About Scotland Scottish Cultural Landmarks Sites of Interest; Scotland's Cultural Landmarks Friendship between Scotland and France has always flourished. In 1548, 6 year old Mary Queen of Scots left for France where she was educated and was to marry the Dauphin, son of Henri II, the French King. The Auld Alliance On a hot sunny day in June 1567 Mary Queen of Scots spent her last few hours of freedom with Bothwell facing a rebel army. Battle of Carberry Hill A vast sandstone statue of Wallace, carved in 1814, stands overlooking the Tweed Valley high up in old woodlands. William Wallace Robert the Bruce led the Scots to victory over England at Bannockburn in 1314. His heart was buried at Melrose Abbey. Robert the Bruce In the King's Old Buildings in the middle of Stirling Castle is the Headquarters and Museum of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders (Princess Louise's) Regiment. These pages about the Museum tell the story of this Highland Regiment from its founding in 1794 under the walls of the Castle. The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Raised in 1633, The Royal Scots, The Royal Regiment, is the oldest regiment in the British Army. The Regimental Headquarters are at Edinburgh Castle, and these pages are about the history, traditions and facts of the Regiment. Includes The Expert Swordsman of 1728, Women in the Crimean War, and a Child at Waterloo. | |
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