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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former administrative county
historic county
borders Argyllshire NERFINISHED
Clackmannanshire NERFINISHED
Dunbartonshire NERFINISHED
Lanarkshire NERFINISHED
Perthshire NERFINISHED
West Lothian NERFINISHED
containsFeature Campsie Fells NERFINISHED
Carse of Stirling NERFINISHED
Flanders Moss NERFINISHED
Ochil Hills (southern slopes) NERFINISHED
Touch Hills NERFINISHED
part of Loch Lomond
containsHistoricSite Airth Castle NERFINISHED
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
River Forth NERFINISHED
River Teith NERFINISHED
containsTransportRoute Forth and Clyde Canal NERFINISHED
M9 motorway corridor NERFINISHED
Stirling–Perth road corridor NERFINISHED
country Scotland
hasAdministrativeCentre Stirling NERFINISHED
hasHistoricCountyTown Stirling NERFINISHED
hasHistoricEvent Battle of Bannockburn (1314) NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
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
gateway between Highlands and Lowlands
historicStatus no longer used as local government area
knownFor early modern political importance
industrial development around Falkirk and Grangemouth
medieval military significance
locatedIn central Scotland
modernSuccessorArea East Dunbartonshire council area NERFINISHED
Falkirk council area NERFINISHED
North Lanarkshire council area NERFINISHED
Stirling council area NERFINISHED
namedAfter Stirling NERFINISHED
wasPartOf Kingdom of Scotland NERFINISHED
United Kingdom (as administrative county)

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North Lanarkshire council area (small part) includesPartOf historic county of Stirlingshire
Lennoxtown partOf historic county of Stirlingshire