28 Facts About Stirling

Stirling is a city in central Scotland, 26 miles northeast of Glasgow and 37 miles north-west of Edinburgh.

When Stirling was temporarily under Anglo-Saxon sway, according to a 9th-century legend, it was attacked by Danish invaders.

Origin of the name Stirling is uncertain, but folk etymology suggests that it originates in either a Scots or Gaelic term meaning the place of battle, struggle or strife.

One proposal is that Stirling derives from Gaelic srib-linn, meaning "stream-pool" or similar.

The earliest known structures in Stirling are now destroyed but comprised two Neolithic Cursus in Bannockburn.

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Stirling remained the river's lowest reliable crossing point until the construction of the Alloa Swing Bridge between Throsk and Alloa in 1885.

Stirling seal has only the second part, in a slightly different form:.

Stirling was first declared a royal burgh by King David in the 12th century, with later charters reaffirmed by subsequent monarchs.

In terms of local government, the city of Stirling is a part of the wider Stirling Council area, which is based at Old Viewforth and governs on matters of local administration as set out by the Local Government etc Act 1994.

Stirling is renowned as the Gateway to the Highlands and is generally regarded as occupying a strategic position at the point where the flatter, largely undulating Scottish Lowlands meet the rugged slopes of the Highlands along the Highland Boundary Fault.

Land surrounding Stirling has been most affected by glacial erosion and deposition.

Stirling stands on the Forth at the point where the river widens and becomes tidal.

Stirling has some of the warmest summers in all of Scotland, being relatively far away from the cooling effects of the North Sea and the Firth of Clyde.

Stirling had a higher proportion of non-Scottish born residents at 16.

Stirling has hosted the National Mod several times: in 1909,1961,1971,1987 and 2008.

In October 2021, Stirling was longlisted as the only Scottish bid for the UK City of Culture 2025, but failed to make it onto the March 2022 shortlist.

At the centre of a large rural agricultural hinterland that encompasses some of the flattest and most productive land in Scotland, Stirling principally functioned as a market town, symbolised by its Mercat cross, with farmers coming to sell their products and wares in the large agricultural market that was held in the town.

Today, agriculture still plays a part in the economic life of Stirling, given its focus at the heart of a large rural area, but to a much lesser extent than previously.

Stirling is home to national construction companies Ogilvie Group, chaired by Duncan Ogilvie, who is listed in the Times Rich List as being worth £35 million.

City of Stirling is home to a large number of commuters but has fewer commuting to work in other areas, than travel into the city.

Cities with motorways links close to Stirling include Glasgow, via the M80 motorway past Cumbernauld, and Edinburgh, via the M9 motorway past Falkirk.

Stirling has no airport, but there are international airports at Glasgow and Edinburgh which can be reached within an hour.

Stirling used to have steamboats which carried hundreds of passengers a day.

Stirling is home to professional league teams in football, rugby and cricket.

University of Stirling is a major centre of sports training and education in Scotland.

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University of Stirling opened in 1967 on a greenfield site outside the town.

Stirling is home to part of the wider Forth Valley College which was formed on 1 August 2005 from the merger of Falkirk, Stirling and Clackmannan colleges.

Stirling has a Gaelic-medium unit situated in the city's Riverside Primary School which teaches pupils from across Stirling and Clackmannanshire through the medium of Scottish Gaelic.