Hotel near Stirling Castle and History

The hotel is ideally located as a base from which to explore this ancient city and the many attractions of Braveheart country, Trossachs National Park and Highland Scotland beyond.

Centrally located to most of Scotland's major cities and only a half hour drive from both Glasgow and Edinburgh. Stirling benefits from easy access being minutes from the main arterial motorway and having excellent railway links.

When visiting Scotland and Stirling its essential to make a visit to Stirling Castle. Its location rivals even Edinburgh's Castle for sheer magnificence as it sits on its high volcanic rock, visible for many miles in every direction. The Castle is in the care of Historic Scotland and is open to the public all year round. A site as important as the castle rock at Stirling, guarding as it does the lowest crossing point of the River Forth, would have been of strategic interest to anyone wanting to control central Scotland. And it is sadly only an attractive theory that the legend of Camelot is based on a castle here during King Arthur's conquest of parts of Scotland in the 6th Century. During a long and bloody history Stirling Castle has been attacked or besieged at least 16 times. Three battles have been fought in its immediate vicinity, two of which were turning points in Scottish history.

WILLIAM WALLACE began a war campaign against the English after Edward I invaded Scotland in 1296, when the historic war of Independence began. The monument is on the Abbey Craig, a rocky crag from which William Wallace and his men watched the English army gathered on the South side of Stirling Bridge. This historic monument has 246 steps take you to the top, and there are three chambers where you can stop for breath during your climb.

Look at Wallace's famous double-handed broadsword, learn about Wallace's struggle to free Scotland from English rule. In the Scottish Hall of Heroes you will meet other great Scots sculpted in marble. Writers, explorers, inventors and statesmen including, Robert the Bruce, Sir Walter Scott, David Livingstone, Robert Burns and James Watt. Visit William Wallace Monument Scottish History at the Terraces Hotel Stirling Scotland.

TROSSACHS NATIONAL PARK embraces diverse landscapes from the high country of Breadalbane to the sea lochs of Argyll. The Highland Boundary Fault cuts through the Park, dividing the gentle Lowlands from the rugged terrain of the Highlands. The Park is divided into four distinct areas. Loch Lomond, The Trossachs, Argyll Forest and Breadalbane.

LOCH LOMOND has the largest surface area of fresh water Loch in the Scotland. The Loch is 24 miles long and five miles wide and at its deepest point is some 600 feet deep. On the Loch there are approximately 38 Islands, some of them inhabited. Loch Lomond must be the worlds most famous Loch and has been much written about, both in song and verse. The area is renowned for its beauty and tranquility and offers picture postcard views around every corner. So when visiting Loch Lomond National Park Terraces Hotel Stirling Scotland is the base for you.


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