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Stirling Castle

Stirling Castle is a castle in Stirling. It holds the status of a scheduled monument. Close by, Cambuskenneth Abbey is 1.9 km away, one of 31 within 15 km.

Where

In Stirling

inside the locality

Run by

Historic Environment Scotland

a national heritage body

How well known

Top 1%

#40 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 17–20°C

In brief

Castle in Stirling

One of the best-known places to visit in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

#40 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (43 Wikipedias). About ↓

Inside Stirling

Stirling Castle is inside Stirling’s locality, with 12 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Cared for by Historic Environment Scotland

One of the places Historic Environment Scotland looks after; members usually get in free. About ↓

Scheduled monument

On the official list of protected heritage; Stirling has 460 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NRS’s localities and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

Weather, month by month

From June to September, Stirling sees highs of 17–20°C.

Jan7° / 1°117 mm

Feb8° / 2°89 mm

Mar10° / 3°79 mm

Apr13° / 4°54 mm

May16° / 7°60 mm

Jun18° / 10°67 mm

Jul20° / 11°78 mm

Aug20° / 11°80 mm

Sep17° / 9°77 mm

Oct13° / 6°107 mm

Nov10° / 3°105 mm

Dec7° / 1°112 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Stirling, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Stirling. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Stirling’s full climate →

About

Stirling Castle

The site is kept up by Historic Environment Scotland. Its Wikipedia coverage spans 43 languages.

Stirling’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Castle
Run by: Historic Environment Scotland
Listed: Scheduled monument
Wikipedias: Covered in 43 languages
Town: in Stirling
Official site: stirlingcastle.scot

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

The map

Stirling Castle and what surrounds it

The numbers show what else is near Stirling Castle, in the order listed below.

Towns near it

Which town is nearest

Stirling, with 38,590 people, is the largest of the 8. Every town below has its own grades, prices and places to visit.

1 · It’s in town

Stirling

38,590 people · 21 places to visit

2 · 1.9 km north of it

Bridge of Allan

4,744 people · 18 places to visit

3 · 3.4 km southeast of it

Bannockburn

6,587 people · 14 places to visit

4 · 4.5 km southeast of it

Fallin

2,769 people · 15 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Stirling Castle is	People	Places to visit
Stirling	It’s in town	38,590	21
Bridge of Allan	1.9 km north of it	4,744	18
Bannockburn	3.4 km southeast of it	6,587	14
Fallin	4.5 km southeast of it	2,769	15
Menstrie	6.5 km northeast of it	2,834	9
Cowie	6.9 km southeast of it	2,708	6
Tullibody	7.1 km east of it	8,515	10
Dunblane	7.5 km north of it	8,797	9

Make a day of it

Close to Stirling Castle

The 31 places within 15 km include 4 castles, 2 museums and an abbey or priory.

1Abbey or prioryAbbey or priory · Historic Environment ScotlandCambuskenneth Abbey1.9 km away 2

CastleDoune Castle9.3 km away 3

CathedralDunblane Cathedral7.3 km away 4

MuseumSmith Art Gallery & Museum600 m away 5

MuseumArgyll & Sutherland Highlanders Regimental HQ & Museum100 m away 6

Castle · National Trust for ScotlandAlloa Tower10 km away 7

Castle · National Trust for ScotlandMenstrie Castle6.6 km away 8

CastleAirth Castle13 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Asked about Stirling Castle

Where is Stirling Castle?

Stirling Castle is in Stirling, Stirling, inside the town’s locality.

What is Stirling Castle?

Castle in Stirling, Scotland, UK.

Who runs Stirling Castle?

Historic Environment Scotland, so members usually get in free; check opening times before you go.

When is the best time to visit Stirling Castle?

June to September are the warmest months in Stirling, with afternoon highs of 17–20°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Stirling Castle a listed building?

Yes: scheduled monument.

What else is there to see near Stirling Castle?

Within 15 km: Cambuskenneth Abbey (1.9 km), Doune Castle (9.3 km), Dunblane Cathedral (7.3 km) and Smith Art Gallery & Museum (600 m).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the NRS 2022 locality (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (7)

Doune Castle: Godot13, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Dunblane Cathedral: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Smith Art Gallery & Museum: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders Regimental HQ & Museum: Janfrie1988, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Alloa Tower: AllyD at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Menstrie Castle: John Lee, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Airth Castle: James Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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