Cowane’s Hospital
Cowane's Hospital is a 17th-century almshouse in the Old Town of Stirling, Scotland. It was established in 1637 with a bequest of 40,000 merks from the estate of the merchant John Cowane.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Museum
- Description: hospital in Stirling, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Cowane’s Hospital, 47-49 St John Street, Stirling”, “John Cowanes Hospital”, and “Stirling, 47-49 St John Street, Cowane’s Hospital”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Stirling Castle and Church of the Holy Rude.
Stirling Castle
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 1,400 feet northwest of Cowane’s Hospital.
Church of the Holy Rude
Church
Photo: Postdlf, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Stirling Smith Art Gallery and Museum
Museum
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Stirling Smith Art Gallery and Museum, formerly The Smith Institute, is an art and local history museum in Stirling, Scotland. The museum was founded in 1874 at the bequest of artist Thomas Stuart Smith. Stirling Smith Art Gallery and Museum is situated 520 feet southwest of Cowane’s Hospital.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Stirling and Raploch.
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.
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.
Torbrex Village
Suburb
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Torbrex is an area in the southwest of Stirling, Scotland, which developed around a small weaving village. It is neighboured by Cambusbarron to the west, St.
Cowane’s Hospital
- Categories: almshouse, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Stirling, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.1205° or 56° 7′ 14″ northLongitude
-3.94503° or 3° 56′ 42″ westOpen location code
9C8R43C3+5XOpenStreetMap ID
way 68955256OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q16828278
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In Other Languages
From German to Igbo—“Cowane’s Hospital” goes by many names.
- German: “Cowane’s Hospital”
- Igbo: “Ụlọ Ọgwụ Cowane”
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Highlights include Mar’s Wark and Stirling Old Town Jail.
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