Old Faces, Old Places, and Old Stories of Stirling
Author | : William Drysdale |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 396 |
Release | : 1898 |
Genre | : Stirling (Scotland) |
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Author | : William Drysdale |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 396 |
Release | : 1898 |
Genre | : Stirling (Scotland) |
ISBN | : |
Author | : David Kinnaird |
Publisher | : The History Press |
Total Pages | : 192 |
Release | : 2010-11-08 |
Genre | : Body, Mind & Spirit |
ISBN | : 0750956445 |
From heart-stopping accounts of apparitions, poltergeists and related supernatural phenomena, to first-hand encounters with phantoms and spirits, this collection of stories contains both new and well-known spooky tales from around Stirling. A whole chapter is dedicated to the mysterious goings-on at Stirling Castle, where cleaners in the King's Old Building claimed to have heard footsteps coming from the third floor — which hasn't existed since a fire in the nineteenth-century; while a 1930s photograph purports to capture the shadow of a phantom guardsman — possibly the same 'Highland Soldier' often reportedly mistaken by tourists for a castle guide. The town itself has no shortage of fascinating tales, including the story of the Old Town's most famous phantom, seventeenth-century merchant John 'Auld Staney Breeks' Cowane, whose spirit is said to inhabit his statue each Hogmanay. A playful ghost supposedly throws pots and pans around the kitchens of the Darnley Coffee House, while frequent power failures and mishaps in the Tolbooth Theatre — originally the eighteenth-century Burgh jail — are blamed upon the malicious spirit of the last man hanged, Alan Mair. Drawing on historical and contemporary sources, Haunted Stirling is guaranteed to intrigue and chill both believers and sceptics alike.
Author | : David Kinnaird |
Publisher | : The History Press |
Total Pages | : 184 |
Release | : 2011-07-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0750953500 |
From the murder of James I and the brutal torture of his betrayers to the beheading of Radical Weavers Baird and Hardie, the history of crime and punishment in Stirling's Royal Burgh has reflected the passions and prejudices of the Scottish nation. Here are shocking tales of the brutal and the bloody, the sad and the seditious, of the thieves, traitors, murderers and martyrs who shaped the destiny of those who dwell upon the Castle Rock. Richly illustrated, and filled with victims and villains, nobles, executioners and torturers, this book explores Stirling's criminal heritage and the many grim and ancient punishments exacted inside the region's churches, workhouses and schools. It is a shocking survey of our nation's penal history.
Author | : William Drysdale |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 360 |
Release | : 1904 |
Genre | : Stirling (Scotland) |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Scottish History Society |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 480 |
Release | : 1917 |
Genre | : Scotland |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Jack Gillon |
Publisher | : Amberley Publishing Limited |
Total Pages | : 162 |
Release | : 2019-09-15 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : 1445690888 |
Discover the rich history and architectural treasures of Stirling in this fascinating exploration of its buildings from across the centuries.
Author | : John Smith & Sons |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 380 |
Release | : 1926 |
Genre | : Booksellers' catalogs |
ISBN | : |
Author | : James Coleman |
Publisher | : Edinburgh University Press |
Total Pages | : 208 |
Release | : 2014-07-16 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0748676910 |
At a time when the Union between Scotland and England is once again under the spotlight, Remembering the Past in Nineteenth-Century Scotland examines the way in which Scotland's national heroes were once remembered as champions of both Scottish and British patriotism.Whereas current, popular orthodoxy claims that 19th-century Scotland was a mire of sentimental Jacobitism and kow-towing unionism, this book shows that Scotland's national heroes embodied a consistent, expressive and robust view of Scottish nationality. From the potent legacy of William Wallace and Robert the Bruce, through the controversial figure of the reformer, John Knox, to the largely neglected religious radicals, the Covenanters, these heroes once played a vital role in the formation of the virtues that made 19th-century Britain great. Examined through the prism of commemoration, this book uncovers a reading of Scotland's past entirely opposed to the now dominant narratives of medieval proto-nationalism and Calvinist misery.
Author | : Jack Gillon |
Publisher | : Amberley Publishing Limited |
Total Pages | : 166 |
Release | : 2021-11-15 |
Genre | : Photography |
ISBN | : 1398104671 |
Explore a fascinating and evocative collection of postcards depicting the Scottish city of Stirling.