Cornton

Worth seeing in and around Cornton

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Stirling Castle

   Stirling Castle, located in Stirling, is one of the largest and most historically and architecturally important castles in Scotland. The castle sits atop an intrusive crag, which forms part of the Stirling Sill geological formation.

   1.4 km · castle in Stirling, Scotland, UK · Wikipedia
2. 02
   University of Stirling

   The University of Stirling is a public university in Stirling, Scotland, founded by a royal charter in 1967. It is located in the Central Belt of Scotland, built within the walled Airthrey Castle estate.

   1.7 km · university in Scotland · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Wallace Monument

   The National Wallace Monument is a 67 m tower on the shoulder of the Abbey Craig, a hilltop overlooking Stirling in Scotland. It commemorates Sir William Wallace, a 13th- and 14th-century Scottish hero.

   1.4 km · tower standing on the summit of Abbey Craig, near Stirling in Scotland · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Cambuskenneth Abbey

   The Abbey of St Mary of Cambuskenneth, commonly known as Cambuskenneth Abbey, was a provostry of Canons Regular located on an area of land enclosed by a meander of the River Forth near Stirling in Scotland. The abbey today is largely reduced to its foundations, however its bell tower remains.

   1.9 km · abbey in Stirling, Scotland, UK · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Forthbank Stadium

   Forthbank Stadium is a football stadium in Stirling, Scotland. Opened in 1993, it has been the home ground of Scottish Professional Football League club Stirling Albion since then.

   2.5 km · football stadium in Stirling, Scotland, UK · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Church of the Holy Rude, Stirling

   The Church of the Holy Rude is the medieval parish church of Stirling, Scotland. It is named after the Holy Rood, a relic of the True Cross on which Jesus was crucified.

   1.6 km · church in Stirling, Scotland, UK · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Abbey Craig

   The Abbey Craig is the hill upon which the Wallace Monument stands, at Causewayhead, just to the north of Stirling, Scotland.

   1.3 km · hill to the north of Stirling, Scotland, UK · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Old Bridge

   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.

   700 m · bridge in Stirling, Scotland · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Argyll's Lodging

   Argyll's Lodging is a 17th-century town-house in the Renaissance style, situated below Stirling Castle in Stirling, Scotland. It was a residence of William Alexander, 1st Earl of Stirling and later the Earls of Argyll.

   1.5 km · 17th-century town-house in Scotland · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Airthrey Castle

    Airthrey Castle is a historic building and estate which now forms part of the buildings and grounds of the University of Stirling in central Scotland. The 18th-century building with 19th-century additions occupies a beautiful setting in landscaped grounds in the southern edge of the Ochil Hills, above the Forth valley.

    2.2 km · country house, now university building, in Bridge of Allan, Stirling, Scotland, UK · Wikipedia

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Getting to Cornton

Airports

Edinburgh (EDI), 41 km · Glasgow (GLA), 42 km · Glasgow Prestwick (PIK), 81 km

Stations

Stirling railway station, 1.7 km · Bridge of Allan railway station, 2.7 km · Forthside Bridge, 1.8 km

• Ingliston, Edinburgh → Cornton

  42 km · quickest by road, 1h 1m · £4.5–6
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• Glasgow → Cornton

  36 km · quickest by road, 58 min · £4–5
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• Prestwick, South Ayrshire → Cornton

  82 km · quickest by road, 1h 55m · £9–12
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