Stirlingshire - Scotland - Travel - Accommodation - Tourism
Stirlingshire is a midland county in Scotland, bounded
on the north by Perthshire, on the east by Clackmannanshire
and Fifeshire, on the southeast by West Lothian, on
the south by Lanarkshire and a detached portion of Dumbartonshire,
and on the west by Dumbartonshire and Loch Lomond. The
area is 451 square miles.
In the northwest Ben Lomond reaches 3192 feet and the
eastern half of Loch Lomond belongs to Stirling. The
principal burghs are Stirling, the capital, Falkirk,
and Grangemouth.
Stirlingshire played a large part in the history of
Scottish independence and is associated with Wallace
and Bruce. The battles of Stirling Ridge (1297), Falkirk
(1298), Bannockburn (1314), Kilsyth (1645), and the
second Battle of Falkirk (1746) were fought within the
county's borders.
Cities & Towns in Stirlingshire: Stirling, Falkirk,
Grangemouth,
Kilsyth, Bridge of Allan, Denny, Alva
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