The Palace, Stirling Castle
Description
- Media Type
- Image
- Item Type
- Postcards
- Description
- Postcard of Stirling Castle, Scotland.
- Notes
- Stirling Castle dates from the 15th and 16th centuries.
- Inscriptions
- Reverse notes by Rev. R.B. Layton:
Fort here from pre-histoic times. Residence of Stuart House. Jas I, Jas. IV & V born in Stirling. Jas. V crowned here (Lady of Lake). Parliament House ...once largest. Mary Queen of Scots lived here 4 years. Jas. VI educated here. The Chapel Royal was built by Jas. ... for baptism of his son Henry. Douglas room. Jas. II stabbed ... in 1452.
Seven battlefields seen from Castle. 1. Cambuskenneth 843 Picts & S. 2. Stirling Bridge 1297 Wallace & Eng. 3. B'... 1314.. 4. ... 1488 ... (Jas. III killed). 6. Sheriffmuir 1715, 7 mi. 7. Selkirk 1298 Wallace & Eng. 7. Selkirk 1746 (rebellion). - Date of Original
- ca. 1908
- Subject(s)
- Local identifier
- OILL0157
- Language of Item
- English
- Geographic Coverage
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Latitude: 56.1210604250441 Longitude: -3.88916015625
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- Copyright Statement
- Public domain: Copyright has expired according to Canadian law. No restrictions on use.
- Contact
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