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Stirling Castle
Explore Stirling Castle in Loch Lomond, the Trossachs, Stirling and the Forth Valley, Scotland, with history, visitor context, photos and regional map links.
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Stirling
and Forth Valley.
Royal power, river crossings and commanding towers where Highlands and Lowlands meet.
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Forth, crags & lowlands01 / THE REGION
Where Scotland
narrows and turns.
The upper Forth is one of Scotland's decisive landscapes. River crossings, steep volcanic ground and routes between Highlands and Lowlands concentrated military and royal attention around Stirling. The castles in this editorial region are not numerous, but each occupies a place with a clear strategic or political purpose.
Stirling Castle dominates the sequence, combining fortress, royal palace and national viewpoint. Doune offers a remarkably complete late-medieval courtyard castle; Clackmannan Tower watches the lower ground towards the Forth; Castle Campbell withdraws into the dramatic setting above Dollar. Together they explain why central Scotland cannot be understood simply as the space between Edinburgh and the Highlands.
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Castles in the region.
Every published CastleScotland guide currently assigned to Stirling and Forth Valley.
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Clackmannan Tower
Clackmannan Tower – A Hidden Bruce Stronghold in the Heart of Scotland Clackmannan Tower is one of those places that many people drive past without ever realising what stands on the hill above the town. From a distance i
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Castle Campbell
Explore Castle Campbell in Loch Lomond, the Trossachs, Stirling and the Forth Valley, Scotland, with history, visitor context, photos and regional map links.
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Doune Castle
Explore Doune Castle in Loch Lomond, the Trossachs, Stirling and the Forth Valley, Scotland, with history, visitor context, photos and regional map links.
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Stirling CastleExplore Stirling Castle in Loch Lomond, the Trossachs, Stirling and the Forth Valley, Scotland, with history, visitor context, photos and regional map links.
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Clackmannan TowerClackmannan Tower – A Hidden Bruce Stronghold in the Heart of Scotland Clackmannan Tower is one of those places that many people drive past without ever realising what stands on the hill above the town. From a distance i
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Castle CampbellExplore Castle Campbell in Loch Lomond, the Trossachs, Stirling and the Forth Valley, Scotland, with history, visitor context, photos and regional map links.
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