Stirling Castle to welcome the Great Tapestry of Scotland
December 2014
Visitors to Stirling Castle will be able to witness over 42 million years of Scottish history as the castle plays host to the Great Tapestry of Scotland.
The castle will welcome the tapestry – which depicts key scenes and events in Scottish history — when it opens to the public on the 31st January as part of its national tour.
The 143m-long tapestry, officially the largest embroidered tapestry in the world, takes visitors on a journey through Scotland from the turbulence of the last ice age to the present day.
The brainchild of author Alexander McCall Smith, the 160 panels of intricate stitching illustrate a people's history.
It is Scotland's largest community arts project and was completed by more than 1000 volunteers of all ages located across the country. To date, the tapestry has been visited by more than 200,000 people with many thousands more expected to visit Stirling Castle to see the exhibit.
The Great Tapestry of Scotland will be displayed in the castle's Great Hall. It is one of the only venues on the Great Tapestry tour where visitors will be able to see the tapestry displayed in its entirety due to its size and scale.
Apart from the Castle itself (which features in the Bannockburn panel and in the panel depicting William Wallace and Andrew Moray), a host of other Historic Scotland sites feature including Calanais Standing Stones, Iona Abbey and St Andrew's Cathedral.
Lorna Ewan, Head of Visitor Experience, Content and Learning for Historic Scotland said: "The Great Tapestry of Scotland is one of the most exciting projects of its kind and tells the history of Scotland in a very vivid and interactive way.
"As a site which has seen so many key events in Scotland's history unfold, it is a fitting venue to host the tapestry which will help tell Scotland's wider story to visitors from home and overseas.
"It is also one of the few venues where visitors will be able to see the full tapestry displayed in all its glory – within the Great Hall – Scotland's biggest banqueting hall - providing a stunning backdrop to display all 160 intricately embroidered panels.
"As part of the exhibition, castle staff will be on hand to help visitors explore the different elements within the tapestry's story – including those relating to the castle and other Historic Scotland sites, and we look forward to welcoming visitors to the castle to view the tapestry against the splendour of James IV's magnificent Great Hall."
The Great Tapestry of Scotland exhibition at Stirling Castle will run from the 31st January to the 8th March.
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