Keir House
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The ancestral seat of the Stirling's of Keir since the 15th century, Keir House stands on high ground looking out over the Carse of Lecropt, 3 miles (5 km) northwest of Bridge of Allan. In its policies stand the ruins of Arnhall Castle, a former seat of the Dow family.
The composer Chopin stayed here in the autumn of 1848 and Lt-Col Sir David Stirling (1915-90), who founded the Special Air Service, was a son of the family. It was Sir David's brother who sold the house and 6072 ha (15000 acres) to a syndicate of Arab businessmen headed by Mohammed Mahdi Al-Tajir, an oil magnate who later became Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates to Britain.
The composer Chopin stayed here in the autumn of 1848 and Lt-Col Sir David Stirling (1915-90), who founded the Special Air Service, was a son of the family. It was Sir David's brother who sold the house and 6072 ha (15000 acres) to a syndicate of Arab businessmen headed by Mohammed Mahdi Al-Tajir, an oil magnate who later became Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates to Britain.
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Coordinates: 56°9'58"N 3°58'57"W
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- Thrumster House 253 km
- Tongue House 261 km
- Flanders Moss National Nature Reserve 13 km
- Earlsburn & Kingsburn Wind Farms 13 km
- Clackmannanshire Council 16 km
- Carron Valley Reservoir 16 km
- Campsie Fells 19 km
- Stirling Council 22 km
- Falkirk Council 23 km
- East Dunbartonshire Council 27 km
- North Lanarkshire Council 32 km
- Perth and Kinross Council 42 km