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Stirling (Sruighlea in Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic language

Scottish Gaelic is a member of the Goidelic languages branch of Celtic languages. This branch also includes the Irish language and Manx language languages....
) is one of the 32 unitary local government council areas of Scotland
Scotland

conventional_long_name = ScotlandAlba|common_name= Scotland|image_flag = Flag of Scotland.svg|flag_width = 130px...
, and has a population of about 85,000. It was created under the Local Government etc (Scotland) Act 1994 with the boundaries of the Stirling district of the former Central local government region
Regions and districts of Scotland

The local government areas of Scotland were redefined by the Local Government Act 1973 and redefined again by the Local Government etc Act 1994....
, and it covers most of the former county of Stirling (except Falkirk
Falkirk

Falkirk The town lies at the junction of the Forth and Clyde Canal and the Union Canal , a location which proved pivotal to the growth of Falkirk as a centre of heavy industry during the Industrial Revolution....
) and the south-western portion of the former county of Perth. Both counties
Counties of Scotland

The counties of Scotland were the principal subdivisions of Scotland of Scotland until 1975. Scotland's current Lieutenancy areas of Scotland and registration counties are largely based on them....
 were abolished for local government purposes under the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973
Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973

The Local Government Act 1973 is an Act of Parliament of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, that reformed local government of Scotland in Scotland, on May 16, 1975....
.

The administrative centre of the area is the city of Stirling
Stirling

Stirling is a City status in the United Kingdom and former ancient burgh in Scotland, and is at the heart of the wider Stirling .The city is clustered around a large Stirling Castle and medi?val old-town....
.

The area borders the council areas of Clackmannanshire
Clackmannanshire

Clackmannanshire and sometimes called Clacks is one of the 32 Local government in Scotland Council areas of Scotland of Scotland, and a Lieutenancy areas of Scotland, bordering Perth and Kinross, Stirling and Fife....
 (to the east), Falkirk
Falkirk (council area)

Falkirk is one of the 32 unitary authority council areas in Scotland. It borders onto North Lanarkshire to the south west, Stirling to the north west, West Lothian to the south east and, across the Firth of Forth to the north east, Fife....
 (to the south east), Perth and Kinross
Perth and Kinross

Perth and Kinross is one of Council Areas of Scotland in Scotland, and a Lieutenancy areas of Scotland. It borders onto the Aberdeenshire , Angus, Dundee City, Fife, Clackmannanshire, Stirling , Argyll and Bute and Highland council areas....
 (to the north and north east), Argyll and Bute
Argyll and Bute

Argyll and Bute is both one of 32 Council areas of Scotland; and a Lieutenancy areas of Scotland in Scotland. The administrative centre for the council area is located in Lochgilphead....
 (to the north and north west), and both East
East Dunbartonshire

East Dunbartonshire is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland. It borders onto the North-west of the City of Glasgow. It contains many of the suburbs of Glasgow as well as containing many of the city's commuter towns and villages....
 and West Dunbartonshire
West Dunbartonshire

West Dunbartonshire is one of the 32 Local government in Scotland council areas of Scotland. Bordering onto the west of the City of Glasgow, containing many of Glasgow's commuter towns and villages as well as the city's suburbs....
, both to Stirling's southwest.

The majority of the population of the area is located in its southeast corner, in the city of Stirling and in the surrounding lowland
Scottish Lowlands

The Scottish Lowlands , although not officially a geographical area of the country, in normal usage is generally meant to include those parts of Scotland not referred to as the Scottish Highlands , that is, everywhere due south and east of a line between Stonehaven and Helensburgh ....
 communities: Dunblane
Dunblane

Dunblane is a small cathedral town and former burgh north of Stirling in the Stirling of Scotland. The town is situated off the A9 road , on the way north to Perth, Scotland....
 and Bridge of Allan
Bridge of Allan

Bridge of Allan is a town in Stirling council area in Scotland, just north of the city of Stirling. It was formerly administered by Stirlingshire and Central Scotland....
 to the north, Bannockburn
Bannockburn

Bannockburn is a village immediately south of the city of Stirling in Scotland. It is named after the Bannock Burn, a burn running through the village before flowing into the River Forth....
 to the immediate south, and the three former coal mining communities of Cowie
Cowie

Cowie may refer to:People:*Chris Cowie, a Scottish DJ and producer*Colin Cowie, a lifestyle guru*Jack Cowie, a New Zealand cricketer*James Cowie, third mayor of Geelong, Victoria...
, Fallin, and Plean
Plean

Plean is a former mining village, in the Stirling of central Scotland located on the main A9 road from Falkirk. At the United Kingdom Census 2001, Plean had a population of 1,740....
 (known collectively as "The Eastern Villages").

The remaining 30 percent of the region's population is sparsely distributed across the rural, mainly highland
Scottish Highlands

The Scottish Highlands include the rugged and mountainous regions of Scotland north and west of the Highland Boundary Fault, although the exact boundaries are not clearly defined, particularly to the east....
, expanse in the north of the region.






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Stirling (Sruighlea in Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic language

Scottish Gaelic is a member of the Goidelic languages branch of Celtic languages. This branch also includes the Irish language and Manx language languages....
) is one of the 32 unitary local government council areas of Scotland
Scotland

conventional_long_name = ScotlandAlba|common_name= Scotland|image_flag = Flag of Scotland.svg|flag_width = 130px...
, and has a population of about 85,000. It was created under the Local Government etc (Scotland) Act 1994 with the boundaries of the Stirling district of the former Central local government region
Regions and districts of Scotland

The local government areas of Scotland were redefined by the Local Government Act 1973 and redefined again by the Local Government etc Act 1994....
, and it covers most of the former county of Stirling (except Falkirk
Falkirk

Falkirk The town lies at the junction of the Forth and Clyde Canal and the Union Canal , a location which proved pivotal to the growth of Falkirk as a centre of heavy industry during the Industrial Revolution....
) and the south-western portion of the former county of Perth. Both counties
Counties of Scotland

The counties of Scotland were the principal subdivisions of Scotland of Scotland until 1975. Scotland's current Lieutenancy areas of Scotland and registration counties are largely based on them....
 were abolished for local government purposes under the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973
Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973

The Local Government Act 1973 is an Act of Parliament of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, that reformed local government of Scotland in Scotland, on May 16, 1975....
.

The administrative centre of the area is the city of Stirling
Stirling

Stirling is a City status in the United Kingdom and former ancient burgh in Scotland, and is at the heart of the wider Stirling .The city is clustered around a large Stirling Castle and medi?val old-town....
.

The area borders the council areas of Clackmannanshire
Clackmannanshire

Clackmannanshire and sometimes called Clacks is one of the 32 Local government in Scotland Council areas of Scotland of Scotland, and a Lieutenancy areas of Scotland, bordering Perth and Kinross, Stirling and Fife....
 (to the east), Falkirk
Falkirk (council area)

Falkirk is one of the 32 unitary authority council areas in Scotland. It borders onto North Lanarkshire to the south west, Stirling to the north west, West Lothian to the south east and, across the Firth of Forth to the north east, Fife....
 (to the south east), Perth and Kinross
Perth and Kinross

Perth and Kinross is one of Council Areas of Scotland in Scotland, and a Lieutenancy areas of Scotland. It borders onto the Aberdeenshire , Angus, Dundee City, Fife, Clackmannanshire, Stirling , Argyll and Bute and Highland council areas....
 (to the north and north east), Argyll and Bute
Argyll and Bute

Argyll and Bute is both one of 32 Council areas of Scotland; and a Lieutenancy areas of Scotland in Scotland. The administrative centre for the council area is located in Lochgilphead....
 (to the north and north west), and both East
East Dunbartonshire

East Dunbartonshire is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland. It borders onto the North-west of the City of Glasgow. It contains many of the suburbs of Glasgow as well as containing many of the city's commuter towns and villages....
 and West Dunbartonshire
West Dunbartonshire

West Dunbartonshire is one of the 32 Local government in Scotland council areas of Scotland. Bordering onto the west of the City of Glasgow, containing many of Glasgow's commuter towns and villages as well as the city's suburbs....
, both to Stirling's southwest.

The majority of the population of the area is located in its southeast corner, in the city of Stirling and in the surrounding lowland
Scottish Lowlands

The Scottish Lowlands , although not officially a geographical area of the country, in normal usage is generally meant to include those parts of Scotland not referred to as the Scottish Highlands , that is, everywhere due south and east of a line between Stonehaven and Helensburgh ....
 communities: Dunblane
Dunblane

Dunblane is a small cathedral town and former burgh north of Stirling in the Stirling of Scotland. The town is situated off the A9 road , on the way north to Perth, Scotland....
 and Bridge of Allan
Bridge of Allan

Bridge of Allan is a town in Stirling council area in Scotland, just north of the city of Stirling. It was formerly administered by Stirlingshire and Central Scotland....
 to the north, Bannockburn
Bannockburn

Bannockburn is a village immediately south of the city of Stirling in Scotland. It is named after the Bannock Burn, a burn running through the village before flowing into the River Forth....
 to the immediate south, and the three former coal mining communities of Cowie
Cowie

Cowie may refer to:People:*Chris Cowie, a Scottish DJ and producer*Colin Cowie, a lifestyle guru*Jack Cowie, a New Zealand cricketer*James Cowie, third mayor of Geelong, Victoria...
, Fallin, and Plean
Plean

Plean is a former mining village, in the Stirling of central Scotland located on the main A9 road from Falkirk. At the United Kingdom Census 2001, Plean had a population of 1,740....
 (known collectively as "The Eastern Villages").

The remaining 30 percent of the region's population is sparsely distributed across the rural, mainly highland
Scottish Highlands

The Scottish Highlands include the rugged and mountainous regions of Scotland north and west of the Highland Boundary Fault, although the exact boundaries are not clearly defined, particularly to the east....
, expanse in the north of the region. The southern half of this rural area comprises the flat western floodplain of the River Forth
River Forth

The River Forth , 47 km long, is the major river draining the eastern part of the central belt of Scotland.The Forth rises in Loch Ard in the Trossachs, a mountainous area some 30 km west of Stirling....
, bounded on the south by the Touch Hills and the Campsie Fells
Campsie Fells

The Campsie Fells are a range of hills in central Scotland, stretching east to west, from south Stirling to Dumgoyne in East Dunbartonshire. The highest point in the range is Earl's Seat which is 578 m high....
. North of the glen
Glen

A glen is a valley, typically one that is long, deep, and often glacially U-shaped; or one with a watercourse running through such a valley. The word comes from the Irish language/Scottish Gaelic language word gleann, or glion in Manx language....
 lie the Trossachs
Trossachs

The Trossachs itself is a small woodland glen in the Stirling council area of Scotland. It lies between Ben A'an to the north and Ben Venue to the south, with Loch Katrine to the west and Loch Achray to the east....
 mountains, and the northern half of the region is generally mountainous in character.

Towns and villages

  • Aberfoyle
    Aberfoyle

    Aberfoyle is a village in the region of Stirling , Scotland, northwest of Glasgow.The town is situated at the base of Craigmore and on the Laggan, a head-water of the River Forth....
  • Ardchyle
    Ardchyle

    Ardchyle is a village in Stirling, Scotland....
  • Ardeonaig
    Ardeonaig

    Ardeonaig is a hamlet on the southern shore of Loch Tay in the Stirling Council area of Scotland. It is approximately 5 miles east of Killin and lies at the mouth of the Finglen Burn where it enters Loch Tay....
  • Arnprior
    Arnprior, Stirling

    Arnprior is a village in the the Stirling council area of Scotland. It is located on the A811 about 12 miles west of Stirling and is one of the smallest community council areas in Stirlingshire with a population of about 200....
  • Balmaha
    Balmaha

    Balmaha is a hamlet on the eastern shore of Loch Lomond in the council area of Stirling Council, Scotland.The name Balmaha comes from the Scottish Gaelic for St Maha's Place which suggests the village may have ancient origins, perhaps as a hermit's residence....
  • Bannockburn
    Bannockburn

    Bannockburn is a village immediately south of the city of Stirling in Scotland. It is named after the Bannock Burn, a burn running through the village before flowing into the River Forth....
  • Blair Drummond
    Blair Drummond

    Blair Drummond is a small rural community near Stirling in Scotland, predominantly located along the A84 road.Blair Drummond has a Local government in Scotland primary school , a church , and a community hall which was rebuilt in 2005....
  • Boreland
  • Bridge of Allan
    Bridge of Allan

    Bridge of Allan is a town in Stirling council area in Scotland, just north of the city of Stirling. It was formerly administered by Stirlingshire and Central Scotland....
  • Brig o' Turk
    Brig o' Turk

    Brig o' Turk is a small community in the Trossachs, a range of hills in Stirling , Scotland. Its name is derived from the Scottish Gaelic Tuirc meaning wild boar....
  • Buchlyvie
    Buchlyvie

    Buchlyvie is a village in the Stirling Subdivisions of Scotland of Scotland. It is 24 km west of Stirling, south of Flanders Moss in the River Forth....
  • Callander
    Callander

    Callander is a burgh in the region of Stirling , Scotland, on the River Teith. The town is located in the former County of Perthshire, and is a popular tourist stop to and from the Highlands....
  • Cambuskenneth
    Cambuskenneth

    Cambuskenneth is a village in the city of Stirling, located in central Scotland. It has a population of 250 and is the site of the historic Cambuskenneth Abbey....
  • Campsie
    Campsie

    Campsie may refer to:* Campsie, New South Wales, AustraliaScotland* Campsie, Stirlingshire, Stirlingshire* Campsie Fells* Milton of Campsie...
  • Cowie
  • Craigdownings
  • Craigruie
  • Crianlarich
    Crianlarich

    Crianlarich is a village in Stirling district, Scotland, about six miles north-east of the head of Loch Lomond. Until 1975, it was in the historic county of Perthshire....
  • Croftamie
    Croftamie

    Croftamie is a small village near Drymen in Scotland.The village was traditionally part of Dunbartonshire, but a minor change in boundaries means that it is now under Stirling Council....
  • Doune
    Doune

    Doune is a burgh in the district of Stirling , Scotland, on the River Teith. Traditionally and geographically, Doune lies within Perthshire ....
  • Drymen
    Drymen

    Drymen is a village in Stirling district in central Scotland. Drymen lies to the west of the Campsie Fells and enjoys views to Dumgoyne on the east and to Loch Lomond on the west....
  • Dunblane
    Dunblane

    Dunblane is a small cathedral town and former burgh north of Stirling in the Stirling of Scotland. The town is situated off the A9 road , on the way north to Perth, Scotland....
  • Fallin
  • Fintry
    Fintry

    Fintry is a small village in central Scotland, nestled in the strath of the Endrick Water in the Campsie Fells some 35km north of Glasgow. It is within the Local government in Scotland council area of Stirling ....
  • Gargunnock
    Gargunnock

    Gargunnock is a small village in the Stirling council area approximately seven miles west of Stirling, in Scotland. The 2001 census population was 944....
  • Inversnaid
    Inversnaid

    Inversnaid is a village on the east bank of Loch Lomond in Scotland, near the north end of the loch. It has a pier and a hotel, and the West Highland Way passes through the village....
  • Killearn
    Killearn

    Killearn is a small village of approximately 1700 people in the Stirling council area of Scotland. The village is located about north of Glasgow, and away from Loch Lomond....
  • Killin
    Killin

    Killin is a village situated at the western head of Loch Tay in Stirling , Scotland.The west end of the village is magnificently sited around the scenic Falls of Dochart, the main street leading down towards the Loch at the confluence of the rivers River Dochart and River Lochay....
  • Kinbuck
  • Kinlochard
  • Kippen
    Kippen

    Kippen is a small village approximately west of the city of Stirling, Scotland . It lies between the Gargunnock and Fintry hills and overlooks the strath of the River Forth....
  • Lecropt
    Lecropt

    Lecropt is a rural parish lying to the west of Bridge of Allan, Scotland.The population of the parish of Lecropt is estimated to be around 75, consisting entirely of isolated farms and houses, as well as the Keir Estate owned by the landed Stirling family....
  • Lochearnhead
    Lochearnhead

    Lochearnhead is a small town on the A84 Stirling to Crianlarich road at the foot of Glen Ogle, 14 miles north of the Highland Boundary Fault. It is situated at the western end of Loch Earn where the A85 road from Crieff meets the A84....
  • Mid Lecropt
    Mid Lecropt

    Mid Lecropt is a farm and cottage situated, as the name suggests, in the middle of the Lecropt, north-west of the Scottish town of Bridge of Allan near Stirling....
  • Mugdock
  • Port of Menteith
    Port of Menteith

    Port of Menteith is a village and parish in the Stirling district of Scotland, the only significant settlement on the Lake of Menteith. It was established as a burgh of barony, then named simply Port, in 1457 by King James III of Scotland....
  • Plean
    Plean

    Plean is a former mining village, in the Stirling of central Scotland located on the main A9 road from Falkirk. At the United Kingdom Census 2001, Plean had a population of 1,740....
  • Raploch
    Raploch

    The Raploch is a district of the city of Stirling to the south of the River Forth in central Scotland. The area is sometimes referred to by people from outside the area as "Raploch", but locally it is invariably preceded by the definite article "the"....
  • Rowardennan
    Rowardennan

    Rowardennan is a small hamlet on the eastern shore of Loch Lomond in Scotland.Rowardennan is at the northern end of the public road, but the West Highland Way passes through the village and continues north along the side of the loch....
  • Strathyre
    Strathyre

    Strathyre is a district and settlement in the Stirling local government district of Scotland. It forms the south-eastern part of the parish of Balquhidder and was, prior to the 1973 reorganisation of local government, part of Perthshire....
  • Stronachlachar
  • Thornhill
    Thornhill, Stirling

    Thornhill is a village in the Scotland council area of Stirling . It lies 14 miles from Stirling itself, south of Callander, east of Aberfoyle, Scotland and west of Doune....
  • Throsk
  • Torbrex
  • Tyndrum
    Tyndrum

    Tyndrum is a small village in Scotland. Its Gaelic name translates as "the house on the ridge". It lies in Strathfillan, at the southern edge of Rannoch Moor....
  • St Ninians
  • Stirling
    Stirling

    Stirling is a City status in the United Kingdom and former ancient burgh in Scotland, and is at the heart of the wider Stirling .The city is clustered around a large Stirling Castle and medi?val old-town....
  • Strathblane
    Strathblane

    Strathblane is a village and List of civil parishes in Scotland at the extreme south of the Stirling , in central Scotland. It lies at the foothills of the Campsie Fells and the Kilpatrick Hills on the Blane Water, north of Glasgow, east-southeast of Dumbarton, and southwest of Stirling....


Places of interest

  • Carse of Lecropt
    Lecropt

    Lecropt is a rural parish lying to the west of Bridge of Allan, Scotland.The population of the parish of Lecropt is estimated to be around 75, consisting entirely of isolated farms and houses, as well as the Keir Estate owned by the landed Stirling family....
  • Culcreuch Castle
    Culcreuch Castle

    Culcreuch Castle is a List of castles in Scotland close to the village of Fintry, near Loch Lomond. It has been the home of the Barons of Culcreuch since 1699, was turned into a hotel, venue and visitor attraction in the 1980s....
  • Inchmahome Priory
    Inchmahome Priory

    Inchmahome Priory is situated on Inchmahome , the largest of three islands in the centre of Lake of Menteith, close to Aberfoyle, Scotland. The name "Inchmahome" comes from the Gaelic Innis MoCholmaig, meaning Island of St Colmaig....
     (a ruined Augustinian priory on an island in the Lake of Menteith
    Lake of Menteith

    The Lake of Menteith , or, until the 20th century, the Loch of Menteith, is a loch in Scotland, located on the Flanders Moss, the flood plain of the upper reaches of the rivers River Forth and River Teith, upstream of Stirling....
    , used as a refuge in 1547 by Mary, Queen of Scots
    Mary I of Scotland

    Mary I was Queen of Scots from 14 December 1542 to 24 July 1567.She was the only surviving legitimate child of James V of Scotland. She was only six days old when her father died and left her Queen of Scots....
    )
  • Breadalbane Folklore Centre
  • Cambuskenneth Abbey
    Cambuskenneth Abbey

    Cambuskenneth Abbey is a Ruins Augustinians monastery located on an area of land enclosed by a meander of the River Forth near Stirling in Scotland....
     (formerly the seat of the Scottish Parliament
    Scottish Parliament

    The Scottish Parliament is the Devolution national, Unicameralism legislature of Scotland, located in the Holyrood, Edinburgh area of the capital Edinburgh....
    )
  • Doune Castle
    Doune Castle

    Doune Castle is a late 14th century stronghold near the village of Doune, in the Stirling district of central Scotland. The castle is sited on a wooded bend where the Ardoch Burn flows into the River Teith, across a bridge from the village....
  • Falls of Dochart
    Falls of Dochart

    The Falls of Dochart are situated on the River Dochart at Killin in Stirlingshire, Scotland at the western end of Loch Tay. A bridge crosses over the river just as you enter Killin giving a fabulous view of the falls as they cascade down over the rocks and around the island of Inchbuie, which is the traditional burial place of the MacNab cla...
  • Falls of Lochay
  • Glen Dochart
    Glen Dochart

    Glen Dochart, in Perthshire, is a glen, in the Scottish Highlands, which runs from Crianlarich, where Strath Fillan and Glen Falloch meet, eastwards to Killin, following the course of the River Dochart as it flows through Loch Dochart and Loch Iubhair....
  • Lake of Menteith
    Lake of Menteith

    The Lake of Menteith , or, until the 20th century, the Loch of Menteith, is a loch in Scotland, located on the Flanders Moss, the flood plain of the upper reaches of the rivers River Forth and River Teith, upstream of Stirling....
  • Lecropt Kirk
    Lecropt

    Lecropt is a rural parish lying to the west of Bridge of Allan, Scotland.The population of the parish of Lecropt is estimated to be around 75, consisting entirely of isolated farms and houses, as well as the Keir Estate owned by the landed Stirling family....
  • Loch Achray
    Loch Achray

    Loch Achray is a small freshwater loch 11 kilometres west of Callander in Stirling_ district, Scotland.The loch lies between Loch Katrine and Loch Venachar in the heart of the Trossachs and has an average depth of 11 metres....
  • Loch Ard
    Loch Ard

    Loch Ard is a body of fresh water in the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park of the Stirling in Scotland. The loch is approximately 4 kilometres long by 2 kilometres wide and runs approximately east-west along a sheltered glen....
  • Loch Earn
    Loch Earn

    Loch Earn is a freshwater loch in the central Scottish Highlands of Scotland, in the districts of Perth and Kinross and Stirling . The name is thought to mean "Loch of Ireland", and it has been suggested that this might derive from the time when the Gaels were expanding their kingdom of Dalriada eastwards into Pictland....
  • Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park
    Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park

    Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park is a national park in Scotland centred on Loch Lomond, and includes several ranges of hills, the Trossachs being the most famous....
  • Loch Katrine
    Loch Katrine

    Loch Katrine is a freshwater loch in the district of Stirling_, Scotland. It is roughly 13 kilometres long by 1 kilometre wide and runs the length of Strath Gartney ....
     (The source of most of the drinking water for the city of Glasgow
    Glasgow

    Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and List of largest United Kingdom settlements by population in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's Scottish Lowlands....
    )
  • Loch Venachar
    Loch Venachar

    Loch Venachar is a freshwater loch in Stirling district, Scotland, situated between Callander and Brig o' Turk. It lies approximately 82 metres above sea level, and is long with a maximum depth of approximately 33 metres....
  • Moirlannich Longhouse
  • Queen Elizabeth Forest Park (run by the Forestry Commission
    Forestry Commission

    The Forestry Commission is a non-ministerial government department responsible for forestry in Great Britain. Its mission is to protect and expand Britain's forests and woodlands and increase their value to society and the environment....
    )
  • Scottish Institute of Sport
    Scottish Institute of Sport

    The Scottish Institute of Sport is the national sports development body in Scotland. It is part of sportscotland, a Public ownership company which is partly funded by the UK's National Lottery ....
     (on the grounds of Stirling University)
  • 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 the Castle Hill, a volcanic Crag and tail, which forms part of the Stirling Sill geological formation....
  • The University of Stirling
    University of Stirling

    The University of Stirling founded in 1967, in Stirling, Scotland. The Times 2008 University Ranking League tables of British universities placed the university fifth in Scotland and thirty-seventh in a list of 113 UK universities....
  • Wallace Monument
    Wallace Monument

    The National Wallace Monument is a tower standing on the summit of Abbey Craig, a hilltop near Stirling in Scotland. It commemorates Sir William Wallace, the 13th century Scottish hero....
  • West Highland Way
    West Highland Way

    The West Highland Way is a linear Long-distance trail in Scotland, with the official status of Long Distance Routes. It is 153 kilometres long, running from Milngavie north of Glasgow to Fort William, Highland in the Scottish Highlands, with an element of hill walking in the route....


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