Mar’s Wark

Mar's Wark is a ruined building in built 1570–1572 by John Erskine, Regent of Scotland and Earl of Mar, and now in the care of Historic Scotland.
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  • Type: Ruins
  • Description: ruined building in Stirling built 1570–1572
  • Also known as: “Stirling, Mar’s Wark, uncompleted residence”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Stirling Castle and Church of the Holy Rude.

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, 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. is situated 1,300 feet northwest of Mar’s Wark.

Church
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The is the medieval parish church of , . It is named after the Holy Rood, a relic of the True Cross on which Jesus was crucified.

Museum
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Cowane's Hospital is a 17th-century almshouse in the Old Town of , Scotland. It was established in 1637 with a bequest of 40,000 merks from the estate of the merchant John Cowane.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Stirling and Raploch.

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

Village
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is a village in the city of , Scotland. It has a population of 250 and is the site of the historic . It is situated by the and the only road access to the village is along Ladysneuk Road from Alloa Road in Causewayhead.

Mar’s Wark

Latitude
56.12112° or 56° 7′ 16″ north
Longitude
-3.94422° or 3° 56′ 39″ west
Open location code
9C8R43C4+C8
Open­Street­Map ID
way 136841160
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­ruins
Wiki­data ID
Q3917638
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In Other Languages

“Mar’s Wark” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Mar’s Wark”

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Highlights include Argyll’s Lodging and Tolbooth.

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