Stirling Castle A'Top the Hills

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" rowspan="3" width=1 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" height=1 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> </div> </td> <td valign="top" rowspan="3" width=1 BGCOLOR="#C0DCC0" TEXT="#080000"> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=478 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000" background="199928f3.jpg"> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B> <img src="HTMLobj-330/sthilltopi.jpg" border=2 style="border-color=#BBBBBB; border-style:outset" >  </B></div> <bR> <div> Stirling Castle dates back to the 12th century but has its roots in the Iron Age.  It sits atop an 850 foot precipice of volcanic rock, surrounded on three sides by sheer cliffs.  It is strategically located at the lowest crossing point of the River Forth, in times past the gateway between travel across the Lowlands and passage into the Scottish Highlands.  </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=1 BGCOLOR="#CCCCE4" TEXT="#080000"> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>