What is recorded here
Stirling Castle Esplanade marks a 19th-century boundary stone, yet the exact line it guarded has faded from memory. The stone still stands near Stirling Castle, waiting for someone to remember which side belonged to whom.
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Stirling Castle Esplanade as Boundary Stone (19th Century). 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 Esplanade is a 19th-century boundary stone associated with the development and fortification efforts around Stirling Castle, a historically significant site in Scottish military history. It is remembered as part of the broader landscape of Stirling, a key strategic location in Scotland's Wars of Independence.
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Places near here
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