Places to see in ( Stirling - UK )
Places to see in ( Stirling - UK )
Stirling is a city in central Scotland. The market town, surrounded by rich farmland, grew up connecting the royal citadel, the medieval old town with its merchants and tradesmen, the bridge and the port. ocated on the River Forth, Stirling is the administrative centre for the Stirling council area, and is traditionally the county town of Stirlingshire. Proverbially it is the strategically important Gateway to the Highlands. It has been said that Stirling, like a huge brooch clasps Highlands and Lowlands together. Similarly he who holds Stirling, holds Scotland is often quoted. Stirling's key position as the lowest bridging point of the River Forth before it broadens towards the Firth of Forth, made it a focal point for travel north or south.
Once the capital of Scotland, Stirling is visually dominated by Stirling Castle. Stirling also has a medieval parish church, the Church of the Holy Rude, where, on 29 July 1567, the infant James VI was anointed King of Scots by the Bishop of Orkney with the service concluding after a sermon by John Knox.[14] The poet King was educated by George Buchanan and grew up in Stirling. He was later also crowned King of England and Ireland on 25 July 1603, bringing closer the countries of the United Kingdom. Modern Stirling is a centre for local government, higher education, tourism, retail, and industry.
Stirling is renowned as the Gateway to the Highlands and is generally regarded as occupying a strategic position at the point where the flatter, largely undulating Scottish Lowlands meet the rugged slopes of the Highlands along the Highland Boundary Fault. Top of the Town consists of Broad Street, Castle Wynd, Ballengeich Pass, Lower Castle Hill Road, Darnley Street, Baker Street ( formerly Baxters St) and St Mary's Wynd. These streets all lead up to Stirling Castle and are the favourite haunt of tourists who stop off at the Old Town Jail, Mar's Wark, Argyll's Lodging and the castle. Ballengeich Pass leads to the graveyard at Ballengeich and the Castle Wynd winds past the old graveyard. The Top of the Town from Broad Street upwards is renowned for its cobblestoned roads, and cars can be heard rattling over the cobblestones on the way down. Craft shops and tourist-focused shops are evident on the way up and once at the top, panoramic views are available across Stirling and beyond. Other Areas of Stirling include :
Abbey Craig
Airthrey
Allan Park
Bannockburn
Borestone
Braehead
Broomridge
Burghmuir
Cambusbarron
Cambuskenneth
Causewayhead
Chartershall
Corn Exchange
Cornton
Coxethill
Craigmill
Craig Leith
Cultenhove
Forthbank
Gillies Hill
Gowan Hill
Hillpark
Kenningknowes
Kildean
King's Park
Laurelhill
Livilands
Loanhead
Mercat Cross
Raploch
Randolphfield
Riverside
Spittal Hill
Springkerse
St. Ninians
Torbrex
Whins of Milton
Viewforth
Alot to see in ( Stirling - UK ) such as :
Wallace Monument
Stirling Castle
Blair Drummond Safari Park
Stirling Smith Art Gallery and Museum
Argyll's Lodging
Church of the Holy Rude
Cambuskenneth Abbey
Macrobert Arts Centre
Falls of Falloch
Abbey Craig
Doune Castle
Stirling Old Town Jail
Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders Regimental Museum
Dunblane Cathedral
Mar's Wark
King's Park
The Pineapple
Alloa Tower
Airthrey Castle
Briarlands Farm
Causewayhead Park
Menstrie Castle
Robert the Bruce Statue
Herbertshire Castle
Plean Country Park
Elphinstone Tower, Falkirk
Gillies Hill
Tappoch Broch
( Stirling - UK ) is well know as a tourist destination because of the variety of places you can enjoy while you are visiting the city of Stirling . Through a series of videos we will try to show you recommended places to visit in Stirling - UK
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Forth Monitor Farm
In this short video Forth monitor farmer Duncan McEwen highlights some of the changes introduced on the family farm, Arnprior near Stirling, during its three year term. Among the successes highlighted are the introduction of rotational grazing and the installation of a biomass boiler to heat three properties and dry grain
Blair Drummond Safari and Adventure Park
Blair Drummond Safari and Adventure Park located near Stirling is the only safari park in Scotland, and it’s also one of the country’s busiest tourist attractions.
Covering more than 120 acres across the estate, the park contains several large enclosures that are home to a variety of animals mainly from Africa and Asia, along with a few inhabitants from closer to home.
Visitors can drive through each reserve in their own car and get some great close-up views of the free-roaming animals before heading into the adventure park on foot to enjoy the family-oriented activities inside.
There’s a lot of attractions to keep visitors entertained while they’re in the park and there are plenty of areas to explore too, with Lemur Land, Chimp Island, the bird of prey habitat, and pets farm being a few favourites with guests.
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