The Stirling council area ( sco, Stirlin; gd, Sruighlea) is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland, and has a population of about ( estimate). It was created under the Local Government etc (Scotland) Act 1994 with the boundaries of the Stirling district of the former Central local government region, and it covers most of

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(except

Falkirk Falkirk ( gd, An Eaglais Bhreac, sco, Fawkirk) is a large town in the Central Lowlands of Scotland, historically within the county of Stirlingshire. It lies in the Forth Valley, northwest of Edinburgh and northeast of Glasgow. Falkirk had a ...

) and the south-western portion of

Perthshire Perthshire (locally: ; gd, Siorrachd Pheairt), officially the County of Perth, is a historic county and registration county in central Scotland. Geographically it extends from Strathmore in the east, to the Pass of Drumochter in the north, ...

. Both counties were abolished for local government purposes under the

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. The administrative centre of the area is the city of

Stirling Stirling (; sco, Stirlin; gd, Sruighlea ) is a city in central Scotland, northeast of Glasgow and north-west of Edinburgh. The market town, surrounded by rich farmland, grew up connecting the royal citadel, the medieval old town with its me ...

, with the headquarters at Old Viewforth. The area borders the council areas of Clackmannanshire (to the east), North Lanarkshire (to the south),

(to the south east),

Perth and Kinross Perth and Kinross ( sco, Pairth an Kinross; gd, Peairt agus Ceann Rois) is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland and a Lieutenancy Area. It borders onto the Aberdeenshire, Angus, Argyll and Bute, Clackmannanshire, Dundee, Fife, Highland and S ...

(to the north and north east), Argyll and Bute (to the north and north west), and both East and West Dunbartonshire to Stirling's southwest. The majority of the population of the area is located in its southeast corner, in the city of Stirling and in the surrounding lowland communities: Bridge of Allan and Dunblane to the north, Bannockburn to the immediate south, and the three former coal mining communities of Cowie, Fallin, and Plean, known collectively as the "Eastern Villages". The remaining 30 percent of the region's population is sparsely distributed across the rural, mainly highland, expanse in the north of the region. The southern half of this rural area comprises the flat western floodplain of the River Forth, bounded on the south by the

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and the Campsie Fells. North of the

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lie the Trossachs mountains, and the northern half of the region is generally mountainous in character.

The Council

As with all local authorities in Scotland, Stirling Council has a number of multi-member wards electing representatives under the single transferable vote system. The wards and their councillors are: * Bannockburn (3 Councillors): Alasdair MacPherson (Ind), Margaret Brisley (Lab), Brian Hambly (SNP) * Dunblane and Bridge of Allan (4 Councillors): Douglas Dodds (Con), Graham Houston (SNP), Alasdair Tollemache (Green), Ewan Dillon (Lab). * Forth and Endrick (3 Councillors): Paul Henke (Con), Rosemary Fraser (SNP), Gerry McGarvey (Lab) * Stirling East (3 Councillors): Bryan Flannagan (Con), Chris Kane (Lab), Gerry McLaughlan (SNP) * Stirling North (4 Councillors): Danny Gibson (Lab), Susan McGill (SNP), Rachel Nunn (Con), Jim Thomson (SNP) * Stirling West (3 Councillors): Neil Benny (Con), Scott Farmer (SNP), Jen Preston (Lab) * Trossachs and Teith (3 Councillors): Martin Earl (Con), Elaine Watterson (Con), Gene Maxwell (SNP) The council is currently run as a minority administration by Scottish Labour, after successful negotiations with the Scottish Conservatives. Chris Kane (Lab) was elected as Council Leader, with Councillor Margaret Brisley (Lab) elected as Depute Leader. Councillor Douglas Dodds (Con) is the Provost of Stirling Council.

Settlements

As well as the city of

itself, there are many towns, villages and hamlets spread across the council area, as well as dispersed settlements:

Towns

* Bannockburn * Bridge of Allan * Callander * Doune * Dunblane

Villages

* Aberfoyle *

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* Balfron * Balmaha * Balquhidder *

Blairlogie Blairlogie is a village in the Stirling council area of Scotland, situated at the base of the great southern rock-face of Dumyat between Stirling and Menstrie. Blairlogie forms part of the parish of the ancient Logie Kirk which lies to its west ...

* Blanefield * Buchlyvie * Cambusbarron * Cambuskenneth * Cowie * Crianlarich * Croftamie * Deanston * Drymen * Fallin * Fintry * Gargunnock * Gartmore * Killearn * Killin *

Kinlochard Kinlochard is a village in Stirling, Scotland. It lies to the western end of Loch Ard. Children in Kinlochard attend Aberfoyle Primary School and eventually McLaren High School McLaren High School is a state comprehensive, non-denominati ...

* Kippen * Milton of Buchanan * Lochearnhead * Plean * Port of Menteith * Strathblane *

Strathyre Strathyre (; from gd, Srath Eadhair) is a district and settlement in the Stirling local government district of Scotland. It forms the south-eastern part of the parish of Balquhidder and was, prior to the 1973 reorganisation of local government, ...

* Thornhill * Tyndrum

Hamlets

Ardchullarie More Ardchullarie More is a small hamlet in the Stirling council area, Scotland and is situated on the eastern side of Loch Lubnaig. External links Scottish Places - Ardchullarie MoreArdeonaig * Arnprior * Auchlyne * Balfron Station * Boquhan * Buchanan Smithy *

Carbeth Carbeth is a hamlet in Stirlingshire, west of Strathblane and north of Clydebank. Named features include Carbeth Hill, Carbeth Loch and the estate of Carbeth Guthrie. There is a community of huts here which was established in 1918 after the F ...

* Dumgoyne *

Gartness Gartness is a hamlet in Stirling, Scotland. It is located 1.8 miles/2.9 km from Killearn Killearn (Scottish Gaelic: ''Cill Fhearann'', from orig. ''Ceann Fhearann'', "Head/End of (the) Land/Territory" – until the 15th century when ' ...

* Inverarnan * Kilmahog * Kinbuck *

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* Mugdock *

Stronachlachar Loch Katrine (; or ) is a freshwater loch in the Trossachs area of the Scottish Highlands, east of Loch Lomond, within the historic county and registration county of Perthshire and the contemporary district of Stirling. The loch is about lon ...

* Throsk

Dispersed settlements

Ardchyle Ardchyle is a small hamlet in Stirling, Scotland. The Glendhu viaduct, just south of Ardchyle, was built for the now disused section of the Callander and Oban Railway The Callander and Oban Railway company was established with the intention of ...

Auchtubh Auchtubh is a hamlet in the Stirling (council area), Stirling council area of Scotland, less than to the east of the village of Balquhidder. Auchtubh consisted of Croft's numbered 1 to 9 which were worked by Crofters raising sheep and cattle. The ...

* Blair Drummond * Brig o' Turk * Dalmary * Dalrigh * Inversnaid *

Rowardennan Rowardennan (Gaelic: ''Rubha Aird Eònain'') is a small rural community on the eastern shore of Loch Lomond in Stirling council, Scotland. It is mainly known as the starting point for the main path up Ben Lomond. Rowardennan is at the northern e ...

* Ruskie

Places of interest

* Carse of Lecropt * Culcreuch Castle * Inchmahome Priory (a ruined Augustinian priory on an island in the Lake of Menteith, used as a refuge in 1547 by Mary, Queen of Scots) *

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* Cambuskenneth Abbey (formerly the seat of the

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) * Doune Castle * Dunblane Cathedral * Falls of Dochart *

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* Glen Dochart *

Glenfinlas Glen Finglas ( gd, Gleann Fhionnghlais) is a glen in the Trossachs, in the Stirling council area of Scotland. It is an area of forest in Highlands of the former county of Perthshire, north of Brig o' Turk, close to Callander in Menteith. T ...

* Lake of Menteith * Lecropt Kirk * Loch Achray * Loch Ard * Loch Earn * Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park * Loch Katrine (The source of most of the drinking water for the city of

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) * Loch Rusky *

Loch Venachar Loch Venachar (Scottish Gaelic: Loch Bheannchair) is a freshwater loch in Stirling district, Scotland. Geography The loch is situated between Callander and Brig o' Turk. It lies approximately above sea level, and is long with a maximum de ...

* Moirlannich Longhouse * Queen Elizabeth Forest Park (run by Forestry and Land Scotland) * Scottish Institute of Sport (on the grounds of Stirling University) *

Stirling Castle Stirling Castle, located in Stirling, is one of the largest and most important castles in Scotland, both historically and architecturally. The castle sits atop Castle Hill, an intrusive crag, which forms part of the Stirling Sill geological f ...

*The University of Stirling *The Trossachs * Wallace Monument * West Highland Way

References

External links

Stirling Council
''official website'' * {{Authority control Council areas of Scotland 1975 establishments in Scotland