Stirling
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Stirling is a city in central Scotland, 26 miles north-east of Glasgow and 37 miles north-west of Edinburgh. The city is surrounded by rich farmland and had a royal citadel, the medieval old town with
Stirling Castle
Stirling Bridge in sun
The Wallace Monument, Stirling
Statue of Robert the Bruce, Stirling Castle
Battle of Stirling Bridge
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The Battle of Stirling Bridge was fought during the First War of Scottish Independence. On 11 September 1297, the forces of Andrew Moray and William Wallace defeated the combined English forces of Joh
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…Bridge in 1297 and at the nearby village of Bannockburn in 1314 involving Andrew Moray and William Wallace, and Robert the Bruce respectively. After the Battle of Stirling Bridge, Moray and Wallace wrote to Hanseatic League leaders in Lübeck and Hamburg to encourage trade between Scottish and German ports. There were also several…
A Victorian depiction of the battle. The bridge collapse suggests that the artist has been influenced by Blind Harry's account.
The Goosecroft Friar: A Memorial to a Dominican Friar who may have been a witness to the Scottish Wars of Independence.
The present-day Stirling Bridge
Stirling Bridge from the south bank of the River Forth with the Wallace Monument in the background