Menstrie Castle, Menstrie

Name: Menstrie Castle
Address: Menstrie, United Kingdom

#2 among attractions in Menstrie

Top attraction, History museum, Museum

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Menstrie Castle is a three-storey manor house in the town of Menstrie, Clackmannanshire, near Stirling, central Scotland. From the early 17th century, it was home to Sir William Alexander, 1st Earl of Stirling, who was instrumental in founding the colony of Nova Scotia. It was later owned by the Holburn or Holborne family, who were created Baronets of Menstrie in 1706. The castle was restored in the 20th century, won a Civic Trust award, and now incorporates holiday accommodation, private flats, and a museum and cafe run by the National Trust for Scotland. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 56°8'59"N, 3°51'8"W

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Menstrie United Kingdom

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Menstrie Castle – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Dumyat, Tullibody Old Kirk, Broomhall Castle, Menstrie Glen.

1.1 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Dumyat
28 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.
1.1 miSE
Church
Tullibody Old Kirk
28 min walk • Tullibody Old Kirk is a ruined 12th-century church in Tullibody, Clackmannanshire, Scotland. It was rebuilt in the 16th century, and restored again in 1760. The roofless building is protected as a Scheduled Ancient Monument.
~1710 ftNE
Forts and castles
Broomhall Castle, Menstrie
9 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.
0.6 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Valley
Menstrie Glen, Menstrie
16 min walk • Menstrie Glen is the glen which separates Dumyat from Myreton Hill and the main body of the Ochil Hills in Scotland. Once farmed but no longer inhabited, it is now used for sheep pasture, a public water supply and recreation in the form of fishing and walking.
0.9 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Myreton Hill
23 min walk • Myreton Hill is a peak near the village of Menstrie in the Ochil Hills of Scotland.
1 miS
Bridge
Tullibody Old Bridge
27 min walk • Tullibody Old Bridge, over the River Devon near Tullibody, Clackmannanshire, Scotland, dates from the early 16th century. Disused after 1915, it was restored for use by walkers and cyclists in 2003.