Skinners – located in the Municipal Buildings in Stirling
The Incorporation of Skinners was one of the Seven Incorporated Trades of the Royal Burgh of Stirling, ranking sixth in order of priority.
There is no record of the actual origin of the CRAFTS incorporation in Stirling.
When the earliest Town Council Minutes, that have been preserved, began in 1519, we find the Trades already in existence, with their principles of administration well established.
The Incorporation of Skinners support the Allan School in Stirling by awarding annual prizes for the most improved boy and girl in Primary seven.
Incorporation of Skinners
Stirling Archives hold – Minutes (copy), 1854-1898; Agreement relating to skins, 1579; Instrument of sasine, 1709.
The following publication written in the 1920’s gives an overview of the Incorporation.
The Incorporation of Skinners of Stirling by David B Morris
Seven Incorporated Trades of Stirling 
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