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Stirling Castle Forework (1500-1510)

A Category A Listed Building in Stirling, Stirling

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Coordinates

Latitude: 56.1236 / 56°7'24"N

Longitude: -3.9473 / 3°56'50"W

OS Eastings: 279044

OS Northings: 694025

OS Grid: NS790940

Mapcode National: GBR 1C.L16J

Mapcode Global: WH4P6.BBLX

Plus Code: 9C8R43F3+C3

Entry Name: Stirling Castle Forework (1500-1510)

Listing Date: 4 November 1965

Category: A

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 387232

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB41137

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200387232

Location: Stirling

County: Stirling

Town: Stirling

Electoral Ward: Stirling North

Traditional County: Stirlingshire

Tagged with: Gatehouse

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Description

John Lackhart and John Yorkstoun, master masons, 1500-1510.
Originally; gatehouse with twin round towers flanked by
D-plan towers all originally with corbelled parapets and
conical roofs with curtain walls, stretching to Princes Tower
and Elphistone Tower both rectangular in plan at angles.

Statement of Interest

Scheduled Ancient Monument, No 90291.

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