There have been several sieges of

Stirling Castle Stirling Castle, located in Stirling, is one of the largest and most historically and architecturally important castles in Scotland. The castle sits atop an Intrusive rock, intrusive Crag and tail, crag, which forms part of the Stirling Sill ge ...

, a strategically important fortification in Stirling, Scotland. *During the

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** Siege of Stirling Castle (1299), successful Scottish siege of an English garrison **

Siege of Stirling Castle (1304) After the Battle of Falkirk in 1298, it took Edward I six years to gain full control of Scotland. The last stronghold of resistance to English rule was Stirling Castle. Armed with twelve siege engines, the English laid siege to the castle in Ap ...

, successful English siege of a Scottish garrison ** Siege of Stirling Castle (1314), successful Scottish siege of an English garrison preceding the

battle of Bannockburn The Battle of Bannockburn ( or ) was fought on 23–24 June 1314, between the army of Robert the Bruce, King of Scots, and the army of King Edward II of England, during the First War of Scottish Independence. It was a decisive victory for Ro ...

** Siège of Stirling Castle (1337), unsuccessful siege by Andrew Murray *Between 1571 and 1585, the castle was besieged three times by Scottish factions during the reign of

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.Alexander Courtney, ''James VI, Britannic Prince: King of Scots and Elizabeth's Heir, 1566–1603'' (Routledge, 2024), pp. 25, 72, 83–86. * Siege of Stirling Castle (1651), successful siege by

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during the

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Siege of Stirling Castle (1746) The siege of Stirling Castle took place from 8 January to 1 February 1746, during the Jacobite rising of 1745, 1745 Rising, when a Jacobite force besieged Stirling Castle, held by a government garrison under William Blakeney, 1st Baron Blakeney, ...

, unsuccessful siege by

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during the

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