What is recorded here
Stirling Castle, Lower Back Walk is a post Medieval road beside the castle rocks. It is a place where people walked past stone, water and danger before roads had names. The castle tower still stands above the walk like a marker for every choice made in that valley.
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Stirling Castle, Lower Back Walk as Road (post Medieval). 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, Lower Back Walk is part of the historic Stirling Castle complex, a major royal and military stronghold in Scotland, originally built in the 12th century and significantly expanded during the Wars of Scottish Independence. It is important as a key site in Scottish history, associated with figures such as Robert the Bruce and Mary, Queen of Scots, and as a strategic location controlling the central Lowlands.
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Places near here
Stirling Castle, PalacePalace (16th Century) · 137 yd
Stirling Castle, Queen Anne GardenSundial (period Unassigned) · 149 yd
Stirling BridgeSword (period Unassigned) · 149 yd
Stirling, Butt WellSpring (period Unassigned) · 186 yd
Robert the Bruce MonumentMemorial · 283 yd
Gowan HillMountain / peak · 339 yd
Wilson MonumentMemorial · 417 yd
Smith Art Gallery & MuseumMuseum · 608 yd
Mote HillMountain / peak · 679 yd