Stronend
Stronend is the highest peak of the Fintry Hills in Stirlingshire, Scotland. Standing above the village of Fintry, it provides excellent views of Loch Lomond and The Trossachs to the north.Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Culcreuch Castle and Spout of Ballochleam.
Culcreuch Castle
Castle
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Culcreuch Castle is a Scottish castle close to the village of Fintry, near Loch Lomond. It had been the home of the Barons of Culcreuch since 1699. In the 1980s the castle was converted into a hotel, which it was run as until early 2020 when it was closed to the public by the American owners thus ending over 700 years of history.
Spout of Ballochleam
Waterfall
b Much of Scotland is mountainous; western areas of the Highlands enjoy a wet climate. The more steeply plunging west coast highland rivers in particular are home to countless waterfalls.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fintry and Arnprior.
Fintry
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Fintry is a small riverside village in Stirlingshire, central Scotland. It is located 16 miles south-west of Stirling and around 19 miles north of Glasgow.
Arnprior
Village
Photo: Kevin Rae, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Arnprior is a hamlet in the Stirling council area of Scotland on the A811 about 12 miles west of Stirling and is one of the smallest community council districts in the region.
Kippen
Village
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kippen is a village in west Stirlingshire, Scotland. It lies between the Gargunnock Hills and the Fintry Hills and overlooks the Carse of Forth to the north.
Stronend
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,677 feet
- Description: 511m-high hill in Stirling, Scotland, UK
- Categories: hill and landform
- Location: Stirling, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
56.07839° or 56° 4′ 42″ northLongitude
-4.20405° or 4° 12′ 15″ westElevation
1,677 feet (511 metres)Open location code
9C8Q3QHW+99OpenStreetMap ID
node 703259865OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=survey_pointOpenStreetMap feature
natural=peakGeoNames ID
12607572Wikidata ID
Q83316106
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In Other Languages
“Stronend” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Stronend”
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