Key buildings in Stirling, Scotland:

Stirling Castle
Situated - like Edinburgh Castle - on a volcanic outcrop in the centre of the city: a major Scottish building, primarily of historic rather than architectural note.


Stirling Castle roof: photo from Cowco
Stirling Castle - Great Hall roof above

Stirling Tolbooth
Richard Murphy Architects: 1999-2001/2


Stirling Tolbooth: photo by Stirling Council

Stirling Tolbooth represents a major and confident insertion into a historic building that is all too rare in Scotland.

Stirling Municipal Buildings
Main building: 1914
Location: 8-10 Corn Exchange Road, central Stirling

Stirling building photo: Alastair Cook
Grade B listed
Stirling Municipal Buildings

Stirling Offices

Building Photo Paul Zanre
Buildings 10 & 11 completed Jun 2007 by Michael Laird Architects at Castle Business Park: Stirling buildings

The Steeple / Athenaeum, Stirling
Location: Top of King Street, where the road splits into Spittal Street and Baker Street, central Stirling

Stirling building photo: Alastair Cook
Grade A listed
Athenaeum Stirling

Thistle Centre Stirling
Location: various entries, off Murray Place & Port Street, central Stirling

Stirling building photo: Adrian Welch
Recent entry canopy to Port Street
Thistle Centre Stirling

Old Viewforth
Architect: John Hay
Location: 14-20 Pitt Terrace, south Stirling
1855
Grade B listed
Administrative headquarters of Stirling Council.

Other important buildings in Stirling:
Old Viewforth extension - James Millar, 1939
James Miller (1860 – 1947) was a Stirling architect
Langgarth House - Grade B listed
New Viewforth – Stirling Council Headquarters: Offices, 1972

Stirling Council Building

Stirling building photo: Alastair Cook

Stirling Architecture News - 2007:
Stirling Sports Village
2007-
S&P Architects
Stirling Council Sports Village Approved Jul 2007
Plans granted for £20m Stirling Council Sports Village by S&P Architects
Facilities: Ice Rink, Sports Hall, Swimming Pool, Gym, Climbing Wall, Studios

Kildean development, Raploch
Michael Laird Architects submitted plans for City Of Stirling Business Parks Ltd and Elphinstone Land Ltd: mixed-use development - business park; housing; hotel/leisure; restaurant/pub; retail; further education college - at Kildean Auction Market, Drip Road, Raploch, Stirling

Stirling Architecture News - 2006:
Construction consortium unveiled for £120m regeneration of a deprived part of Stirling.
R3, joint venture consortium of the Cruden Group and George Wimpey, awarded preferred bidder status for major redevelopment work at Raploch: 650 private houses, 250 socially-rented houses, health centre, two primary schools & sports facilities
Jul 2006

Other Stirling buildings:
Stirling Clock at junction of King’s Park Road with St Ninian’s Road


Albert Halls, Dumbarton Road


Bingo Venue – Allanpark Cinema, Allan Park, central / south Stirling


Stirling town centre masterplan proposals by Michael Laird Architects: Station Square Stirling

Stirling Town walls


Forthside - Stirling Council initiative to create new civic centre and Council HQ by the River Forth, with major residential and office elements

Pivo Bar
Corn Exchange Road, central Stirling

Pivo Bar Stirling

Buildings below Stirling Castle


Stirling Castle is situated - like Edinburgh Castle - on a volcanic outcrop in the centre of the city.

The oldest Castle buildings date from around 1370. Stirling featured in ‘Braveheart’, starring Mel Gibson. Controversy about restoration works to the Castle emerged around 2000 with recreation of historical styles irritating some contemporary architects. The timber roof is well worth a visit in itself. The images of the great hall are from Cowco - Scottish timber craftsmen based in Angus.




Modern Stirling Building:

Stirling University, Bridge of Allan,
1967-1974
RMJM Architects
Respected, sedate Modernist building with some smaller works by Morris & Steedman on the campus

Scottish Country Houses
Scottish Architects

Stirling Castle Architecture + History:
The Romans built a Fort on Stirling Castle rock. This building was replaced by a new castle commissioned by the King Alexander I; he died at the Castle in 1124.


Stirling Castle roof: photo from Cowco early 2005

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Stirling house: Gribloch, Kippen, Stirling, 1938-39 - Basil Spence

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