page_title: Stirling
section_title: Areas of Stirling
hierarchical_section_title: Stirling / Areas of Stirling
caption_attribution_description: English: The centre of the Old Town in the city of Stirling, Scotland. This is Broad Street, photographed by me on a rare snowy day, in January 2002. The photo was taken above street level, standing in a window of Mar's Wark, a sixteenth century palace of which only a few rooms and the facade remain. The Scottish Saltire is flying on the left of the picture.
context_page_description: Stirling is a city in central Scotland, 26 miles north-east of Glasgow and 37 miles north-west of the Scottish capital, Edinburgh. The market town, surrounded by rich farmland, grew up connecting the royal citadel, the medieval old town with its merchants and tradesmen, the bridge and the port. Located on the River Forth, Stirling is the administrative centre for the Stirling council area, and is traditionally the county town of Stirlingshire. Proverbially it is the strategically important "Gateway to the Highlands".
  It has been said that "Stirling, like a huge brooch clasps Highlands and Lowlands together". Similarly "he who holds Stirling, holds Scotland" is often quoted.
  Stirling's key position as the lowest bridging point of the River Forth before it broadens towards the Firth of Forth made it a focal point for travel north or south.
  When Stirling was temporarily under Anglo-Saxon sway, according to a 9th-century legend, it was attacked by Danish invaders. The sound of a wolf roused a sentry, however, who alerted his garrison, which forced a Viking retreat. This led to the wolf being adopted as a symbol of the town as is shown on the 1511 Stirling Jug.
context_section_description: Top of the Town consists of Broad Street, Castle Wynd, Ballengeich Pass, Lower Castle Hill Road, Darnley Street, Baker Street ( formerly Baxters St), St John Street and St Mary's Wynd. These streets all lead up to Stirling Castle and are the favourite haunt of tourists who stop off at the Old Town Jail, Mar's Wark, Argyll's Lodging and the castle.  Ballengeich Pass leads to the graveyard at Ballengeich and the Castle Wynd winds past the old graveyard. The Top of the Town from Broad Street upwards is renowned for its cobblestoned roads, and cars can be heard rattling over the cobblestones on the way down. Craft shops and tourist-focused shops are evident on the way up and once at the top, panoramic views are available across Stirling and beyond.
  All areas
  Abbey Craig
  Airthrey
  Allan Park
  Back o' Hill
  Bannockburn
  Borestone
  Braehead
  Bridgehaugh
  Broomridge
  Brucefields
  Burghmuir
  Cambusbarron
  Cambuskenneth
  Causewayhead
  Chartershall
  Corn Exchange
  Cornton
  Coxethill
  Craigforth
  Craigmill
  Craig Leith
  Cultenhove
  Dumyat
  Forthbank
  Gillies Hill
  Gowan Hill
  Hillpark
  Kenningknowes
  Kersemill
  Kildean
  King's Park
  Ladyneuk
  Laurelhill
  Livilands
  Loanhead
  Logie
  Mote Hill
  Meadowforth
  Mercat Cross
  Pirnhall
  Queenshaugh
  Raploch
  Randolphfield
  Riverside
  Spittal Hill
  Springkerse
  St. Ninians
  Top of the Town
  Torbrex
  Whins of Milton
  Viewforth
  Westhaugh
  Wolfcraig
  Historical place names for Stirling town in 1858-61 were compiled by O.S. map makers.
caption: Broad Street at the heart of Stirling's Old Town area (called Top of the Town by locals)
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