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Why Heirlooms Still Matter in a Digital Age | Stirling1314

In an age where memories live in the Cloud and trends refresh every few seconds, it’s easy to believe that permanence is a thing of the past.

At Stirling1314, we believe that true luxury isn’t about what’s new - it’s about what endures. That’s why we craft heirlooms: pieces designed to last lifetimes, not just seasons.

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Race Against Dementia Charity Burns Dinner

Add Fast Chess with The Robert Burns Chess Set - to a Charity Burns Supper with a Michel Roux Jr. version of the Haggis - and what do you get?

A £227,000 cheque, Mate! 

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My introduction to Robert the Bruce

My Main ‘lineage’ (if I can be permitted to call it that) to Robert the Bruce is through the two Luxury pewter chess sets we produce at Stirling 1314.

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Burns & Bannockburn

And so it is, we have Robert the Bruce as a Knight in the light side and Edward II as a Knight in the dark side (where else?). The rest, as they say, is history…

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