Governor of Stirling Castle

E602220

administrative office government position military office

The Governor of Stirling Castle was a senior military and administrative office responsible for commanding and overseeing one of Scotland’s most strategically important royal fortresses.

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Label	Occurrences
Governor of Stirling Castle canonical	2

Statements (43)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	administrative office ⓘ government position ⓘ military office ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	Stirling Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ
appointedBy	the Crown NERFINISHED ⓘ the monarch of Scotland ⓘ
country	Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ
hasCharacteristic	high administrative responsibility ⓘ senior military rank ⓘ strategic importance ⓘ
hasDuty	command the garrison of Stirling Castle ⓘ control access to the castle ⓘ coordinate the castle’s role in regional defence ⓘ ensure security of royal persons when in residence ⓘ exercise disciplinary authority over the garrison ⓘ implement royal or governmental instructions at Stirling Castle ⓘ liaise with central authorities on military matters ⓘ maintain order within the fortress ⓘ manage the administration of Stirling Castle ⓘ organise the castle’s readiness in time of rebellion ⓘ organise the castle’s readiness in time of siege ⓘ organise the castle’s readiness in time of war ⓘ oversee storage and protection of arms and munitions ⓘ oversee storage and protection of provisions ⓘ oversee the defence of Stirling Castle ⓘ supervise maintenance of fortifications ⓘ
historicalPeriod	early modern Scotland ⓘ medieval Scotland ⓘ
isPositionAt	Stirling Castle, a key stronghold controlling access between Highlands and Lowlands ⓘ royal fortress ⓘ
location	Scotland ⓘ Stirling NERFINISHED ⓘ Stirling Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ Stirlingshire NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	administration of royal castles in Scotland ⓘ military command structure of Scotland ⓘ
relatedTo	Constable of Stirling Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ Keeper of Stirling Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ
seatOfPowerOver	garrison of Stirling Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ military resources of Stirling Castle ⓘ
strategicRole	control of central Scotland ⓘ defence of the Forth valley ⓘ protection of routes between Edinburgh and the Highlands ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

John Campbell, 4th Duke of Argyll → positionHeld → Governor of Stirling Castle ⓘ

Peter Hunter → positionHeld → Governor of Stirling Castle ⓘ