Stirling Council and partners are building an exciting programme of events as 2014 – the 700th anniversary of the Battle of Bannockburn and Scotland’s second Year of Homecoming - approaches.

This special year will also see nearby Glasgow host the Commonwealth Games, and the world’s best golfers gather at Gleneagles for the Ryder Cup, just 30 minutes away.

Stirling, at the very heart of Scotland, is home to the historic Bannockburn battlefield, the National Wallace Monument, and one of the country’s greatest castles. It’s also a contemporary city offering great leisure and shopping, surrounded by some of the most stunning scenery Scotland has to offer. The ideal base for a Year of Homecoming adventure.

Two major events are planned:

• A packed week of activities around Bannockburn 700 ( 23 – 29 June), featuring re-enactments and the official opening of the National Trust for Scotland’s new Visitor Centre. 

• Plans for Clans 2014, an international gathering of the clans (11 – 13 July 2014) are taking shape, to include a Clans Village, a cavalcade procession between the Village and Stirling Castle, and entertainment on the spectacular Castle Esplanade. There would also be a programme of musical and other cultural events in venues across the city. Clans 2014 will run alongside the Sekonda Stirling Highland Games. There will be a link-up with the Bannockburn Battlefield site to give visitors another opportunity to commemorate the special 700th anniversary.

Could Stirling or Bannockburn be a venue - either June or July?  Or are the Douglas links not strong enough?

See also: http://www.stirling2014.co.uk