History Trail

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Facts & photos from my historical travels.

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    , the new textiles exhibition , celebrates the collections of seven women who understood the artistic, social and cultural importance of textiles

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    The current was built between 1927 and 1933 in the  style, & was intended as a memorial to the 3,225 who died on active service in 

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    Completed in 1888, the has for over a hundred years been the headquarters of successive councils serving the City of

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  4. 27. sij

    The Stirling Heads are an internationally important collection of 16th century oak roundels that once graced the ceilings of James V’s

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  5. 26. sij

    statue in - a noted Highland outlaw whose reputation as a Scottish  was exaggerated in ’s 1818 novel 'Rob Roy'

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  6. 25. sij

    The National Museum of Rural Life tells the history of how people worked the land, but it also has various folklore-related items, including a collection of charms

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  7. 24. sij

    The foundation stone of the Municipal Buildings, Stirling, was laid on Saturday 11th July 1914 by King during a royal tour of central and eastern Scotland

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  8. 23. sij

    The monument was designed by George Cruikshank, a caricaturist & book illustrator, who illustrated works by

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    Have you been to Mar's Wark? It's just down the road from us 👇

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  10. 22. sij

    From 1914 to 1921 and again from 1939 to 1948, was unable to function as a gallery and museum, as it was requisitioned for military purposes

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  11. 21. sij

    Around 1800 the Army bought Argyll's Lodging for use as a military hospital, due to lack of space in neighbouring . It was used as such until 1964, when it was turned into a youth hostel

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  12. 19. sij

    Mar's Wark was built 1570–1572 as the main residence of the Erskine family in , whose chief was keeper of nearby

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  13. 18. sij

    Several Scottish Kings and Queens were crowned at , including Mary Queen of Scots in 1542

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  14. 16. sij

    At its peak, 2500 people lived at , many of whom had come from the poorhouses of and 

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    During the construction of what is now the , battled the school board about the design - they wanted a less expensive building, but it did eventually come in over budget

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  16. 13. sij

    . was built on top of an extinct volcano, and its geographical location made it one of the best defended fortresses in Scottish history

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  17. 12. sij

    The keep of 's was originally 82 feet high, with 15 feet thick walls, and the castle was once considered to be "one of the most important military strongholds in Scotland"

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  18. 11. sij

    Edinburgh's building dates from c.1900, built as an extension to the  newspaper office, & later becoming part of the city’s fruit and vegetable market

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  19. 10. sij

    Founded in 1451, is the fourth-oldest university in the English-speaking world.

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  20. 9. sij

    .'s Fashion & Style gallery brings together eye-catching creations by designers including & , with beautiful outfits from previous centuries

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