Stirling council area

Geography
Area - Total - % Water	Ranked 9th 2,187 km² ? %
Admin HQ	Stirling
ISO 3166-2	GB-STG
ONS code	00RG
Demographics
Population - Total (2004) - Density	Ranked 26th 86,370 39 / km²
Politics
Stirling Council http://www.stirling.gov.uk/
Control	Labour
MPs	Anne McGuire
MSPs	Sylvia Jackson George Reid

Stirling (Sruighlea in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary council areas in Scotland with a population of about 85,000. It covers most of the former county of Stirlingshire (except Falkirk) and the south-western portion of the former county of Perthshire. The administrative centre of the region is the City of Stirling itself. The region borders Clackmannanshire (to the east), Falkirk (to the south east), Perth and Kinross (to the north and north east), Argyll and Bute (to the north and north west), and both East and West Dunbartonshire, both to Stirling's southwest. council area of Scotland File links The following pages link to this file: Stirling (district) Categories: NowCommons | GFDL images ... This article explains the meaning of area as a Physical quantity. ... This is a list of districts of Scotland ordered by area. ... To help compare different orders of magnitude and geographical regions, we list here areas between 100 km² and 1000 km². See also areas of other orders of magnitude. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... Stirling (Sruighlea in Gaelic) is a city in central Scotland. ... The ISO 3166-2 codes for the United Kingdom correspond to the nations administrative divisions. ... The Office for National Statistics coding system is a hierarchical code used in the United Kingdom for tabulating census and other statistical data. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Density (symbol: ρ - Greek: rho) is a measure of mass per unit of volume. ... This is a list of districts of Scotland ordered by population. ... The Labour Party is a centre-left or social democratic political party in Britain (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ... This is a list of MPs elected in the UK general election, 2005 to the House of Commons for the Fifty-Fourth Parliament of the United Kingdom at the United Kingdom general election, 2005, arranged by constituency. ... Anne Catherine McGuire (born 26 May 1949, Glasgow as Anne Catherine Long) is a politician in Scotland. ... Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) is the title given to any one of the 129 individuals elected to serve in the Scottish Parliament. ... George Reid The Right Honourable George Reid is a Scottish politician, and a former member of the Scottish National Party (SNP). ... Scottish Gaelic (Gàidhlig; IPA: ) is a member of the Goidelic branch of Celtic languages. ... The 32 council areas of Scotland form the local government areas of Scotland, all of them unitary authorities. ... Royal motto: Nemo me impune lacessit (English: No one provokes me with impunity) Scotlands location within the United Kingdom Languages English, Gaelic, Scots Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow First Minister Jack McConnell Area - Total - % water Ranked 2nd UK 78,782 km² 1. ... Stirlingshire (Siorrachd Sruighlea in Gaelic) is a traditional county of Scotland, based around Stirling, the traditional county town. ... Falkirk (An Eaglais Bhreac in Scottish Gaelic) is a town in central Scotland. ... Perthshire (Siorrachd Pheairt in Gaelic) is a traditional county in central Scotland, which extends from Strathmore in the east, to the Pass of Drumochter in the north, Rannoch Moor and Ben Lui in the west, and Aberfoyle in the south. ... Sydney, Australia at Night. ... Stirling (Sruighlea in Gaelic) is a city in central Scotland. ... This article is in need of attention. ... Falkirk (an Eaglais Bhreac in Gaelic) is one of the 32 council areas in Scotland. ... Perth and Kinross (Peairt agus Ceann Rois in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary council areas in Scotland, and a Lieutenancy Area. ... Argyll and Bute (Earra-Ghaidheal agus Bòd in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary council regions in Scotland, and a Lieutenancy Area. ... East Dunbartonshire (Siorrachd Dhùn Bhreatainn an Ear in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary authority areas in Scotland. ... West Dunbartonshire (Siorrachd Dhùn Bhreatainn an Iar in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary authority areas in Scotland. ...

The majority of the population of the region is located in its southeast corner, in the city of Stirling and in the surrounding lowland communities: Dunblane and Bridge of Allan to the north, Bannockburn to the immediate south, and the three former coal mining communities of Cowie, Fallin, and Plean (known collectively as "The Eastern Villages"). The Scottish Lowlands, although not officially a geographical area of the country, in normal usage is generally meant to include those parts of Scotland not referred to as the Highlands (or Gàidhealtachd), that is, everywhere due south and east of a line (the Highland Boundary Fault) between Stonehaven and... Dunblane is a small town in Perthshire, Scotland, near Stirling. ... Bridge of Allan is a town in Stirling District in Scotland, just north of the city of Stirling. ... Telfords circular roadbridge over the Bannock Burn Bannockburn is a village immediately south of the city of Stirling in Scotland. ...

The remaining 30 percent of the region's population is sparsely distributed across the rural, mainly highland, expanse in the north of the region. The southern half of this rural area comprises the flat western floodplain of the River Forth, bounded on the south by the Touch Hills and the Campsie Fells. North of the glen lie the Trossachs mountains, and the northern half of the region is generally mountainous in character. The Scottish Highlands are the mountainous regions of Scotland north and west of the Highland Boundary Fault. ... The River Forth meanders over fertile farmlands near Stirling The River Forth, 47 km (29 miles) long, is the major river draining the eastern part of the central belt of Scotland. ... The Campsie Fells are a range of hills in central Scotland, United Kingdom, stretching east to west, from south Stirlingshire to East Dunbartonshire. ... A glen is a valley, typically one that is long, deep, and secluded. ... The Trossachs (Scottish Gaelic, Na Trosaichean) itself is a small woodland glen between Ben An to the north and Ben Venue to the south, with Loch Katrine to the west and Loch Achray to the east, but the name is used generally to refer to the wider area of wooded...

Towns and villages

• Aberfoyle
• Ardchyle
• Ardeonaig
• Arnpryor
• Balmaha
• Bannockburn
• Boreland
• Bridge of Allan
• Brig o' Turk
• Buchlyvie
• Callander
• Cowie
• Craigruie
• Crianlarich
• Croftamie
• Doune
• Drymen
• Dunblane
• Fallin
• Fintry
• Gargunnock
• Inversnaid
• Killearn
• Killin
• Kinbuck
• Kinlochard
• Kippen
• Lochearnhead
• Mugdock
• Port of Menteith
• Plean
• Rowardennan
• Strathyre
• Stronachlachar
• Thornhill
• Tyndrum
• Stirling
• Strathblane

Aberfoyle (Scottish Gaelic: Obar Phuill) is a village in the region of Stirling, Scotland, 27 miles northwest of Glasgow. ... Telfords circular roadbridge over the Bannock Burn Bannockburn is a village immediately south of the city of Stirling in Scotland. ... Bridge of Allan is a town in Stirling District in Scotland, just north of the city of Stirling. ... Callander is a burgh in the region of Stirling, Scotland, on the River Teith. ... Crianlarich is a village in Stirling, Scotland. ... Doune is a burgh in the district of Stirling, Scotland, on the River Teith. ... Drymen is a village and often used as an overnight stop for the West Highland Way in Scotland. ... Dunblane is a small town in Perthshire, Scotland, near Stirling. ... Fintry is a small village nestled in the middle of the Campsie Fells some 35km north of Glasgow. ... Gargunnock is a small village in Stirling District approximately seven miles west of Stirling, in Scotland. ... Killin Visitor Centre, looking south east across the Falls of Dochart. ... Thornhill is a town in the Scottish region of Stirling, south of Callander, east of Aberfoyle and west of Doune. ... Tyndrum is a small village in in Scotland. ... Stirling (Sruighlea in Gaelic) is a city in central Scotland. ...

Places of interest

• Culcreuch Castle
• Inchmahome Priory (a ruined Augustinian priory on an island in the Lake of Menteith, used as a refuge in 1547 by Mary, Queen of Scots)
• Breadalbane Folklore Centre
• Cambuskenneth Abbey (formerly the seat of the Scottish Parliament)
• Doune Castle
• Falls of Dochart
• Falls of Lochay
• Glen Dochart
• Lake of Menteith (Scotland's only 'Lake')
• Loch Achray
• Loch Ard
• Loch Earn
• Loch Katrine (The source of most of the drinking water for the city of Glasgow)
• Loch Venachar
• Moirlannich Longhouse
• Queen Elizabeth Forest Park (run by the Forestry Commission)
• Scottish Institute of Sport (on the grounds of Stirling University)
• Stirling Castle
• The University of Stirling
• Wallace Monument

Inchmahome Priory is situated on Inchmahome island, the largest of three islands in the centre of Lake of Menteith, close to Aberfoyle, Scotland. ... The Lake of Menteith, or, until the last century, the Loch of Menteith, is the only natural or large body of water in Scotland that is referred to as a lake (although there are two small artificial bodies of water known as lakes). ... Events January 16 - Grand Duke Ivan IV of Muscovy becomes the first Tsar of Russia. ... Mary I of Scotland (Mary Stuart) (December 8, 1542 – February 8, 1587), better known as Mary, Queen of Scots, was Queen of Scots, monarch of the Kingdom of Scotland, from December 14, 1542 – July 24, 1567; and Queen Consort of France from July 10, 1559 – December 5, 1560. ... The campanile at Cambuskenneth Abbey Cambuskenneth Abbey is a ruined Augustinian monastery located on an area of land enclosed by a meander of the River Forth near Stirling in Scotland. ... For the national legislative body adjourned in 1707, see Parliament of Scotland. ... Doune Castle sited above the River Teith. ... The Lake of Menteith, or, until the last century, the Loch of Menteith, is the only natural or large body of water in Scotland that is referred to as a lake (although there are two small artificial bodies of water known as lakes). ... This article is about a body of fresh water in Scotland. ... Loch Earn, looking west. ... Loch Katrine is a freshwater loch in the district of Stirling, Scotland. ... Glasgow (or Glaschu in Gaelic) is Scotlands largest city and unitary authority area, situated on the River Clyde in the countrys west central lowlands. ... The Forestry Commission is a government body in the United Kingdom. ... The Scottish Institute of Sport has a clear focus on high performance sport and provides individual programmes and services for Scotlands top athletes to aid their progression to the highest levels in international sport. ... Stirling Castle (southwest aspect) Stirling Castle is an historic castle in Stirling, Scotland. ... Looking out over Airthrey Loch on the main campus of The University of Stirling Airthrey Loch frozen over on a snowy day The University of Stirling is a campus university created in 1967 and is based in a custom-built campus situated on a greenfield site in the outskirts of... The Wallace Monument Wallaces sword The Wallace National Monument was opened in 1869, in memory of William Wallace, the 13th century Scottish folk hero. ...

External links

• Map and census information (PDF document)

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