Stirling Old Town Jail
Discover tales of the horrible history of crime and punishment in the Royal Burgh of Stirling. You’ll hear of infamous executioner Jock “The Happy Hangman” Rankin, along with murderers, martyrs and more. The popular and much praised Performance Tours make your time in jail even more vivid. Find out more at oldtownjail.co.uk
Street View from Old Town Jail to Stirling Castle
EVP's captured at Stirling Old Town Jail
were we having conversations with the spirits of prisoners?
Some were happy to talk and some wanted us out!
Paranormal responses at Stirling Old Town Jail
During an investigation at Stirling Jail some spirits wanted to talk but others obviously didn't
Top 15 Tourist Attractions in Stirling - Travel Scotland, United Kingdom
Top 15 Tourist Attractions and Beautiful Places in Stirling - Travel Scotland, United Kingdom:
Stirling Castle, Doune Castle, Blair Drummond Safari and Adventure Park, National Wallace Monument,The Old Town Jail, Deanston Distillery & Visitor Centre, The Battle of Bannockburn Experience, Church of the Holy Rude, Argyll Sutherland Highlanders Regimental Museum, Argaty Red Kites, Argyll's Lodging, Stirling Smith Art Gallery & Museum, Falls of Falloch, Stirling Bridge, Cambuskenneth Abbey
Places to see in ( Stirling - UK )
Places to see in ( Stirling - UK )
Stirling is a city in central Scotland. The market town, surrounded by rich farmland, grew up connecting the royal citadel, the medieval old town with its merchants and tradesmen, the bridge and the port. ocated on the River Forth, Stirling is the administrative centre for the Stirling council area, and is traditionally the county town of Stirlingshire. Proverbially it is the strategically important Gateway to the Highlands. It has been said that Stirling, like a huge brooch clasps Highlands and Lowlands together. Similarly he who holds Stirling, holds Scotland is often quoted. Stirling's key position as the lowest bridging point of the River Forth before it broadens towards the Firth of Forth, made it a focal point for travel north or south.
Once the capital of Scotland, Stirling is visually dominated by Stirling Castle. Stirling also has a medieval parish church, the Church of the Holy Rude, where, on 29 July 1567, the infant James VI was anointed King of Scots by the Bishop of Orkney with the service concluding after a sermon by John Knox.[14] The poet King was educated by George Buchanan and grew up in Stirling. He was later also crowned King of England and Ireland on 25 July 1603, bringing closer the countries of the United Kingdom. Modern Stirling is a centre for local government, higher education, tourism, retail, and industry.
Stirling is renowned as the Gateway to the Highlands and is generally regarded as occupying a strategic position at the point where the flatter, largely undulating Scottish Lowlands meet the rugged slopes of the Highlands along the Highland Boundary Fault. Top of the Town consists of Broad Street, Castle Wynd, Ballengeich Pass, Lower Castle Hill Road, Darnley Street, Baker Street ( formerly Baxters St) and St Mary's Wynd. These streets all lead up to Stirling Castle and are the favourite haunt of tourists who stop off at the Old Town Jail, Mar's Wark, Argyll's Lodging and the castle. Ballengeich Pass leads to the graveyard at Ballengeich and the Castle Wynd winds past the old graveyard. The Top of the Town from Broad Street upwards is renowned for its cobblestoned roads, and cars can be heard rattling over the cobblestones on the way down. Craft shops and tourist-focused shops are evident on the way up and once at the top, panoramic views are available across Stirling and beyond. Other Areas of Stirling include :
Abbey Craig
Airthrey
Allan Park
Bannockburn
Borestone
Braehead
Broomridge
Burghmuir
Cambusbarron
Cambuskenneth
Causewayhead
Chartershall
Corn Exchange
Cornton
Coxethill
Craigmill
Craig Leith
Cultenhove
Forthbank
Gillies Hill
Gowan Hill
Hillpark
Kenningknowes
Kildean
King's Park
Laurelhill
Livilands
Loanhead
Mercat Cross
Raploch
Randolphfield
Riverside
Spittal Hill
Springkerse
St. Ninians
Torbrex
Whins of Milton
Viewforth
Alot to see in ( Stirling - UK ) such as :
Wallace Monument
Stirling Castle
Blair Drummond Safari Park
Stirling Smith Art Gallery and Museum
Argyll's Lodging
Church of the Holy Rude
Cambuskenneth Abbey
Macrobert Arts Centre
Falls of Falloch
Abbey Craig
Doune Castle
Stirling Old Town Jail
Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders Regimental Museum
Dunblane Cathedral
Mar's Wark
King's Park
The Pineapple
Alloa Tower
Airthrey Castle
Briarlands Farm
Causewayhead Park
Menstrie Castle
Robert the Bruce Statue
Herbertshire Castle
Plean Country Park
Elphinstone Tower, Falkirk
Gillies Hill
Tappoch Broch
( Stirling - UK ) is well know as a tourist destination because of the variety of places you can enjoy while you are visiting the city of Stirling . Through a series of videos we will try to show you recommended places to visit in Stirling - UK
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Old Photographs Stirling Central Scotland
Tour Scotland wee video of old photographs of Stirling, Scottish Gaelic: Sruighlea, a city in central Scotland, 26 miles north east of Glasgow and 37 miles north west of the Scottish capital, Edinburgh. At the end of the 18th century Stirling began to grow geographically. For centuries Stirling had been limited to the slope of the hill below the castle. In the late 18th century growth spread to the Port Street and Dumbarton Road area. Major streets in Stirling include; Broad Street, Castle Wynd, Ballengeich Pass, Lower Castle Hill Road, Darnley Street, Baker Street, formerly Baxters St, St John Street and St Mary's Wynd. These streets all lead up to Stirling Castle and are the favourite haunt of tourists who stop off at the Old Town Jail, Mar's Wark, Argyll's Lodging and the castle. Ballengeich Pass leads to the graveyard at Ballengeich and the Castle Wynd winds past the old graveyard. The Top of the Town from Broad Street upwards is renowned for its cobblestoned roads, and cars can be heard rattling over the cobblestones on the way down. Craft shops and tourist focused shops are evident on the way up and once at the top, panoramic views are available across Stirling and beyond. The National Wallace Monument, generally known as the Wallace Monument, is a tower standing on the shoulder of the Abbey Craig. The Battle of Stirling Bridge was a battle of the First War of Scottish Independence. On 11 September 1297, the forces of Andy Murry and William Wallace defeated the combined English forces of John de Warenne, 6th Earl of Surrey, and Hugh de Cressingham near Stirling, on the River Forth. The Battle of Bannockburn (Scottish Gaelic: Blàr Allt nam Bànag or Blàr Allt a' Bhonnaich) on 23 and 24 June 1314 was a Scottish victory by King of Scots Robert the Bruce against the army of King Edward II of England in the First War of Scottish Independence. Stirling was first connected to the Scottish Central Railway in 1848. Lines were subsequently opened by the Stirling and Dunfermline Railway in 1853, and by the Forth and Clyde Junction Railway to Balloch Central three years later. Through services to/from the Callander and Oban Railway also served the station from 1870. The current station buildings were opened in 1916 following a major rebuild by the Caledonian Railway. Trains operate north to Dunblane, three trains per hour, to Perth, Dundee and Aberdeen hourly, Inverness, four trains per day, south west to Glasgow Queen Street, three trains per hour, and east to Edinburgh Waverley, half hourly. The service to Alloa and Dunfermine was withdrawn in October 1968, but the reopening of the Stirling-Alloa-Kincardine rail link partially restored that service with an hourly service from Glasgow to Alloa as an extension of the Croy Line services.
Stirling Old Town Tour
Discover the secrets of Stirling Old Town with costumed local guides. A unique mix of comedy, drama and storytelling.
Old Photographs Bannockburn Town Stirling Scotland
Tour Scotland wee video of old photographs of Bannockburn, Scottish Gaelic Allt a' Bhonnaich, a town immediately south of the city of Stirling. It is named after the Bannock Burn, a burn, meaning a small stream, running through the town before flowing into the River Forth. Bannockburn village used to be famous for its carpet and tweed factories and woollen mills. In the late 18th and early 19th centuries the Wilson family of Bannockburn designed and wove tartans for the British Army. Many of the so called Clan tartans were created by the Wilsons in response to the needs of the Clan chiefs who, without their own authentic tartans, approached the Wilsons for suitable patterns. The visit of King George IV to Edinburgh in 1822, and his insistence that the Clan chiefs attend his banquets and levees in their Clan tartans, prompted this reaction. The woollen mills employed 800 people around 1880. The last mill closed in 1924.
The S.A.S. in Nairobi | January 2019
In January 2019, four insurgents stormed a Hotel complex in the Kenyan capital city of Nairobi. Attached to a nearby Kenyan Military unit, an S.A.S. trooper was requested to support the Military / Police operation. In the proceeding hours, the S.A.S. soldier facilitated the rescue of many civilians and assisted the Kenyan security forces in neutralising the threat.
This is the only video / documentation of its kind to detail what exactly the soldier done in the incident, using aerial photography and photo and videos captured from the scene.
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Stirling (1935)
Titles read: STIRLING - The gateway to the Highlands.
Stirling, Grampian, Scotland.
Various shots of the town of Stirling, including the railway station with the word 'Loyalty' over the archway entrance, the memorial of William Wallace, the statue of Robert the Bruce, Stirling Castle high on the cliffs. A guide at the castle points out the spot of the Battle of Bannockburn was fought. A man plays the bagpipes on the castle ramparts.
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Stirling Castle Cemetery Live
A wee look at the surrounding ground of Stirling Castle live.
TOODYAY: HERITAGE TOWN PAST AND PRESENT
Toodyay, Western Australia
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Population: 674 (2001 census)
Established: 1860
Postcode: 6566
Location: 25 km (16 mi) NW of Northam
85 km (53 mi) NE of Perth
LGA: Shire of Toodyay
State District: Moore
Federal Division: Pearce
Coordinates: 31°33′04″S 116°27′50″E / 31.551°S 116.464°E / -31.551; 116.464
Toodyay is a town located in the Avon Valley, 85 km north-east of Perth, Western Australia.
History
The Old Gaol
Old Court House in Fiennes Street, now used as Shire of Toodyay offices (2004)
Memorial to James Drummond, botanist, in Pelham Reserve, overlooking the Toodyay townsiteThe original village of Toodyay was one of the earliest inland towns in the State, established along the Avon River in 1836 after settlers including James Drummond, Captain Francis Whitfield and Alexander Anderson explored the area; Drummond established his homestead Hawthornden nearby. However, the location was subject to flooding which lead to its abandonment in the 1850s, and a new townsite was established on higher ground 2 km upstream. This was gazetted in 1860 as 'Newcastle' and the original settlement came to be referred to as 'Old Toodyay'. In May 1910 due to confusion with the New South Wales city of Newcastle, Newcastle became known as 'Toodyay', and the original townsite, which had by this time declined substantially, became 'West Toodyay'.[1]
The meaning of the name is uncertain, although it is Noongar Indigenous in origin - maps in 1836 referred to Duidgee, while some believe it was named for a local woman named Toodyeep who accompanied early explorers in the area.[2] Another source suggests it could mean place of plenty. The name Duidgee is preserved in the riverside recreation area, Duidgee Park.
In 1861, Western Australia's best known bushranger, Moondyne Joe, was imprisoned in Toodyay for stealing a horse, but escaped. After a series of crimes and jail terms, he was on the run again, returning to Toodyay in 1865 to steal supplies for an attempt to escape overland to South Australia. The annual Moondyne Festival is a light-hearted celebration of this darker side of Toodyay's history.
The Newcastle Gaol, in Clinton Street, was completed in 1864 and in use as a state gaol until 1909. It is now preserved as the Old Gaol Museum; an historic building and tourist attraction.
In 1870, a steam-driven flour mill, Connor's Mill, was built on Stirling Terrace by George Hasell. The mill was also used to generate electricity in the early part of the twentieth century. Saved from demolition in the 1970's, and restored to demonstrate the milling process and machinery, the mill now forms the museum section of the Toodyay Visitors Centre.[3]
The State Register of Heritage Buildings includes the Gaol, Connor's Mill, Toodyay Public Library (built 1874), Toodyay Post Office (designed by George Temple-Poole, built 1897) and the Toodyay Fire Station (designed by Ken Duncan, built 1938), as well as several other historic sites in Toodyay.[3] Some of the historic architecture of shops and residences along Stirling Terrace, the main street, form a distinctive frontage described as the Stirling Terrace Streetscape Group.[4]
[edit] Transport
Toodyay, being an historic township and an hour's distance from Perth, is a venue for daytrippers, tourists and motorcyclists. The circuit - Toodyay Road through Gidgegannup / Toodyay / Chittering Valley and Great Northern Highway - is a favourite with motorcyclists. On most weekends, Toodyay's main street is lined with cruisers and sportsbikes of many models, makes and vintages, their riders relaxing in the increasing number of pavement cafes that are springing up to accommodate the burgeoning tourist trade.
Toodyay also serves as a stop on the Avonlink and Prospector passenger trains from Perth to Northam and Kalgoorlie.
DON PUGH CARAVAN TRIP 2008
Stirling Old Cemetery, Scotland, UK, May 2014 by Sheila
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Crime & Punishment in Stirling: Part 4 - The Tolbooth & The Staffman
Part 4 of a history of Crime and Punishment in the Burgh of Stirling. Written and read by David Kinnaird, courtesy of the STIRLING OLD TOWN JAIL. Produced for Destination Stirling, recorded at The Tolbooth, Stirling, and re-mixed by Barry Frame of The Audio Clinic. Part 4: The Tolbooth & The Staffman. To find out more visit destinationstirling.com
Breaking News - Free my husband from UAE jail, wife pleas
Matthew Hedges: Wife urges UAE to free husband held since May
A British student has been detained for the last five months in the United Arab Emirates without explanation after a research trip, his wife has said. Matthew Hedges, a PhD student at Durham University, has been held in solitary confinement after being accused of spying, according to the Times.His wife said his rights were being violated on a daily basis.UK Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt has raised the case with his counterpart in the country.The Times reported that the 31-year-old was arrested on 5 May at Dubai airport as he tried to leave following a research trip to interview sources about the country's security policies.
Mr Hedges's case was heard by a court in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday, but was adjourned until another hearing on 24 October.His wife, Daniela Tejada, said in a statement: We cannot believe this has happened. We have been patient and done everything that has been advised, supposedly in Matt's best interest, but we can no longer go on like this.She said he had visited the country exclusively for academic research purposes and had been detained without charge in an undisclosed location.She added: His rights are violated on a daily basis and I am shocked that more has not been done to get him out.
The Foreign Office statement said it was supporting a British man following his detention in the UAE.A statement added: The foreign secretary has also personally raised his case with his Emirati counterpart.British officials have twice visited Mr Hedges, whose research interests include Middle Eastern politics, security studies and civil-military relations, according to Durham University's website.Ms Tejada said she was worried what effect the traumatic experience will have on her husband's health.She added: I am shocked and confused by the whole situation and will do everything I can to make sure he comes home soon.Durham
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Stirling, Scotland
Stirling, Scotland is a quick 1 hour bus ride from where I am studying abroad in Edinburgh, Scotland. Round trip tickets are only £5 ! It is a very cute little town with a beautiful and important castle. While my friend Megan and I were visiting the castle, there was an entire battle scene reenactment. This is actual footage! They were firing cannons, red coats were storming the castle, Scots were in battle costumes, and red coats actually fired blanks towards the castle walls were Megan and I were standing!!
Stirling Castle, located in Stirling, is one of the largest and most important castles, both historically and architecturally, in Scotland. The castle sits atop Castle Hill, an intrusive crag, which forms part of the Stirling Sill geological formation. It is surrounded on three sides by steep cliffs, giving it a strong defensive position. Its strategic location, guarding what was, until the 1930s, the farthest downstream crossing of the River Forth, has made it an important fortification from the earliest times. Most of the principal buildings of the castle date from the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. A few structures of the fourteenth century remain, while the outer defences fronting the town date from the early eighteenth century. Several Scottish Kings and Queens have been crowned at Stirling, including Mary, Queen of Scots, in 1543. There have been at least eight sieges of Stirling Castle, including several during the Wars of Scottish Independence, with the last being in 1746, when Bonnie Prince Charlie unsuccessfully tried to take the castle.
Old Stirling past and present
This is part two of my wee walk around Stirling showing Gown Hill, the auld bridge.and Viewforth demolition
Stirling Remembrance Sunday, 2014
The parade of military, Royal British Legion, veterans, ACF, ATC, and scouts, to the war memorial for the service and wreath laying.
Parade led by the Royal Burgh of Stirling Pipe Band.