Cambuskenneth Abbey - 4 Things to Know Before Visiting

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0.92 km away from here

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Attractions Near Cambuskenneth Abbey

The Engine Shed

0.98 km away from here

The Engine Shed is Scotland’s dedicated building conservation centre, based in Stirling, open to the public for fun, free family events and to conservation professionals. It serves as a central hub for the general public and building & conservation professionals. It enables us to encourage understanding of traditional building materials and skills among the public and professionals and raise standards in conservation for traditional buildings.

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Old Stirling Bridge

1.33 km away from here

Stirling Old Bridge is a stone bridge which crosses the River Forth. For over 300 years it provided the lowest crossing point of the Forth and so had strategic importance. The bridge originally had arches at either end and a defensive gate at the end nearer the burgh. Tolls were levied on goods being taken across the bridge.

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Argyll's Lodging

1.63 km away from here

Argyll's Lodging is the most complete surviving example of a seventeenth century town house in Scotland. It can be found in the upper part of Stirling, just below Stirling Castle's Esplanade. The house sits behind a screen wall and comprises a collection of buildings built in two phases and in three ranges around an enclosed courtyard.

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Abbey Craig

1.66 km away from here

Abbey Craig is an isolated rocky hill which rises abruptly for some 300 ft. from the Carse of Stirling a quarter of a mile E. of Causeway head. Here stands the Wallace Monument and the characteristic crag and tail shape of the crag reflects this glacial shaping. The woodland supports a rich ground flora and fauna . The 3 waymarked trails are wide.

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Stirling Old Town Jail

1.67 km away from here

Stirling Old Town Jail was built in 1847 when the old Tolbooth Jail became too overcrowded and was rated as the worst prison in Britain. Although living conditions undoubtedly improved with the new jail, the strict regime of solitude, labour, coarse food and discomfort would still have been a deterrent. The building was still in use as a military prison until 1935.

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Holy Rude

1.7 km away from here

One of Scotland’s most important medieval churches, dating from 1456. The church was founded in 1129 during the reign of David I, but the earliest part of the present church dates from the 15th century. As such it is the second oldest building in Stirling after Stirling Castle, parts of which date from the later 14th century. The chancel and tower were added in the 16th century.

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Stirling

County of Stirling is a historic county and registration county of Scotland. Its county town is Stirling. It borders Perthshire to the north, Clackmannanshire and West Lothian to the east, Lanarkshire to the south, and Dunbartonshire to the south-east and south-west.

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