We commemorate the death of John Baird and Andrew Hardie on this day in 1820. The two men were executed for treason on the 8th September 1820 for their part […]
If you look at the Doune Burgh coat of arms, a distinctive feature on it highlights an important object in history of the village: the pistol. Gunsmith Thomas Caddell moved […]
Amongst the papers of the Clan MacGregor held at the Council Archives there are bundles of accounts relating to the attendance of Clan members at the visit of King George […]
This post, another in our series to celebrate Scotland’s Year of Stories, concerns a man accused of witchcraft in the 1620s. Stephen Maltman was brought in front of the Stirling […]
In the Parish of Balfron nearly 100 years ago, the Parish Council was faced with a rather mysterious couple when an out of work man and woman applied for poor […]
If you go for a walk in Milton and cross the footbridge over the Bannockburn you will walk past a wee plaque on the side of a well saying the […]
So, you must have been to the National Trust Bannockburn Centre? To have joined the thousands to pay homage to our greatest battle, where Scotland’s freedom was secured? But have […]
If you pay close enough attention you can find ferocious wolves all over Stirling…no don’t worry this is not a rewilding project gone amok, but rather one of our proud […]
Stirling Castle, built originally in the early twelfth century (although the site has is likely to have been a stronghold since the iron age or earlier), and standing in its […]
Over the five days of the Off The Page Book Festival, this blog will be featuring posts under the heading Myth Busters, written by Council Archaeologist Murray Cook and Council […]
