Wallace Monument

May 23, 1999.Reading time 3 minutes.

One of the first things that I realized about our trip to Scotland was that everything worth seeing in Scotland is UP. I spent more time climbing hills, climbing steps, climbing…and this one is 246 steps up in a tiny circular staircase on the outer wall.

Doune

May 23, 1999.Reading time 5 minutes.

Best known as the castle in Monty Python’s Holy Grail, this is one of the tallest towers in Scotland

Blackness

May 23, 1999.Reading time 7 minutes.

This 15th century fortress looks like an enormous battleship, heading out to sea.

St Marykirk

May 23, 1999.Reading time less than 1 minute.

The longest church in Scotland at 206 feet, and the second largest parish church in Scotland

Stirling

May 23, 1999.Reading time 5 minutes.

Stirling is considered one of the strongest and most impregnable castles in Scotland.

Stirling Great Hall

May 23, 1999.Reading time 2 minutes.

A stunning interior and exterior restoration of the Great Hall of Stirling Castle

Stirling

May 23, 1999.Reading time 4 minutes.

Stirling is a wonderful town and we spend the morning wandering along the Castle Wynd and enjoying the monuments and historic buildings

Bannockburn Battlefield

May 24, 1999.Reading time 2 minutes.

Site of the Battle of Bannockburn, in 1314, where Robert the Bruce led a Highland Army and fought against the English knights on this boggy ground.

Carriden House

May 26, 1999.Reading time 3 minutes.

A wonderful 16th century manor house, now a comfortable hotel