Stirling Castle was abandoned by its Scottish keeper before Edward I arrived in June 1296; English engineers immediately assessed the fortifications, installed an English constable and a standing garrison, making Stirling the strategic linchpin of English control. The bloodless nature of the occupation contrasted with Berwick and underscored how rapidly the Scottish administrative framework collapsed after Dunbar.
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