P4/5 Stirling Castle and Bannockburn – St Andrew's Primary School Blog

Stirling 2016 016 — Unicorns on the roof of the Great Hall

Stirling 2016 012 — The kitchen in the Great Hall looked very different from our kitchens today.

Stirling 2016 019 — The roof of the Great Hall has recently been replaced using only wood and wooden pegs.

Stirling 2016 046 — P4/5 standing on Stirling Auld Bridge with Bruce the Beltie (can you spot him?)

Stirling 2016 038 — A unicorn on a wall in the Palace. The unicorn is the national animal of Scotland.

Stirling 2016 004 — Looking out from Stirling Castle where they used to protect the castle from their enemies by pouring hot oil over the edge of the walls.

Stirling 2016 047 — P4/5 standing on Stirling Auld Bridge. This bridge was built later as the original bridge used in the battle was a timber bridge which was cut down by………….the English army (and collapsed under the weight of the soldiers). Can you spot Bruce the Beltie?

Stirling 2016 007 — The Wallace Monumnet

Stirling 2016 057 — Bannockburn – the site of the Scottish Army camp.

Stirling 2016 015 — Outside the Great Hall

Stirling 2016 030 — It was great fun sitting on a throne belonging to a King and Queen – Roxabella

Stirling 2016 024 — Josh sat on the unicorn seat and I sat on the lion seat – Kevin

Stirling 2016 026 — We sat on the wrong seats – oops!

Stirling 2016 020 — Hello from Jessica & Shannon

On Monday 6th June P4/5 went on a trip to Stirling Castle and Bannockburn as part of their topic on The Scottish Wars of Independence. The children had a brilliant time and learned lots from Mark and Lesley from Solway Tours. The children behaved perfectly and were a credit to the school.

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