Stirling Castle

Stirling Castle, located in , is one of the largest and most historically and architecturally important castles in . The castle sits atop an intrusive crag, which forms part of the Stirling Sill geological formation.
  • Tourist attraction
  • …lies at an elevation of around 280 feet (80 metres)
  • …is partly wheelchair accessible
  • Opening hours: 9:30 AM–5:00 PM
  • Description: castle in Stirling, Scotland, UK
  • Address: Castle Esplanade, FK8 1EJ

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Regimental Museum and Chapel Royal, Stirling Castle.
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Museum
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Places in the Area

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Latitude
56.12408° or 56° 7′ 27″ north
Longitude
-3.94792° or 3° 56′ 53″ west
Open location code
9C8R43F2+JR
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Welsh—“Stirling Castle” goes by many names.
Stirling-kasteelAfrikaans
قلعة ستيرلينغArabic
Ստիրլինգ ամրոցArmenian
Sterlinq qalasıAzerbaijani
Stirling gazteluaBasque
Stirlingeko gazteluaBasque
СтэрлінгBelarusian
Kastell SruighleaBreton
Castell de StirlingCatalan
史特靈城堡Chinese
斯德零故宫Chinese
斯特灵城堡Chinese
斯特陵城堡Chinese
斯特靈城堡Chinese
StirlingCzech
Stirling CastleDanish
Stirling CastleDutch
Kastelo de StirlingEsperanto
Kastelo StirlingEsperanto
Stirling CastleEsperanto
Stirlingin linnaFinnish
Castelo de StirlingGalician
Κάστρο του ΣτέρλινγκGreek
טירת סטירלינגHebrew
טירת סטרלינגHebrew
स्टर्लिंग किलाHindi
Stirling váraHungarian
Istana StirlingIndonesian
Caisteal ShruighleaIrish
Caisteal SruighleaIrish
Castello di StirlingItalian
Stirling castleItalian
スターリング城Japanese
Стерлинг қамалыKazakh
Стерлинг сарайыKazakh
스털링성Korean
Stērlingas pilsLatvian
Stirling CastleNorwegian
Stirling CastleNorwegian Bokmål
Stirling CastleNorwegian Nynorsk
دژ استرلینگPersian
Zamek w StirlingPolish
Замок СтерлингRussian
Замок СтирлингRussian
СтерлингRussian
Stirlin CastleScots
Caisteal ShruighleaScottish Gaelic
Caisteal SruighleaScottish Gaelic
grad StirlingSlovenian
Stirling CastleSlovenian
Stirling CastleSwedish
Stirling CastleThai
ปราสาทสเตอร์ลิงThai
Stirling KalesiTurkish
СтерлінгUkrainian
اسٹرلنگ قلعہUrdu
اسٹرلنگ کیسلUrdu
Castell StirlingWelsh

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