historic county of Stirlingshire
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The historic county of Stirlingshire is a former administrative region in central Scotland centered on the city of Stirling, known for its strategic location and rich medieval and early modern history.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Stirlingshire | 0 |
Statements (64)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former administrative county
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historic county ⓘ |
| borders |
Argyllshire
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Clackmannanshire NERFINISHED ⓘ Dunbartonshire NERFINISHED ⓘ Lanarkshire NERFINISHED ⓘ Perthshire NERFINISHED ⓘ West Lothian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsFeature |
Campsie Fells
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Carse of Stirling NERFINISHED ⓘ Flanders Moss NERFINISHED ⓘ Ochil Hills (southern slopes) NERFINISHED ⓘ Touch Hills NERFINISHED ⓘ part of Loch Lomond ⓘ |
| containsHistoricSite |
Airth Castle
NERFINISHED
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Antonine Wall (sections) NERFINISHED ⓘ Bannockburn battlefield NERFINISHED ⓘ Callendar House NERFINISHED ⓘ Cambuskenneth Abbey NERFINISHED ⓘ Doune Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ Falkirk Old Parish Church NERFINISHED ⓘ Falkirk Wheel (modern landmark on historic canal) NERFINISHED ⓘ Stirling Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ Stirling Old Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsPartOf | Trossachs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsRiver |
River Carron
NERFINISHED
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River Forth NERFINISHED ⓘ River Teith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsTransportRoute |
Forth and Clyde Canal
NERFINISHED
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M9 motorway corridor NERFINISHED ⓘ Stirling–Perth road corridor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| hasAdministrativeCentre | Stirling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHistoricCountyTown | Stirling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHistoricEvent |
Battle of Bannockburn (1314)
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Battle of Falkirk (1298) NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Falkirk Muir (1746) NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Stirling Bridge (1297) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHistoricRegistrationUse | still used as lieutenancy and registration county in some contexts ⓘ |
| hasMajorSettlement |
Balfron
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Bannockburn NERFINISHED ⓘ Bridge of Allan NERFINISHED ⓘ Denny NERFINISHED ⓘ Drymen NERFINISHED ⓘ Falkirk NERFINISHED ⓘ Grangemouth NERFINISHED ⓘ Killearn NERFINISHED ⓘ Kilsyth NERFINISHED ⓘ Lennoxtown NERFINISHED ⓘ Stirling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStrategicRole |
control of River Forth crossings
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gateway between Highlands and Lowlands ⓘ |
| historicStatus | no longer used as local government area ⓘ |
| knownFor |
early modern political importance
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industrial development around Falkirk and Grangemouth ⓘ medieval military significance ⓘ |
| locatedIn | central Scotland ⓘ |
| modernSuccessorArea |
East Dunbartonshire council area
NERFINISHED
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Falkirk council area NERFINISHED ⓘ North Lanarkshire council area NERFINISHED ⓘ Stirling council area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Stirling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasPartOf |
Kingdom of Scotland
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United Kingdom (as administrative county) ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.