A university tramp . ©l]&pter 5. Stirling, Edinburgh, Holy Rood. The first object to be visited at Stirling is the the depot we walked through the streets of thetown, turned to the left of Grayfriars church in whichJohn Knox preached the coronation sermon of JamesVI, passed through the church yard to the high rock,where in the days of chivalry, the ladies sat to witnessthe tournaments of their knights, from which a mostdelightful view is obtained; descended and passed intothe castle yard, climbed a long flight of stone steps, andfound ourselves upon the esplanade, or drill
A university tramp . ©l]&pter 5. Stirling, Edinburgh, Holy Rood. The first object to be visited at Stirling is the the depot we walked through the streets of thetown, turned to the left of Grayfriars church in whichJohn Knox preached the coronation sermon of JamesVI, passed through the church yard to the high rock,where in the days of chivalry, the ladies sat to witnessthe tournaments of their knights, from which a mostdelightful view is obtained; descended and passed intothe castle yard, climbed a long flight of stone steps, andfound ourselves upon the esplanade, or drill crossed the moat by means of the draw bridge,passed under the ancient portcullis, and stood within thefirst court yard of the castle. The walls of the castleenclose about eleven acres of ground, and the rock uponwhich the castle stands is 340 feet above the surroundingplains. This rock was used as a place of defense as early as80, A. D.; the castle is of ancient origin though most ofit was erected by James III
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