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The River Forth is a major river in central Scotland, 47 km (29 mi) long, which drains into the North Sea on the east coast of the country. Its drainage basin covers much of Stirlingshire in Scotland's Central Belt. [1] The Gaelic name for the upper reach of the river, above Stirling, is Abhainn Dubh, meaning "black river".
Cardross Bridge Over River Forth 56°08′51″N 4°15′25″W / 56.147495°N 4.256944°W / 56.147495; -4.256944 ( Cardross Bridge Over River Category B
Upload another image See more images Keir House, Home Farm Bridge of Allan NS7726799296 56°10′14″N 3°58′42″W / 56.170461°N 3.978276°W / 56.170461; -3.978276 (Keir House, Home Farm) Farm buildings by David Bryce, 1832, remodelled by Sir William Stirling-Maxwell, 1861 3918 Upload Photo Keir House, South Lodge Bridge of Allan NS7757099093 56°10′07″N 3°58′24″W ...
The Bannock flows eastward and enters the River Forth to the east of Stirling, close to the site of the Battle of Bannockburn (1314), about 7.58 miles (12.20 km) from its source. The burn itself meanders and is considerably longer. A nearby town, nowadays a suburb of Stirling, is accordingly called Bannockburn.
English: River Forth at Riverside, Stirling Looking from the Stirling Rowing Club towards the railway bridge. Red Grouse, Ratho Princess, and a Rinker 250 in the foreground (L to R). Red Grouse, Ratho Princess, and a Rinker 250 in the foreground (L to R).
Located on the River Forth, Stirling is the administrative centre for the Stirling council area, and is traditionally the county town and historic county 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".
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According to British government definitions, there are only eight Scottish cities; [1] they are Aberdeen, Dundee, Dunfermline, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Inverness, Perth and Stirling. The other locations may be described by such terms as town, burgh, village, hamlet, settlement, estate depending on their size and administrative status.