Stirling Castle
Stirling Castle is a hill in Stirling, Scotland and has an elevation of 344 feet. Stirling Castle is situated nearby to the suburb Raploch, as well as near Riverside.Places of Interest
Highlights include Stirling Castle and Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Regimental Museum.
Stirling Castle
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 Stirling Sill geological formation.
Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Regimental Museum
Museum
Photo: Janfrie1988, Public domain.
The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders is a light infantry company and was a line infantry regiment of the British Army that existed from 1881 until amalgamation into the Royal Regiment of Scotland on 28 March 2006.
Chapel Royal, Stirling Castle
Church
Photo: Uriah Welcome, CC BY 2.0.
Chapel Royal, Stirling Castle is a church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Raploch and Stirling.
Raploch
Suburb
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Raploch, known locally as The Raploch or The Raptap, is a district of the city of Stirling, which lies to the south of the River Forth in central Scotland.
Stirling
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Stirling is a city in the central lowlands of Scotland, and historically the county town of Stirlingshire. For centuries this was the main route between the Highlands and the Lowlands, guarded by the castle on its battleship of a crag, and with the River Forth sweeping round as a moat.
Cornton
Suburb
Photo: Greg Morss, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cornton, known locally as The Cornton, is a district of the city of Stirling on the North Bank of the River Forth in central Scotland.
Stirling Castle
- Type: Hill with an elevation of 344 feet
- Category: landform
- Location: Stirling, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
56.12422° or 56° 7′ 27″ northLongitude
-3.94962° or 3° 56′ 59″ westElevation
344 feet (105 metres)Open location code
9C8R43F2+M5GeoNames ID
12610913
This page is based on GeoNames, Wikidata, and Wikimedia Commons.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Satellite Map
Discover Stirling Castle from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
Places with the Same Name
Discover other places named “Stirling Castle”.
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Riverside and Shore.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Orchard House Day Hospital and Kildean Day Hospital.
Scotland: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen, and Dundee.
Curious Hills to Discover
Uncover intriguing hills from every corner of the globe.