This mighty fortress was a powerful statement of the Duke of Albany's status as governor of the Scottish Kingdom.
Strong and defensible yet with luxurious accommodation, Doune was every bit the royal residence. Albany ruled on behalf of . . . — — Map (db m91376) HM
Defeat at the castle seems to have utterly disheartened King Arthur ... The ferocity of the French taunting took him completely by surprise and Arthur became convinced that a new strategy was required if the quest for the Holy Grail were to be . . . — — Map (db m82100) HM
"For God and St. Andrew"
Robert the Bruce
King of Scots
Planted his standard
near this spot
when the
Scottish Patriots
under the command
vanquished the Army of
Edward II of England at
the Battle of
Bannockburn
24th . . . — — Map (db m85598) HM
The National Wallace Monument was opened in 1869 to celbrate Scotland's national hero Sir William Wallace. It was here, with Sir Andrew Moray, that he rallied his band of fighters on the 11th Septemeber 1297, and fought and defeated at the Battle of . . . — — Map (db m85595) HM WM
In early September 1297 a mighty army arrived in Stirling to put down Scots resistance to English rule. The Scots allowed around half the invaders to advance across the narrow bridge over the Forth. Then William Wallace and the Scots swept forward . . . — — Map (db m85596) HM
