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3 unusual facts about Stirling Castle


Perfect Square

Included on the DVD release is a bonus documentary, A Stirling Performance, chronicling the band's three-night stand at Stirling Castle in Scotland in July 1999.

Test Dept

The group were noted for large-scale events in unusual site-specific locations, such as Waterloo station, Cannon Street station, Stirling Castle and the disused St Rollox Railway Works in Glasgow.

West Dean College

As well as new designs, the Studio is also engaged in recreating the 16th century 'The Hunt of the Unicorn' tapestries, part of a twelve year project for Historic Scotland, for the refurbishment of Stirling Castle.


1706 Establishment

Following the loss of four 70-gun ships in a single night during the Great Storm on 27 November 1703, four replacements were ordered from the Royal Dockyards just three weeks later - the Northumberland, Resolution and Stirling Castle being launched in 1705 and the Nassau in 1707.

Alexander Crichton of Brunstane

After the battle of Pinkie on 10 September 1547, Alexander travelled with the English Norroy Herald, Gilbert Dethick, carrying messages between the Privy Council of Scotland and Mary of Guise at Stirling Castle and Lord Hertford.

Luis Vicente de Velasco e Isla

The fleet detached four ships of the line for this purpose: HMS Stirling Castle, HMS Dragon, HMS Marlborough and HMS Cambridge.

Stirling High School, East London

The Stirlng Castle was named after the real Stirling Castle that is to be found in Stirling in Scotland, which many Stirling staff members and past pupils have visited over the years.


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