Royal Court of Scotland
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The Royal Court of Scotland was the administrative, political and artistic centre of the Kingdom of Scotland. It emerged in the tenth century and continued until it ceased to function when James VI in
The Stirling Heads, carved roundels on the roof of the King's Chamber in Stirling Castle, include many members of the court of James V
The seal of Walter Fitzalan (1106–77), the first hereditary Royal Stewart
The first Great Seal of Mary Queen of Scots (1542–67)
Detail from the so-called 'Hertford sketch' of Edinburgh in 1544, showing Holyrood Palace, described as 'the kyng of Skotts palas' and the main site for council meetings
Stirling Castle
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Stirling Castle, located in Stirling, is one of the largest and most historically and architecturally important castles in Scotland. The castle sits atop an intrusive crag, which forms part of the Sti
Royal Court of Scotland
…successors, who attempted to embody national and dynastic identity. In the later Middle Ages the king moved between royal castles, particularly Perth and Stirling, but continued to hold judicial sessions throughout the kingdom. Edinburgh only began to emerge as the capital in the reign of James III (r. 1460–88…
Aerial view of Stirling Castle
Statue of Robert the Bruce on the castle esplanade
Mowbray refuses to let Edward II into the castle.
The north gate of the castle, at the lower left, is probably the oldest part of the castle, dating partly from the 1380s.