Attractions

Mackeanston House and our Self-Catering properties lie at the heart of Central Scotland; an ideal base from which to explore the many wonderful Historic Sites on the edge of the Loch Lomond & Trossachs National Park. Mountains to climb, wonderful walking, biking trails and yet the cultural delights of Edinburgh, Glasgow and Perth are all within an hour. Here are some of the nearby Attractions :

Stirling Castle

Stirling Castle – Palace & Great Hall of the Stewart kings, now restored to their former glory.

Regimental Museum of the Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders.

Wallace Monument

Wallace Monument – Memorial of our national hero and martyr, sited on Abbey Craig overlooking Stirling Old Bridge (pic), scene of Wallace’s defeat of the English in 1296.

Bannockburn Battlefield – where King Robert the Bruce’s victory over Edward II’s army in 1314 secured Scotland’s independence for four centuries.

Dunblane Cathedral & Sheriffmuir – Battlefield of the 1715 Jacobite Rising.

Doune Castle – 14^th C castle dominating the strategic ford over the River Teith, used as location for filming Monty Python’s Flying Circus.

Inchmahome Priory – Partial ruin on an island in the Lake of Menteith, where Mary Queens of Scots was sheltered as a child, before escaping to France.

Antonine Roman Wall