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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".
Upload another image Blair Drummond House - Cottage To S. Of Stables 56°09′59″N 4°02′42″W / 56.166283°N 4.045048°W / 56.166283; -4.045048 (Blair Drummond House - Cottage To S. Of Stables) Category C(S) 8416 Upload Photo Mrs. Thomson, Hillview, Thornhill 56°10′25″N 4°09′20″W / 56.173679°N 4.15552°W / 56.173679; -4.15552 (Mrs. Thomson ...
Cambuskenneth (Scottish Gaelic: Camas Choinnich [ˈkʰaməs̪ ˈxɤɲɪç]) is a village in the city of Stirling, Scotland. [1] [2] It has a population of 250 and is the site of the historic Cambuskenneth Abbey. It is situated by the River Forth and the only road access to the village is along Ladysneuk Road from Alloa Road in Causewayhead. In ...
Poldar Bridge Over River Forth At South Flanders 56°08′35″N 4°12′46″W / 56.143118°N 4.212789°W / 56.143118; -4.212789 ( Poldar Bridge Over River Forth At South Category C(S)
Kincardine is a civil parish in the Scottish council area of Stirling and the former county of Perthshire in the historic district of Menteith. It lies between the River Teith and River Forth and contains the villages of Blair Drummond and Thornhill. The parish church is 2 miles south-west of Doune.
Until the opening of the Clackmannanshire Bridge in 2008, it was the customary diversion route for traffic north from Edinburgh and eastern Scotland when the Forth Road Bridge was closed or under repair. As a result of the additional traffic using the bridge at these times, joining the high volume of regular commuter traffic, the town of ...
Lake of Menteith, also known as Loch Inchmahome (Scottish Gaelic: Loch Innis Mo Cholmaig), is a loch in Scotland located on the Carse of Stirling (the flood plain of the upper reaches of the rivers Forth and Teith, upstream from Stirling). [1] [2]
In 1130, Stirling, one of the principal royal strongholds of the Kingdom of Scotland, was created a royal burgh by King David I.. On 11 September 1297, the forces of Andrew Moray and William Wallace defeated the combined English forces of John de Warenne, 6th Earl of Surrey, and Hugh de Cressingham near Stirling, on the River Forth, at the Battle of Stirling Bridge during the First War of ...