Scotland's heritage sites attract big uplift in visitor numbers
Scotland's official tourism body,VisitScotland has reported a near doubling of persons visiting key historic attractions over the past twenty years with actual numbers rising from 2.2M to 3.9M. Top attractions include the following: Stirling Castle Stirling is a large town in central Scotland ( pop 41,000 ) about 38 miles N.W. of Edinburgh. In course of the last 1000 years the castle has played a critical role in Scotland’s history. Strategic location has witnessed two major battles in medieval times, whilst during the renaissance period the castle housed a Royal Palace and was, effectively, the capital of Scotland for certain periods. Landscape view of Stirling Castle Culloden Battlefield This is the site of the last battle fought on British soil, in 1746. The battle site, which is about 5 miles east of Inverness in the Scottish Highlands, now forms part of an excellent visitor experience operated by the National Trust for Scotland. Culloden Battle...