Stirling Castle on its rock

Beyond Edinburgh · north-west by train or road

Stirling and the Trossachs: castle country

Stirling Castle, the Wallace Monument, the lochs of the national park, the Kelpies and Linlithgow Palace.

The back story

  1. The back story

    Stirling and the Trossachs: castle, monument and lochs

    Stirling·In depth

    Stirling Castle on its rock, the Wallace Monument, and the lochs and hills of the national park beyond; on the way, the Kelpies and Linlithgow Palace.

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What to see

  1. Historic Environment Scotland

    Stirling Castle

    Stirling·Castle

    One of Scotland’s great castles, on its rock above Stirling.

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  2. Abbey Craig

    National Wallace Monument

    Stirling·Monument

    The tower to William Wallace on the Abbey Craig, above Stirling.

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  3. Lochs and hills

    Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park

    Stirling·National park

    The national park of lochs and hills west of Stirling.

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  4. Historic Environment Scotland

    Linlithgow Palace

    Stirling·Palace

    The roofless Renaissance palace by its loch, birthplace of Mary Queen of Scots.

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  5. The Helix, Falkirk

    The Kelpies

    Stirling·Sculpture

    The great steel horse heads in the Helix park at Falkirk.

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  6. Scottish Canals

    The Falkirk Wheel

    Stirling·Boat lift

    The rotating boat lift that joins the Forth & Clyde and Union canals.

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  7. Near Dunblane

    Cromlix

    Stirling·Hotel

    A five-star Victorian mansion hotel in the countryside north of Stirling.

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