Stirlingshire

/ ˈstɜːlɪŋˌʃɪə; -ʃə /

noun

1. a former county of central Scotland: mostly became part of Central Region in 1975: now covered by the council areas of Stirling, Falkirk, and East Dunbartonshire

Example Sentences

Falkirk, a parliamentary burgh of Scotland, in Stirlingshire, 21 miles west by north of Edinburgh.

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He says that tradition points out the "green wood" of the ballad in the ancient forest of Dundaff in Stirlingshire.

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At Struthill, in Stirlingshire, was a well famous for its healing virtues in madness.

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At Craig Mady, in Stirlingshire, the newly wedded used to crawl through a dolmen.

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Another important centre was the midland coal-field of Stirlingshire and Lanarkshire, where the mortality was mostly autumnal.

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