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• Airth Highland Games Held late July each year.

• Alloa Tower Ancestral home of the Earls of Mar, Alloa Tower is one of Scotland’s largest surviving medieval tower houses. Alloa Park, Alloa FK10 1PP

• Alva Games The last surviving sports and games to be run in Clackmannanshire, always held on the second Saturday in July.

• Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders The Regimental Museum is situated within the Regimental HQ at Stirling Castle.

• Argyll's Lodging Magnificent historical town house near Stirling Castle: Historic Scotland. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)

• Bannockburn Visitor Centre and possible site of one of the most famous battles in Scotland's history: NTS. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)

• Ben Cleuch The highest summit in the Ochil Hills. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)

• Blair Drummond Safari and Adventure Park Blair Drummond, by Stirling FK9 4UR.

• The Bridge of Allan Brewery Company Working Micro-Brewery and Visitor Centre. The Brewhouse, Queens Lane, Bridge of Allan, FK9 4NY.

• Cambuskenneth Abbey The remains of an abbey located in a loop of the River Forth: Historic Scotland. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)

• Castle Campbell Castle near Dollar in the heart of the Ochils: Historic Scotland. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)

• Church of the Holy Rude Historic church close to Stirling Castle. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)

• Clackmannan Tower A fine 14th-century keep enlarged in the 15th century. View exterior only. In Clackmannan village near Alloa off the A907.

• Dollar Glen This wooded glen provides spectacular walks to Castle Campbell. Dollar FK14 7PP.

• Dollar Museum A wide-ranging collection illustrating all aspects of the history of Dollar. Castle Campbell Hall, High Street, Dollar FK14 7AY.

• Dunblane Museum Situated right at the heart of Dunblane. The Cross, Dunblane, Perthshire FK15 0AQ.

• Doune Castle Well preserved castle, used in a Monty Python film: Historic Scotland. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)

• Dumyat A peaky little hill in the Ochils. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)

• Dunblane Cathedral Magnificent church that has seen many changes over the centuries: Historic Scotland. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)

• Flanders Moss NNR This reserve is a relic of what must have been one of the largest lowland bog areas in Britain. 2 miles south of Thornhill.

• King's Knot The earthworks of a splendid formal garden, possibly made in 1628 for Charles I. Below castle rock, Stirling.

• King's Seat Hill The hill that rises to the north of Dollar. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)

• Mar's Wark The facade of a remarkable Renaissance mansion built by The Earl of Mar, Regent for James VI in 1570 and later used as the town workhouse. At the head of Castle Wynd, Stirling.

• Menstrie Castle Four Hundred year old, three storey castellated house that belonged to the Clan MacAllister and 1st Earl of Stirling. Castle Street, Menstrie FK10 1DS.

• The Pineapple Superb garden folly in the shape of a huge pineapple. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)

• Sterling Mills Designer Outlet Village. Devonvale, Tillicoutry, Near Stirling, FK13 6HQ.

• Stirling Castle One of the best castles to visit in Scotland: Historic Scotland. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)

• Stirling & Dunfermline Tour Driving tour taking in Stirling & Dunfermline. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)

• Stirling Highland Games Held mid-July each year.

• Stirling Old Bridge A handsome bridge built in the 15th or early 16th century. The southern arch was rebuilt in 1749 after it had been blown up during “The ’45”. On the River Forth off the M9 at Stirling.

• Stirling Old Town Jail An intriguing attraction for visitors to Stirling St. John Street, Stirling FK8 1EA. STB 5 Star Attraction.

• Stirling Smith Art Gallery and Museum Changing exhibitions on the history and culture of Stirling. 40 Albert Place, Dumbarton Road, Stirling, FK8 2RQ.

• University of Stirling Art Collection Pathfoot Concourse Gallery, University of Stirling.

• Wallace Monument Towering Victorian monument to William Wallace. (Undiscovered Scotland Feature Page)

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