Gowan Hill Community Orchard

Gowan Hill Community Orchard is an orchard in Stirling, Scotland. Gowan Hill Community Orchard is situated nearby to the church St Mary’s, as well as near Ballengeich Cemetery.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Stirling Castle and Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Regimental Museum.

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. Stirling Castle is situated 970 feet west of Gowan Hill Community Orchard.

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Regimental Museum

Museum

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The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders is a light infantry company and was a line infantry regiment of the British Army that existed from 1881 until amalgamation into the Royal Regiment of Scotland on 28 March 2006. Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Regimental Museum is situated 1,100 feet west of Gowan Hill Community Orchard.

Church of the Holy Rude

Church

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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. Church of the Holy Rude is situated 1,500 feet south of Gowan Hill Community Orchard.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Raploch and Stirling.

Raploch

Suburb

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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.

Stirling

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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.