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Hotels in Central Scotland
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Hotels Central Scotland |
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Central Region is now divided into the council areas of Falkirk, Stirling, and Clackmannanshire, which had previously been districts within Central.
The city of Stirling is clustered around a large fortress and mediæval old-town beside the River Forth. Famous residents have included Mary Queen of Scots, King James VI of Scotland, Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman, documentary film pioneer John Grierson, film music composer Muir Mathieson, animation pioneer Norman McLaren, TV presenter Kirsty Young and footballer Billy Bremner (captain of Leeds United and Scotland).
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Loch Lomond is a freshwater Scottish loch, lying on the Highland Boundary Fault. It is the largest lake in mainland Britain, by surface area, and contains many islands, including Inchmurrin, the largest fresh water island in the British Isles. It is a popular leisure destination and featured in song.
Falkirk area has been of great strategic importance since the construction of the Antonine Wall between the Firths of Forth and Clyde in Roman times. Many of the best visible remains of the Romans in Scotland are in the Falkirk Area.
Dunblane is a small cathedral town and former burgh north of Stirling in the Stirling council area of Scotland. The town has suffered somewhat from excessive growth in recent years. The old town centre retains a number of historic buildings in addition to the cathedral, including the seventeenth-century Leighton Library, the oldest private library in Scotland open to the public (on selected days in summer). A well-preserved late medieval town-house nearby (which was probably built as the manse of the Dean of the medieval cathedral) houses a local history museum (open in the summer; free entry).