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Stirling castle

Stirling Castle is an historic castle in Stirling, Scotland. The castle sits atop the castle hill, a volcanic crag, and is surrounded on three sides by steep cliffs. The castle is a national monument, and is managed by the Historic Scotland agency.

It is the headquarters of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders regiment, although the regiment is no longer garrisoned there. The regimental museum is located within the castle.

Main events in castle's history:

• Sieges of Stirling Castle
• Coronation of Mary Queen of Scots (1543)

Stirling Castle has also been the name of several ships:

• a warship, lost off Ramsgate in Kent in 1703
• a liner, built in Belfast in 1935 and scrapped in 1966

External links

• Historic Scotland
• More information at Undiscovered Scotland
• The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
• The castle's history

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