Membership

The days we remember aren’t spent in front of the telly or glued to our news feeds. They’re the times we get out there and have an adventure. Our annual membership lets you do just that by giving you unlimited access to Scotland’s rich history, amazing castles and unmissable events. So, what are you waiting for?

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Become a member and you also benefit from free entry to over 400 Historic Scotland daytime events, 20% discount in Historic Scotland shops at our attractions and our online shop and receive our quarterly magazine.

Members can also have discounted entry to sites cared for by English Heritage, Cadw and Manx Heritage.

We offer a range of membership categories.

You can also give the gift of Historic Scotland membership.

Castle Secrets

It is widely rumoured that James V would swap his riches for rags and sneak out of the castle to the old town of Stirling where he would mingle with his subjects posing as the guid man of Ballengeigh.

Castle Secrets

Secret binary code was discovered on one of the Stirling Heads that turned out to be musical notes to a long lost requiem from the 16th Century. Visitors can hear the music in the royal palace today.

Castle Secrets

The phrase “pushing the boat out” is thought to have been coined in relation to the extravagant celebrations held at the castle for Prince Henry’s baptism in 1594 when a full-size boat featuring live mermaids and shooting cannons was used to serve the fish course.

Castle Secrets

Nine skeletons dating from 1200-1400s were unearthed in a long-lost royal chapel in 2008. It is thought they must have been people of stature to have been buried within the castle. Visitors can come face to face with 2 of the skeletons in the castle exhibition.

Castle Secrets

Research carried out in 2011 revealed that King Arthur’s round table may well have been hidden beneath the historic King’s Knot that sits below the castle. Writers including John Barbour and Sir David Lindsay have linked the landmark to the legend of King Arthur for more than six centuries.

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