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Delivering focused investment in the historic built environment of the City of Stirling

Stirling City Heritage Trust promote and encourage the protection and preservation of the historic, architectural and landscape heritage within the Stirling Council Area for the benefit of the general public now and in the future.

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The Traditional Buildings Health Check is a proactive maintenance scheme delivered by Stirling City Heritage Trust to assist owners in Stirling to maintain their traditional buildings. Membership offers access to the maintenance and repair advice from our Traditional Buildings Team and to our impartial building inspection service.

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Stirling’s Built Heritage

Pre-industrial Stirling was one of three major strongholds in Scotland, the others being Edinburgh and Perth. The castle was the strongest defence in Scotland and, in the 15th and 16th century, a Royal residential palace and favoured seat of the Stuart Kings.
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Explore Stirling

While Stirling Castle, perched on its rocky volcanic outcrop, is the most prominent evidence of its historic pedigree, there are many other buildings which contribute to the surviving architectural history.
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Online Exhibition

John Allan: A Man of Original Ideas

An author, historian and architect, he leaves a legacy of fascinating buildings which we can all enjoy today.

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Blog

Keep up to date with our latest news, discover more stories from Stirling's past and find out about our up coming events and exhibitions.

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Supporting traditional building repair in Stirling

To celebrate the re-opening and refresh of our Traditional Building Repair Grant and the launch of our new City of Stirling Tenement Grant, we’re going to take a look at two of our grant funded projects from last year.
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Marking the 80th anniversary of VE Day

The 8th of May 2025 marks the 80th anniversary of VE Day.
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On the European Stage: Preserving by Maintaining conference, Bratislava

In March, Trust Manager, Lindsay and TBHC Inspector, Chris, both attended an international conference on preventative maintenance held in Bratislava, Slovakia.
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Stirling History Books for World Book Day

For World Book Day, we've highlighted some great reads on the history of Stirling.
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What is a Conservation Area

Ahead of the opening of our exhibition ‘Avenues to the Past: Stirling’s Historic Streets’, we’ve created this quick guide to Conservation Areas.
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Avenues to the Past: Stirling’s Historic Streets Exhibition

As Stirling celebrates 900 years as a Royal Burgh, Stirling City Heritage Trust invites you to discover the stories of Stirling’s historic streets and how Conservation Area designation helps to protect the city’s unique historic environment.
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Reminiscence Art Project

Last year, as part of our ongoing heritage and dementia project, we funded four group art therapy workshops for people with a dementia diagnosis and their carers.
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Practical Workshop on Retrofitting Insulation with A. Proctor Group

Join us along with A. Proctor Group for our second Retrofit Event for Contractors and Installers supported by the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.
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Stirling Business Awards 2025

We are delighted to have been longlisted for the 2025 Stirling Business Awards. Find out about what we've been up to this year.
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Women in Construction at Bannockburn House

This month we spent two days with a group of 12 pupils from both Wallace High and Stirling High at our Women in Construction build project, held at Bannockburn House.

Stirling City Heritage Trust was set up by Historic Environment Scotland (formerly Historic Scotland) in partnership with Stirling Council as a means of delivering focused investment in the historic built environment of the City of Stirling.

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Aims & Objectives

To invest and support projects within the historic environment which will contribute to the economic regeneration and resilience of Stirling’s city centre and make Stirling City a better place to live, visit and invest.
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Our Team

The Trust is run by a manager and has a staff compliment of three full-time staff working on the Traditional Buildings Health Check pilot project.
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Publications

Stirling City Heritage Trust helps develop traditional building skills, preserve our historic environment and inspires people to appreciate their built heritage, Read more about our varied work in these publications.
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About Us

Stirling City Heritage Trust was set up by Historic Environment Scotland (formerly Historic Scotland) in partnership with Stirling Council as a means of delivering focused investment in the historic built environment of the City of Stirling.

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