Stirling, Clackmannanshire & the Forth Valley

Stirling, Clackmannanshire & the Forth Valley

The view from Stirling Castle esplanade over the Forth Valley
Stirling Castle — the great fortress that guards the waist of Scotland.

The waist of Scotland, where the Lowlands meet the Highland line. Stirling and its castle, the wee county of Clackmannanshire under the Ochils, and the Forth winding out past the Kelpies.

  • Stirling — The Castle, the Wallace Monument & the Gateway to the Highlands.
  • Cambuskenneth Abbey — Bruce's Parliament, a Buried King & the Great Bell Tower.
  • Alloa — Our Home Base — the Underrated Heart of Clackmannanshire.
  • Dollar — Castle Campbell, a Dramatic Glen & a Genteel Hillfoots Town.
  • Clackmannan — The Bruce Tower, the Stone of Mannan & the Tiny County’s Ancient Capital.
  • Alva — The Ochils Village That Struck the Richest Silver in Britain.
  • Glendevon — The Reservoirs, the Drove Road & the Quiet Heart of the Ochils.
  • Devilla Forest — Red Squirrels, Frozen Lochans, a Bronze-Age Stone & the Plague Graves.
  • The Kelpies & the Helix, Falkirk — The World’s Largest Horse Sculptures.
  • The Alloa–Dunfermline Cycle Circle — 55km of Old Railway, Forth Coast & a Culross Coffee.

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