Stirling Old Bridge
About
The stone bridge over the Forth north of the Old Town, built on rubble foundations around 1500, according to Wikipedia. It replaced earlier wooden bridges, including the one where the Battle of Stirling Bridge was fought in 1297. During the Jacobite rising of 1745 one arch was destroyed to slow the Jacobite army, and it was rebuilt in 1749. It is a scheduled monument. The castle is about 800 metres to the south-west and the Wallace Monument about 1.6 km to the north-east, measured from the map pins. It is free and open at any time.
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Highlights
- ✓Built around 1500
- ✓Near the site of the 1297 battle
- ✓Free and open at any time
Tips
- →It is about a kilometre north of the city centre, and you can link it with the Gowan Hill end of the Back Walk.
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Stirling Castle
Royal castle on its crag at the top of the Old Town: the Great Hall, the Royal Palace, the Chapel Royal and the regimental museum.
Church of the Holy Rude
Medieval parish church below the castle where James VI was crowned in 1567. Visitor season March to November.
Activity
Bannockburn battlefield and monuments
Bannockburn battlefield and monuments
The 1314 battlefield, its rotunda and Bruce statue. The visitor centre is closed until mid-2028; the grounds stay open.