Abbey Craig

#892 among destinations in the United Kingdom

Nature, Natural attraction, Top attraction, Hill

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The Abbey Craig is the hill upon which the Wallace Monument stands, at Causewayhead, just to the north of Stirling, Scotland. ()

Alternative names: Elevation: 364 ftProminence: 272 ftCoordinates: 56°8'14"N, 3°54'53"W

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Abbey Craig – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Wallace Monument, Statue of Robert the Bruce, Argyll's Lodging, Church of the Holy Rude.

~930 ftNW
Historical place, Memorial
Wallace Monument, Bridge of Allan
5 min walk • The National Wallace Monument is a 67 metre 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. The tower is open to the public for an admission fee. Visitors approach by foot from the base of the crag on which it stands.
1.6 miSW
Monuments and statues
Statue of Robert the Bruce, Stirling
40 min walk • The statue of Robert the Bruce on the esplanade at Stirling Castle, Stirling, is a 1876 work sculpted by Andrew Currie and designed by illustrator George Cruikshank. As of 2020, the statue is featured on the Clydesdale Bank £20 note.
1.6 miSW
Museum, Historical place, History museum
Argyll's Lodging, Stirling
40 min walk • Argyll's Lodging is a 17th-century town-house in the Renaissance style, situated below Stirling Castle in Stirling, Scotland. It was a residence of the Earl of Stirling and later the Earls of Argyll.
1.6 miSW
15th-century church with stained glass
Church of the Holy Rude, Stirling
42 min walk • 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.
1 miSW
Historical place, Battlefield, Bridge
Old Bridge, Stirling
27 min walk • Stirling Old Bridge is a stone bridge which crosses the River Forth. For over 300 years it provided the lowest crossing point of the Forth and so had strategic importance.
0.9 miNE
Church
Logie Kirk, Stirling
23 min walk • Logie Kirk is an isolated but operational church east of Stirling in central Scotland serving Church of Scotland pastoral duties in the areas of Cambuskenneth, Bridge of Allan, Causewayhead, and formerly the estate of Airthrey Castle.
1 miS
Remains of a medieval monastery
Cambuskenneth Abbey, Stirling
26 min walk • Cambuskenneth Abbey is an Augustinian monastery located on an area of land enclosed by a meander of the River Forth near Stirling in Scotland. The abbey today is largely reduced to its foundations, however its bell tower remains. The neighbouring modern village of Cambuskenneth is named after it.
1.4 miSW
Bridge
Forthside Bridge, Stirling
37 min walk • Forthside Bridge is a large pedestrian bridge located in the city of Stirling, in the Central Belt of Scotland.
0.8 miN
Forts and castles
Airthrey Castle
20 min walk • Airthrey Castle is a historic building and estate which now forms part of the buildings and grounds of the University of Stirling in central Scotland.
1.3 miSW
Hill
Mote Hill, Stirling
33 min walk • Mote Hill is the northern tip of the Gowanhills, Stirling, the northern half of the Royal Park that extends around Stirling Castle.
1.6 miSW
Historical place, Ruins
Mar's Wark, Stirling
41 min walk • Mar's Wark is a ruined building in Stirling built 1570–1572 by John Erskine, Regent of Scotland and Earl of Mar, and now in the care of Historic Scotland.