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Stirlingshire

Aberfoyle, Callander and the Highland edge.

These are the towns where the road leaves the Lowlands and heads into the hills. Aberfoyle grew into a Victorian resort after Scott's The Lady of the Lake, and it was a working slate village too, with the tale of its fairy minister. Callander stands on the River Teith, with the site of a Roman fort, the Crags above the town and the Rob Roy Way passing through. Each makes an easy base for the Trossachs, with shops, cafés and forest walks close by. Leave the car for an afternoon and walk up to the Callander Crags or into the woods above Aberfoyle.

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Callander.

The busy gateway town on the River Teith where the road enters the Highlands, with a Roman fort, the Crags and the Rob Roy Way.

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From our guide13 hours ago

Clackmannan.

Clackmannan is the small old town that gave Clackmannanshire its name, and its short main street holds a fine little group of monuments. The tall tolbooth belfry was begun in 1592, when the sheriff grew tired of keeping prisoners in his own house. Beside it stands the mercat cross of the 1600s, carved with the arms of the Bruces. Next to that is the Stone of Mannan, the ancient boulder that gives the town its name, linked to an old Celtic god and set on a tall plinth in 1833. From here, a lane climbs the hill to Clackmannan Tower.

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From the magazine8 hours ago

Issue 11Autumn / Winter 2025–26

The Pineapple near Airth, a 37-foot stone pineapple on top of a summerhouse, became Scotland's first Landmark Trust property in 1973.

The eccentric 18th-century summerhouse was built for the 4th Earl of Dunmore, and its stonework starts as conventional architraves and grows into shoots that end in prickly leaves. Guests stay in the stone bothies on either side, which once housed the gardeners, with room for four. Behind them is a private garden for guests, with stairs up into the pineapple itself. In front, the magnificent walled garden is looked after by the National Trust for Scotland, and the conservation village of Dunmore is close by for a stroll.

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From our guide4 hours ago

Stirling City Centre.

Stirling is a city made for walking, and the higher you climb, the older it gets. At the top, the Old Town is a tangle of cobbled wynds and tall stone houses leading up to the castle. Broad Street was the heart of the medieval burgh, and there has been a market here since 1226. Look for the unicorn on the Mercat Cross and for the Tolbooth, rebuilt in 1704 to plans by Sir William Bruce, which is now a venue for music and events. Lower down, the streets level out into the newer city, with its shops, independent cafés and bookshops, and the railway station.