Cornton
Cornton, known locally as The Cornton, is a district of the city of Stirling on the North Bank of the River Forth in central Scotland.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Greg Morss, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Stirling Castle and HM Prison Stirling.
Stirling Castle
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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.
HM Prison Stirling
Prison
HM Prison and Young Offender Institution Stirling is a prison facility in Stirling, Scotland, intended to replace HMP Cornton Vale. Opened in 2023, it is Scotland's primary facility for incarcerated women and is designed to offer improved treatment for women…
Wallace Monument
Work of art
Photo: Finlay McWalter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Raploch and Cambuskenneth.
Raploch
Suburb
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Raploch, known locally as The Raploch or The Raptap, is a district of the city of Stirling, which lies to the south of the River Forth in central Scotland.
Cambuskenneth
Village
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cambuskenneth is a village in the city of Stirling, Scotland. It has a population of 250 and is the site of the historic Cambuskenneth Abbey. It is situated by the River Forth and the only road access to the village is along Ladysneuk Road from Alloa Road in Causewayhead.
Stirling
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Stirling is a city in the central lowlands of Scotland, and historically the county town of Stirlingshire. For centuries this was the main route between the Highlands and the Lowlands, guarded by the castle on its battleship of a crag, and with the River Forth sweeping round as a moat.
Cornton
- Type: Suburb
- Description: human settlement in Stirling, Scotland, UK
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Stirling, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.13634° or 56° 8′ 11″ northLongitude
-3.94087° or 3° 56′ 27″ westElevation
23 feet (7 metres)Open location code
9C8R43P5+GMOpenStreetMap ID
node 994849839OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Catalan—“Cornton” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Cornton”
- Catalan: “Cornton”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Cornton Community Centre and Cornton Baptist Church.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Cornton”. Photo: Greg Morss, CC BY-SA 2.0.