Fairy Knowe
Fairy Knowe is an archaeological site in Stirling, Scotland. Fairy Knowe is situated nearby to the golf course Bridge of Allan Golf Club, as well as near the forest Mine Wood.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bridge of Allan railway station and Bridge of Allan Library.
Bridge of Allan railway station
Railway station
Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bridge of Allan railway station is a railway station located in the town of Bridge of Allan, north of Stirling, Scotland. It lies between Stirling and Dunblane on the Highland Main Line, Glasgow–Aberdeen line and Edinburgh–Dunblane line. Bridge of Allan railway station is situated 3,900 feet southwest of Fairy Knowe.
Bridge of Allan Library
Library
Photo: Drkirstyross, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bridge of Allan Library is situated 3,300 feet southwest of Fairy Knowe.
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. Wallace Monument is situated 2 miles southeast of Fairy Knowe.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bridge of Allan and Cornton.
Bridge of Allan
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bridge of Allan is a small Victorian Spa town in Stirlingshire in central Scotland, with a population of 5250 in 2021. Nestled beneath the iconic Wallace Monument, it's part of the city of Stirling.
Cornton
Suburb
Photo: Greg Morss, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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. Cornton is situated 1½ miles south of Fairy Knowe.
Dunblane
Photo: Neil Aitkenhead, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dunblane is a market and commuter town, with a population of 9410 in 2016. It's nowadays regarded as part of the city of Stirling in Stirlingshire, although historically it was in Perthshire.
Fairy Knowe
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Stirling, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.16116° or 56° 9′ 40″ northLongitude
-3.93989° or 3° 56′ 24″ westOpen location code
9C8R5366+F2OpenStreetMap ID
node 294327668OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=cairn
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