Tour Scotland 4K travel video, with Scottish fiddle music, of the The King's Knot gardens below the Castle on ancestry, history visit to Stirling. The Castle of Stirling first emerges into the light of history in the time of Alexander I who, according to a document of the following reign, dedicated a chapel there. Alexander died at the Castle in 1124 and was succeeded by his brother David, who frequently stayed at Stirling. Below the castle are the grassy outlines of a much bigger formal garden. This is the King's Knot, the knot itself being a raised eight sided feature dating from the 1600s. The King’s Knot is on the grounds of the ancient King’s Park, Crown property from at least the 1100s, where Scotland’s royalty partook in jousting, hawking and hunting. The earthworks known as the King’s and Queen's Knots were part of the formal gardens of Stirling Castle. These were remodelled for King Charles I’s ‘ homecoming for his Scottish coronation, which took place in 1633. It was subject to extensive restoration under orders of Queen Victoria in 1842. It comprises an octagonal stepped mound rising to 3 metres high, with a rectangular parterre to the south east. From the top of the mound there’s a spectacular view of the royal castle towering overhead, although the scale of the gardens is best appreciated from the Ladies' Lookout in Stirling Castle itself. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day. Find things to see and do in Scotland where you are always welcome.
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