"Stirling is the anvil of Scottish history, the first frontier and the final defence, at no other place in Scotland has so much blood and treasure been spent to control such a tiny location. For nearly 2000 years invading armies marched to Stirling and heroes rose to stop them. Stirling and the Forth were the best allies Wallace and Bruce ever had. Without doubt this wonderful picture by Tom shows the most important view in Scottish history. " Dr Murray Cook

Throughout the Stirling 900 Celebrations we featured a stunning photograph by local photographer and festival team member Tom Astbury .

This dramatic view from Dumyat shows our city in all it’s awe-inspiring glory, and became our banner image for our 2024 festival and Stirling's 900 anniversay year as the front cover of our commemorative book, Stirling 900: A Celebration of People and Place.

Tom has very kindly donated a framed print of this iconic image to support festival fundraising efforts. As we continue to strive to deliver a festival that is free to attend, we are extremely grateful for Tom's generous donation and we look forward to recieving your best bid!

This Giclee print is 15 inch by 10 inch print mounted within a 29 inch by 21 inch frame.

How to Bid

Bids are invited through an online auction.

If you are interested please email Tom at tom_astbury@yahoo.co.uk with the subject line “Bid for 900 photo” and listing your best offer.

The auction closing date will be September 30th 2025 and the winninr will be notified in the first week of October.

Thank you to all who get involved for supporting the Stirling Photography Festival!