24 October 2019
This Halloween we take you on a special tour around the castle, following its most famous residents and their beliefs and superstitions.
25 September 2019
Tricia Golledge from our guiding team at Stirling Castle came across a fascinating story from the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders when they were stationed at the castle in the early 1900s. We caught up with her to hear more about the tragic fate that befell a soldier at the Great Hall.
16 September 2019
Tour guide Clare Speedie takes us on a tour of the castle, points out some of its secrets and obscurities and previous inhabitants, and answers your most common questions about Stirling Castle.
8 August 2019
On International Book Lovers Day read extracts from a few of the bestselling books in which Stirling Castle is a key character.
18 July 2019
Get the inside scoop on the history of iconic ice cream van which has been serving summer treats to castle visitors for over 50 years!
5 July 2019
Rosie from the front of house team takes us behind the scenes of the recent Chapterhouse Theatre production of Wuthering Heights in the Great Hall at Stirling Castle.
30 May 2019
Stirling Castle has overseen conflict, imprisonment and more than one untimely death. From royal revenge to gruesome discoveries, this blog delves into the stronghold’s dark past.
23 April 2019
For World Book Night, Megan Murray, author of the children’s Scottish History series Maggie and The Magic Bookcase® sent us her highlights of a day of exploring at Stirling Castle.
7 December 2018
Andrew, Ewan, Alina, Hannah, Aaron, Amanda and teacher Mr Ambrose from Stirling High School, have written this guest blog for us about the work they have been carrying out with Plan Bee at the Castle. You’ll bee a fool to miss this!
21 November 2018
In 1304, Edward I, the Hammer of the Scots, besieged Stirling Castle. A rain of lead balls, Greek fire and boulders fell on the castle. It was ‘game over’ for the Scots when a terrifyingly monstrous weapon arrived on the scene.
12 November 2018
The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders based at Stirling Castle in the build-up to the First World War were kept occupied until the very last moments of peace, before daily life at the castle changed almost overnight.
