great loss of Jacobite lives.
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Stirling Castle
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This weekend marks the anniversary of one of the Battle of Bannockburn. 710 years ago today, the battle was fought on the boggy plain just two miles south of the castle. Celebrate the 750th Anniversary of Robert the Bruce with activities across Scotland:
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Stirling Castle
2 years
We love being part of the great town of Stirling 😍
@VisitScotland
VisitScotland
3 years
Packed full of history and culture, Stirling is where it's at! 😍🙌 Have you visited this iconic city yet? 🙋‍♀️ #Stirling2025 📍 Stirling Castle 📷 IG/artfulpix_ #ScotlandIsCalling
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Stirling Castle
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Have you heard that Doune Castle reopens on 26 August? You might recognise it from Outlander, Game of Thrones or Monty Python and the Holy Grail. The popular filming location is only a 20 minute drive from Stirling. You can now book double castle fun at .
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Stirling Castle
2 years
Merry Christmas from all of us at Stirling Castle 🎄 Remember that we are closed today and tomorrow.
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Stirling Castle
4 years
We love the long and bright summer days in Scotland - but our Royal Palace also doesn't look half bad at nighttime 💫
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Stirling Castle
9 years
Voices in your head... Both @neil_oliver_ & @writer_dg have characters that come alive and control their own story #bookweekscot #outlander
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Stirling Castle
4 years
#DYK today is #InternationalBagpipeDay ? 🎶 We are lucky enough to welcome pipe bands from all over the world during the summer. We can't wait for the sound of pipes to return to our Queen Anne Gardens over the next few months! #TuesdayThoughts
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Stirling Castle
6 years
Fantastic news! We were delighted to welcome our 500,000th visitor to Stirling Castle today! This lucky family of six, from South Africa 🇿🇦 and New Zealand🇳🇿, now live in Germany 🇩🇪 and they walk away with Stirling Castle goodie bag!
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Stirling Castle
9 months
One of the perks of being on a volcanic crag perched above a spectacular city is the stunning views from and of the Castle. This photo, for instance 🤭📷🥰
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Stirling Castle
2 years
It's worth looking up when you next visit the castle - you never know what you might spot 🌼
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