Sheriffmuir

#2914 among destinations in the United Kingdom

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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Sheriffmuir, the site of the inconclusive 1715 Battle of Sheriffmuir, lies on the slopes of the Ochil Hills in Scotland, just inside the Perthshire border. The "Sheriffmuir Inn", which overlooks the battle site, used to house Hercules the wrestling bear for which it is well known. ()

Coordinates: 56°11'43"N, 3°54'36"W

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Sheriffmuir – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Wallace Monument, Dunblane Cathedral, Logie Kirk, Airthrey Castle.

3.9 miS
Historical place, Memorial
Wallace Monument, Bridge of Allan
100 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.
2.2 miW
Gothic cathedral with vaulted roof
Dunblane Cathedral, Dunblane
55 min walk • Dunblane Cathedral is the larger of the two Church of Scotland parish churches serving Dunblane, near the city of Stirling, in central Scotland.
3.2 miS
Church
Logie Kirk, Stirling
82 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.
3.3 miS
Forts and castles
Airthrey Castle
83 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.
4 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Abbey Craig
103 min walk • The Abbey Craig is the hill upon which the Wallace Monument stands, at Causewayhead, just to the north of Stirling, Scotland.
3.5 miS
Cinema, Nightlife
Macrobert Arts Centre, Stirling
89 min walk • Macrobert Arts Centre is a multi-arts venue located on the main campus of the University of Stirling, Scotland.
2.9 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Dumyat
75 min walk • Dumyat or Dunmyat is a hill at the western extremity of the Ochil Hills in central Scotland. The name is thought to originate from Dun of the Maeatae.
3.7 miSE
Forts and castles
Broomhall Castle, Menstrie
96 min walk • Broomhall Castle was originally built in 1874 by John Foukes and Frances Mackison for James Johnstone. It is situated in Menstrie, Clackmannanshire, Scotland on the Ochil Hills and consists of three storeys and a tower.
2.1 miW
Library
Leighton Library, Dunblane
55 min walk • The Leighton Library, or Bibliotheca Leightoniana, in The Cross, Dunblane, is the oldest purpose built library in Scotland and also has a well-documented history as one of the earliest public subscription libraries in Scotland.
2.1 miW
Church
St Blane's Church, Dunblane
53 min walk • St Blane's is a Church of Scotland church located in Dunblane, Scotland. The evangelical congregation is within the Church of Scotland's Presbytery of Stirling. The Gothic Revival church building opened in 1854 as the Free Church and is now a category B listed building.
3.4 miS
Universities and schools
University of Stirling, Bridge of Allan
88 min walk • The University of Stirling is a public university in Stirling, Scotland, founded by Royal Charter in 1967. It is located in the Central Belt of Scotland, built within the walled Airthrey Castle estate.