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Walk Stirling in 1540

AI rebuilds Stirling street by street, and you walk through it in your browser.

Historic Places, Rebuilt · City walk

James V's Stirling, 1540

Stirling in 1540 is a royal centre clinging to its crag: the Stewart court at the palace on Castle Hill, the burgh crowded along the ridge, and the King's hunting park beyond. The walk follows the approach from the Carse across the bridge, up through the market and burgh lanes, around the castle's façades and gardens, and into the royal outskirts and parkland.

36 scenes — 24 streets, squares and views, 12 interiors to step inside. Planned from the Wikipedia record of Stirling as it stood in 1540 (“Stirling Castle”).

The route, scene by scene

  1. 1. Carse of Stirling
  2. 2. Stirling Bridge
  3. 3. Bridge Street
  4. 4. The Mercat Cross
  5. ↳ Tolbooth Council Chamber · interior
  6. 5. High Street
  7. ↳ Mercat Cloth Hall · interior
  8. 6. Church of the Holy Rude
  9. ↳ Nave of Holy Rude · interior
  10. 7. Castle Wynd
  11. ↳ Master Mason's Workshop · interior
  12. 8. Castle Hill
  13. 9. Forework Gate
  14. ↳ Forework Gate Guardroom · interior
  15. 10. Outer Defences
  16. 11. Palace Forecourt
  17. ↳ Palace Kitchens at Work · interior
  18. 12. Palace Façade
  19. 13. Great Hall Exterior
  20. ↳ Great Hall at Feast · interior
  21. 14. Chapel Royal
  22. ↳ Chapel Royal Interior · interior
  23. 15. Stirling Heads Frontage
  24. ↳ Painted Chamber with Stirling Heads · interior
  25. 16. King's Knot
  26. 17. King's Old Building
  27. ↳ King's Painted Bedchamber · interior
  28. 18. Ballengeich
  29. 19. King's Park
  30. 20. Gowan Hill
  31. 21. Royal Stables
  32. ↳ Royal Stables Interior · interior
  33. 22. French Spur Approach
  34. 23. Castle Esplanade
  35. 24. Western Battlements
  36. ↳ Western Battlements Armoury · interior