What is recorded here

Douglas Garden, Stirling Castle. A sundial marks the edge of the royal garden, measuring daylight beside castle walls that have watched Stirling for centuries. The official record leaves its period unassigned, but the stone still catches the sun and casts a shadow across the grass.

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Stirling Castle, Douglas Garden, Sundial as Sundial (period Unassigned). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.

Stirling Castle, including the Douglas Garden and its sundial, was originally built by the Stewart kings of Scotland in the 15th and 16th centuries, with the garden and sundial likely added during the 16th century. It is important as a historic royal residence and a key example of Renaissance architecture and garden design in Scotland.

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