Digging into Stirling's Past: Uncovering the Secrets of Scotland’s Smallest City

Stirling is Scotlands smallest city and one of its newest. But strangely its also the ancient capital and one of the most important locations in all of Scottish history. If you wanted to invade or to resist invasion you did it at Stirling. It has witnessed Celts Romans Britons Picts Scots Angles Vikings Edward I William Wallace Robert the Bruce Edward II Oliver Cromwell Bonnie Prince Charlie the Duke of Cumberland and even played a decisive role in D-Day.This huge history has left its mark all over this tiny place. Stirling is Scotlands best preserved medieval city boasting one of Europes finest Renaissance palaces the worlds oldest football Mary Queen of Scots coronation James IIIs grave and murder scene the site of a successful 16th century assassination of Scotlands head of state Scotlands first powered and unpowered flights Scotlands biggest royal rubbish dump one of Scotlands earliest churches Scotlands two most important battles vitrified forts Scotlands oldest and best preserved Royal Park connections to King Arthur and the Vikings Britains last beheading Scotlands largest pyramid - and its oldest resident is 4000 years old!This book tells Stirlings story through its secret nooks and crannies; the spots the tourists overlook and those that the locals have forgotten or never visited. Join Stirlings Burgh Archaeologist Dr Murray Cook as he takes you on a tour of a fascinating citys history which is full of heroes and battles grave robbing witch trials bloody beheadings violent sieges Jacobite plots assassins villains plagues Kings and Queens... and much much more besides.