WE visited St. Andrew’s Castle.  Very picturesque, but also very cool because in the sixteenth century, during a siege of the castle, the attacking forces tried to undermine the walls.  The army inside the walls dug a counter mine, and fought them off in the tunnel.  You read about this kind of thing but rarely [...]

For Monty Python fans…we visited the castle where Monty Python filmed a number of the castle scenes in ‘Monty Python and the Holy Grail…’

We were treated to a State Reception at Stirling Castle last night.  The reception was hosted by the Provost of Stirling and the Minister for Culture of Scotland.  It was held in the Great Hall of Stirling Castle.  A very wonderful evening in an incredible castle.

The University of Stirling is a wonderful place to attend a conference.  It is located in the cultural “heart” of Scotland, near many famous battles and castles.  Overlooking the campus is a monument to one of the more famous Scottish historic champions, William Wallace.  The monument is located at his encampment where he watched the [...]