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We are a registered charity dedicated to maintaining and improving Stirling's heritage.

23/10/2026

With our first named storms of the season arriving this weekend, it’s a timely reminder to make sure your home is winter ready. Storms can cause damage to buildings, especially those where the roof hasn’t been maintained. Slipped and broken slates and overflowing gutters can cause water ingress and damp, so make sure to take a peek outside after a storm to make sure everything is still ship shape.
Here’s what to check the morning after a storm:

🌧️ Are there any slipped or damaged slates?
🌧️ Are the gutters and downpipes secure and draining properly?
🌧️ Is there any water ingress inside the property?

Getting a good look at your roof to check for repair issues can be tough.

Own a traditional building in Stirling, Bridge of Allan, Blairlogie or Dunblane? Sign-up for membership of the Traditional Buildings Health Check scheme and get access to subsidised drone inspections and expert year-round repair and maintenance advice.

16/10/2026

Looking for something FREE to do with the kids over the October Holidays? We’ve got just the thing! We've created an illustrated Family Heritage Trail for Stirling City Centre with local artist David Galletly.

Follow the trail to learn all about the history of the city and meet some interesting characters, including an unlucky child who has been locked up in the stocks and Scotland’s national animal! Answer some questions along the way so that you can complete a codebreaker word scramble.

You can pick-up the trail for free at Stirling Libraries and Archives Central Library
If you use our trail then let us know on social media!

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09/10/2026

Women in Construction is a series of events conceived and organised by Stirling City Heritage Trust, with the aim of inspiring female high school students to consider a career in the construction sector, especially roles connected to the historic built environment.

Since 2020, we’ve hosted five events and welcomed 150+ pupils from Stirling high schools, giving them the chance to try everything from drone flying and stone carving to plastering and joinery.

A key part of the event is ensuring that most of our speakers and demonstrators are women working across construction and heritage. We truly believe that “you can’t be what you can’t see.” Students have heard from business owners, artists, scientists, architects, and craftspeople, each sharing their career journeys and showcasing the huge variety of opportunities available.

A huge thank you to everyone who makes these events possible—our funders, Historic Environment Scotland, our incredible speakers and demonstrators, and of course the pupils, who always bring enthusiasm and a willingness to try something new.

Head over to our blog to find out more about the events and their impact: bit.ly/SCHTblog20WIC

07/10/2026

It’s , so we've put together a list of resources and organisations offering trainee and apprenticeships for young people considering a career in the heritage sector.

Follow the link in the comments to explore the resources.

05/10/2026

Are you an employer looking to help young people take their first steps into a heritage career?👣

Join our free online session to discover practical ways to create opportunities for the next generation. You'll hear from experts across the sector about skills development, funding, work-based opportunities and engaging with educators and young people.

Whether you're part of the heritage sector or a related industry such as tourism, construction or the creative industries, this session will help you build a toolkit to support young people and strengthen future career pathways.

Thursday 8 October, Online, free to attend. 📅💻
Book your place: https://ow.ly/SfRn50ZTql0

02/10/2026

About to embark on a retrofit journey but don't know where to start?

Thanks to funding from Historic Environment Scotland, we're supporting traditional building owners in Stirling to retrofit their buildings and improve their energy efficiency.

Running alongside our Retrofit Service, we have produced a series of blogs, available to everyone, covering topics relating to retrofit solutions, including the theory behind performing retrofit work, in addition to current approaches and available technologies.

Our first blog takes a look at why retrofitting Traditional Buildings is necessary. At the bottom of the blog, you'll find links to our other posts on the topic, covering Fabric First, Retrofitting windows, Insulation, and the impact of Climate Change.

01/10/2026

Today we’re looking at parapet gutters, or as they’re also known, ‘secret gutters’. As these names suggest, this type of gutter is lined with lead and hidden from view at street level. Look up when walking around town, many of the commercial buildings in the city centre will have hidden parapet gutters.

These gutters are usually quite long, as they run along the length of a building behind a cornice or a parapet. Well designed parapet gutters will be stepped, allowing water to flow down into a sump with a drainpipe.

It’s just as important to keep parapet gutters clear of debris as regular gutters, particularly as rainfall volumes increase with climate change. Overflowing gutters can saturate the masonry and cause long term damage.

These photo all feature parapet gutters on King Street, captured by our inspectors whilst out on Traditional Building Health Check inspections.

30/09/2026

Could your future be in heritage?

From stonemasonry and traditional building skills to architecture, surveying, archaeology and climate roles, it takes a huge range of people and expertise to look after Scotland’s historic environment.

As part of Heritage Careers Week 2026, the Edinburgh Castle Careers Fair is back for its second year.

Come along after hours to meet employers, colleges and universities, explore different career and study pathways, and discover where your skills could take you.

📍 Edinburgh Castle
🕖 7–9pm, Tuesday 6 October
🎟️ Open to anyone aged 16+, including young people, career changers and those looking to enter the heritage sector.

Find out more: https://ow.ly/Z5NU50ZRu5t

26/09/2026

For Doors Open Days weekend in Stirling we were pleased to be asked by Under One Roof Scotland to collaborate on a Tenement Walking Tour of Stirling City Centre. We had a great afternoon stepping back in time, exploring the history of Stirling’s built heritage. We discussed the evolution of the tenement in Scotland and notable Stirling examples from across the centuries.

If you missed Doors Open Day today, there are still plenty of places open around Stirling tomorrow for you to explore, head over to the Doors Open Days website to have a look at what’s open: https://www.doorsopendays.org.uk/regions/stirling

Stirling Doors Open Days

24/09/2026

Our new exhibition has just been installed in Stirling Libraries and Archives Central Library, just in time for the 2026 Stirling Doors Open Days weekend.

Scotland’s historic environment is part of its identity; our castles, crow-step gables and cobbled streets are the physical reminders of the people who came before. However, the historic environment is not static.

Reimagining Stirling: Building on the Past explores how old buildings and streets have been given a new lease of life by adapting their uses, highlighting the people who have helped shape the historic environment we see today, and how you can get involved in shaping your city.

So, if you’re in town, make sure to pop into the library to have a look.

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Stirling

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 5pm
Tuesday	9am - 5pm
Wednesday	9am - 5pm
Thursday	9am - 5pm
Friday	9am - 4:30pm

Website

http://www.stirlingcityheritagetrust.org/

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