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27th February 07, 07:16 AM
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Stirling Castle Pictures #1
The day after Falkirk, friend Andrew and I went to Stirling Castle where we met up with Bill, one of the Castle guides who not only got us in free as his guests but gave us a personal tour, including areas not usually seen by the public.
This picture is a kilted one!  Myself and Andrew posing in the former Sergeant's Mess (not a public area) in the building housing the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Museum. I'm wearing the Cornish National tartan and Andrew is wearing the Scotland National.
This stained glass window is in the same room.
This will interest the animal sporran aficionados! Badger head sporran that was worn by an officer of the A&SH Regiment.
This 19th Century cartoon of kilted "paratroopers" was very amusing and unexpected.
The museum has an extensive medal collection, including several Victoria Crosses such as this one. It is the highest possible award for bravery awarded to British service personnel.
Bill points out to Andrew some of the interesting points of the former barracks building, now being restored as the Great Hall that the Stewarts would have known. The building used to be as grey as the former Stewart Palace on the right but archaeologists discovered evidence it had once been painted that colour so it was repainted in it.
All these, and other pictures also, can also be seen on my photo blog site www.fotothing.com/cleftref
[B][COLOR="Red"][SIZE="1"]Reverend Earl Trefor the Sublunary of Kesslington under Ox, Venerable Lord Trefor the Unhyphenated of Much Bottom, Sir Trefor the Corpulent of Leighton in the Bucket, Viscount Mcclef the Portable of Kirkby Overblow.
Cymru, Yr Alban, Iwerddon, Cernyw, Ynys Manau a Lydaw am byth! Yng Nghiltiau Ynghyd!
(Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Cornwall, Isle of Man and Brittany forever - united in the Kilts!)[/SIZE][/COLOR][/B]
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27th February 07, 07:28 AM
#2
I wasn't able to make it to Stirling when I was over there. Thanks for sharing a bit of your recent trip, and for letting us all into the non-public areas!
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27th February 07, 07:30 AM
#3
Nice photo tour. Thanks. I especially like the paratroopers 
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27th February 07, 01:22 PM
#4
Great pics, thanks for posting. 
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27th February 07, 06:58 PM
#5
Trefor, Nice pics indeed. I've not been to Stirling (other than thundering through the town in a train bound for Inverness!), but I knew Bill, your guide at the castle, quite well. We were both members of the same kilt group some years ago, but I left it since all the events took place in Scotland whilst I was down here in Sussex!
[B][I][U]No. of Kilts[/U][/I][/B][I]:[/I] 102.[I] [B]"[U][B]Title[/B]"[/U][/B][/I]: Lord Hamish Bicknell, Laird of Lochaber / [B][U][I]Life Member:[/I][/U][/B] The Scottish Tartans Authority / [B][U][I]Life Member:[/I][/U][/B] The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society / [U][I][B]Member:[/B][/I][/U] The Ardbeg Committee / [I][B][U]My NEW Photo Album[/U]: [/B][/I][COLOR=purple]Sadly, and with great regret, it seems my extensive and comprehensive album may now have been lost forever![/COLOR]/
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27th February 07, 07:06 PM
#6
Super pics, Trefor, thanks for sharing, specially the non public areas.
Regional Director for Scotland for Clan Cunningham International, and a Scottish Armiger.
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27th February 07, 07:44 PM
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Nice pics, I liked that stained-glass one quite a bit.
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