Stirling's 2024 Walking of the Marches | Celebrating the 900th Anniversary of Stirling in Scotland

The Walking of the Marches 2024 - Celebrating 900 years of The Royal Burgh of Stirling. Walking of the Marches is an ancient tradition in Stirling that checks the burgh boundaries to ensure they are intact and to mark them. The oldest mention of the tradition is from a Burgh record from 1611 however, earlier Charters also talk about the walk dating as back as the 12 century. The walk was done every year and attended by some of the most important and influential people in the Burgh.

Founded by King David I in 1124, the Royal Burgh of Stirling is one of the oldest burghs in Scotland. 2024 marks its 900th anniversary.

Stirling was one of the first Royal Burghs created in Scotland meaning King David I granted his Burgesses or Freemen privileges: to hold their land and property directly from him, to elect a Council, to hold markets, to levy local taxes and many more. This allowed Stirling to prosper and created a special connection between the King and his subjects.

It is believed that King David I pronounced Stirling as a Burgh by giving verbal instruction and therefore no written charter exists for the original granting of burgh status. The earliest charter that Stirling Archives have which mentions the burgh status is from 1360 issued by David II (1329-1371). The charter references an earlier charter of King Alexander II from 1226 granting the Burgesses of Stirling the right to hold a weekly market.

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