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Population 41,243 (2001).
One of the principal royal strongholds of the Kingdom of Scotland, Stirling was created a Royal burgh by King David I in 1130. The city is clustered around a large fortress and mediæval old-town. It is a centre for local government, higher education, retail, and light industry.
One of the principal royal strongholds of the Kingdom of Scotland, Stirling was created a Royal burgh by King David I in 1130. The city is clustered around a large fortress and mediæval old-town. It is a centre for local government, higher education, retail, and light industry.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stirling
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 56°6'56"N 3°56'21"W
- Earlsburn & Kingsburn Wind Farms 12 km
- Clackmannanshire Council 13 km
- Carron Valley Reservoir 13 km
- Campsie Fells 15 km
- Falkirk Council 16 km
- Flanders Moss National Nature Reserve 17 km
- East Dunbartonshire Council 25 km
- North Lanarkshire Council 26 km
- Stirling Council 27 km
- Perth and Kinross Council 47 km
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