Stirling Castle, counter guard Detail of spur battery

Description Stirling Castle, counter guard Detail of spur battery

Date c. 1960

Collection Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu

Catalogue Number ST 896

Category Photographs and Off-line Digital Images

Copies SC 800297

Scope and Content French Spur, Stirling Castle, Stirling, from south This view from the south, taken in about 1960, shows the French Spur, a battery which was built in about 1559, on the east flank of a larger spur battery on the south front of the castle. When the outer defences were rebuilt in 1708-14, to designs by Theodore Dury, this was the only part of the early work to survive. The oldest surviving part of the castle dates from the late-14th century, and the palace constructed by James V is still largely intact. The Chapel Royal was added in 1594, and during the reign of Queen Anne the fortifications were upgraded. It remained in military use until the 1960s, and has since been much restored and opened to the public under the care of Historic Scotland. Stirling Castle is strategically situated on the best route by land between lowland and highland Scotland, and the rock on which it sits has probably been inhabited since prehistoric times. It was both fortress and royal palace, and has some of the best of both types of architecture in Scotland. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.

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