The Church has been the historic Burgh Kirk, or Parish Church, of Stirling for 900 years and is the only church still in active use, apart from Westminster Abbey in London, to have hosted a coronation, when the infant King James VI of Scotland (later also James I of England) was crowned in the Holy Rude on the 29th July 1567.
Really enjoyed our visit. Nice new exhibition at here which I enjoyed looking at, as well a fascinating black and white film showing restoration of the Church in the 1930s. The staff are very friendly and the Church is well worth a visit. Cowane’s Coffee Hatch is also very handy just opposite the Church entrance.
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Really enjoyed our visit. Nice new exhibition at here which I enjoyed looking at, as well a fascinating black and white film showing restoration of the Church in the 1930s. The staff are very friendly and the Church is well worth a visit. Cowane’s Coffee Hatch is also very handy just opposite the Church entrance.