This beautifully preserved record is the earliest surviving presbytery minute book in the whole of Scotland. It dates from the very first days of presbyteries in Scotland after the decision […]
‘Great GOD!!! Shall the fair land of Caledonia be in reality contaminated by the sacrilegious feet of Frenchman?” Within the Stirling Council Archives Murray of Polmaise collection, there is a […]
CH2/1026/2 Stirling’s earliest written reference to golf. Holy Rude Kirk Session minutes, 30th January 1621 David Hart is recorded here being brought in front of the Stirling Kirk Session for […]
Within the Stirling Burgh collection at Stirling Council Archives there are some very special architectural plans of the Wallace Monument. Recently conserved, the original plans by architect Thomas Rochead were […]
Stirling Council Archives will be holding an Explore Your Archive event on Sat 21st November. Keep an eye on our Events page for more details.
This paper surviving from the 18th century gives a unique insight into the voting system before the reforms of 1832, anxieties relating to the Jacobites on the part of the […]
In this extract from the earliest surviving Kirk Session minutes for the Stirling area we can gain a glimpse of the often rather undisciplined behaviour of our forebears. First, in […]
Royal Warrant granted to the City of Stirling In 2001, a competition was launched by The Lord Chancellors Department to create Scotland’s sixth city. The competition was part of a […]
In 1832 Parliament passed two laws which would change the electoral system in Britain: the English and Welsh Reform Act and the Scottish Reform Act. Prior to 1832 there was […]
The Marriage and Baptism Register of Holy Trinity Church, Stirling is a remarkable record for many reasons. The register was created after long period of uncertainty and repression for Episcopalians. […]
