Mar's Wark

Very close to Stirling Castle, and opposite the Argyll residence, are the ruins of what was once a splendid Renaissance residence in Stirling. Built in 1569 by the Earl of Mar, for a long time the guardian of Stirling Castle and regent of Scotland during the reign of James VI. On the main façade, the only one left standing, are different architectural elements such as carved stone figures, stone panels, gargoyles and other stones that were brought from Cambuskenneth Abbey. Because the noble house of Mar chose to support the Jacobite party, which ruled the rebellion of 1715, the mansion was reduced to ruins (literally at gunpoint), and was used as temporary barracks until their complete deterioration, leaving it in the state we see today.