Stirling Castle

Stirling Castle is a hill in , and has an elevation of 344 feet. Stirling Castle is situated nearby to the suburb , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Stirling Castle and Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Regimental Museum.

, 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.

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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Raploch and Stirling.

Suburb
, known locally as The or The Raptap, is a district of the city of , which lies to the south of the in central .

is a city in the central lowlands of Scotland, and historically the county town of . 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.

Suburb
, known locally as The , is a district of the city of on the North Bank of the in central .

Stirling Castle

Latitude
56.12422° or 56° 7′ 27″ north
Longitude
-3.94962° or 3° 56′ 59″ west
Elevation
344 feet (105 metres)
Open location code
9C8R43F2+M5
Geo­Names ID
12610913
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