Panorama taken from Stirling Bridge in May 2009. The picture shows a view along the River Forth.

Stirling Bridge - Stirling visitor guide showing a virtual tour of 'Stirling Bridge' linked to an interactive map with local and travel information. 360° panoramas from Stirlingshire.

For hundreds of year Stirling Bridge remained the lowest crossing point of the River Forth in Scotland. The current stone bridge, one of the tourist attractions of Stirling, dates from around 1500, at a time when tolls were extracted from those bringing goods over the river. The toll booth occupied one of the recesses near the middle of the bridge. In 1571 Archbishop Hamilton was hanged from a set of gallows erected on the bridge and in 1745 the southernmost arch was blown up by general Blackney in an effort to prevent Highlanders crossing the river.

This is not the first bridge on the site, there were earlier, wooden structures. The Stirling Bridge that existed in 1297 was the site of the Battle of Stirling Bridge which saw the defeat of English forces by William Wallace.

In 1833 a new bridge, called Stirling New Bridge, was built next to the old bridge to accommodate the increase in traffic. Stirling Bridge is now closed to traffic. On the hills to the west is Stirling Castle.

Bus: Stirling New Bridge
Rad: Stirling Bridge stands next to Stirling New Bridge (A9) north of the town center at the junction with the A84.