The Governor of Stirling Castle was the military officer who commanded Stirling Castle

Stirling Castle

Stirling Castle, located in Stirling, is one of the largest and most important castles, both historically and architecturally, in Scotland. The castle sits atop Castle Hill, an intrusive crag, which forms part of the Stirling Sill geological formation. It is surrounded on three sides by steep...

, in Scotland

Scotland

Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...

. Control of the castle frequently passed between the Scots and the English during the Wars of Scottish Independence

Wars of Scottish Independence

The Wars of Scottish Independence were a series of military campaigns fought between the independent Kingdom of Scotland and the Kingdom of England in the late 13th and early 14th centuries....

. The castle's military character was maintained for several centuries, the last siege occurring in 1746 during the Jacobite Risings. It continued to be used as a military barracks until 1964.

Governors of Stirling Castle

• 1715–1716: Sir James Campbell, 2nd Baronet
  Sir James Campbell, 2nd Baronet, of Ardkinglass
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• 1716–1722: John Hamilton-Leslie, 9th Earl of Rothes
  John Hamilton-Leslie, 9th Earl of Rothes
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• 1722–1741: John Leslie, 10th Earl of Rothes
  John Leslie, 10th Earl of Rothes
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• 1741–1763: John Campbell, 4th Earl of Loudoun
  John Campbell, 4th Earl of Loudoun
  Major-General John Campbell, 4th Earl of Loudoun was a British nobleman and army officer.-Early career:Campbell inherited the peerage on the death of his father in 1731, becoming Lord Loudoun. The earl raised a regiment of infantry that took part in the Jacobite Rising of 1745 on the side of the...
  
  
• 1763: Isaac Barré
  Isaac Barré
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• 1763–1788: Sir James Campbell, 3rd Baronet
• 1788–1789: Hon. Alexander Mackay
• 1789–1806: James Grant
• 1806–1832: John Hely-Hutchinson, 2nd Earl of Donoughmore
  John Hely-Hutchinson, 2nd Earl of Donoughmore
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• 1832–1846?: Sir Martin Hunter
  Martin Hunter (British Army officer)
  General Sir Martin Hunter, GCH, GCMG was a British Army officer, and governor of Stirling Castle.In 1797, he married Scottish heiress Jean Dickson . They had a large family....