What a place!
We got lucky with the weather. After yesterday's downpour to day was reasonably dry and bright, but there was a stiff breeze which was bitterly cold in Stirling. The peaks to the north are already snow capped.
It sits on top of a glacial crag and completely dominates the local area.
A lot of time and effort (and money) had gone into restoring the castle over the past number of years and it seems to have all been worth it.
One of the more impressive features is the Great Hall. This has been restored to its original look of 1500.
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| Royal Palace (left) and Great Hall at Stirling Castle |
This meant removing the conversion from a hall to an army barracks, restoring the ceiling beams and whitewashing the outer walls with "Royal Gold" lime wash. The final results are impressive.
The audio tour also had lots of historical info presented as 'overheard' conversations between the Queen and her advisers. Cheesy French accents aside (reminded me of Allo Allo) it was quite entertaining.
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| Fighting a chill wind at Stirling Castle, in front of the Foreworks |
Like many of these places there is just too much info to take it all in in one go and we'll have to come back again some time soon. Hopefully it won't be quite so cold and windy so we may get a chance to see the battlements.
