📌 Stirling
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If you’re heading north out of Stirling city centre in the direction of Bridge of Allan or the National Wallace Monument, consider making a quick stop to visit Stirling Old Bridge. The 15th or 16th century stone span over the River Forth replaces earlier timber constructions (including one that the 1297 Battle of Stirling Bridge was named after) and forms one of the best-preserved medieval arched bridges in Scotland. One of these arches was destroyed under the orders of Stirling Castle in the 1745 Jacobite rebellion to prevent the southward progress of Bonnie Prince Charlie. It’s since been replaced, and the bridge remains open to pedestrians; motorised traffic now uses the wider Victorian bridge a few hundred metres downstream.
🌍 Location
📌 Bridgehaugh Road, 0.5 mi north of Stirling city centre
🧭 O.S. Grid Reference: NS 797946
🛰️ GPS coordinates: 56.128606,-3.936885
🚌 Causewayhead Road | 🚆 Stirling (0.5 mi)
🚗 Car park / street parking
📝 Key info
⌚ Always open
🎫 Free
