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<p> A midland county of Scotland, stretching E. and W. from [[Dumbarton]] (W.) to the [[Forth]] (E.); between [[Lanark]] (S.) and [[Perth]] (N.) it forms the borderland between the Lowlands and the Highlands; Loch Lomond skirts the western border, and on the northern Loch Katrine, stretching into Perthshire; Ben Lomond and lesser heights rise in the NW.; main streams are the Avon, Carron, Bannock, &c.; between [[Alloa]] and | Stirlingshire <ref name="term_79961" /> | ||
==References == | <p> A midland county of Scotland, stretching E. and W. from [[Dumbarton]] (W.) to the [[Forth]] (E.); between [[Lanark]] (S.) and [[Perth]] (N.) it forms the borderland between the Lowlands and the Highlands; Loch Lomond skirts the western border, and on the northern Loch Katrine, stretching into Perthshire; Ben Lomond and lesser heights rise in the NW.; main streams are the Avon, Carron, Bannock, &c.; between [[Alloa]] and Stirling stretches the fertile and well-cultivated plain, "The [[Carse]] of Stirling"; in the W. lies a portion of the great western coal-field, from which coal and iron-stone are largely extracted; principal towns are [[Stirling]] ( <i> q. v </i> .), Falkirk, and Kilsyth; interesting remains of Antoninus' Wall, from Forth to Clyde, still exist; within its borders were fought the battles of Bannockburn, Sauchieburn, Stirling Bridge, Falkirk, &c. </p> | ||
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<ref name="term_79961"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/stirlingshire Stirlingshire from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | <ref name="term_79961"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/stirlingshire Stirlingshire from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 18:01, 15 October 2021
Stirlingshire [1]
A midland county of Scotland, stretching E. and W. from Dumbarton (W.) to the Forth (E.); between Lanark (S.) and Perth (N.) it forms the borderland between the Lowlands and the Highlands; Loch Lomond skirts the western border, and on the northern Loch Katrine, stretching into Perthshire; Ben Lomond and lesser heights rise in the NW.; main streams are the Avon, Carron, Bannock, &c.; between Alloa and Stirling stretches the fertile and well-cultivated plain, "The Carse of Stirling"; in the W. lies a portion of the great western coal-field, from which coal and iron-stone are largely extracted; principal towns are Stirling ( q. v .), Falkirk, and Kilsyth; interesting remains of Antoninus' Wall, from Forth to Clyde, still exist; within its borders were fought the battles of Bannockburn, Sauchieburn, Stirling Bridge, Falkirk, &c.
