New Bridge over the River Allan at Dunblane
We continue to focus on waterways in the second year of Scottish Coasts and Waters with our Document of the Month for May. This month we are taking a look […]
Document of the Month
Plan of the fishing rights on the Allan Water, c.1920
Another post in our series to mark Scotland’s Years of Coasts and Waters 2020 – 2021. This lovely plan is held at the Archives as part of the Perthshire County […]
Stirling’s Old Bridge
For March’s Document of the Month we are looking at Stirling’s Old Bridge as part of our focus on waterways in this second Scottish Year of Coasts and Waters. The […]
Photographs of Stirling Harbour c.1890
As 2021 is Scotland’s second Year of Coasts and Waters, for February’s Document of the Month, we are highlighting the beautiful glass plate positive images we have of Stirling’s Harbour […]
The ferry crossing over the River Forth at Cambuskenneth
Visit Scotland has extended Scotland’s Year of Coasts and Waters for another year, so for the first Document of the Month of 2021, we are once more focusing on the […]
Log Book of the Honourable East India Company ship ‘The Lady Melville’ 1820 – 1821
This remarkable volume is held at the Council Archives as part of the Stirling Burgh collection. It is not clear why this record ended up being held by the Council, […]
Stirling Fishing Club
As 2020 is Scotland’s year of Coast and Waters, November’s Document of the Month looks at the records held here at Stirling Council Archives for Stirling Fishing Club. Stirling Fishing […]
The King Street cobbles, 1834 – 1837
If you have ever driven, cycled or walked up King Street in Stirling, one feature you will no doubt noticed is the distinctive cobbled road. We don’t know when the […]
September 2020 – The Radical Uprising – the Execution of John Baird and Andrew Hardie
September’s Document of the Month commemorates the sacrifice made by two of the men who were involved in what we now call the Radical Uprising of 1820. John Baird and […]
Document of the Month – August 2020
Flooding in the Central Scotland Area, 18th January 1909 August’s Document of the Month features more records held at the Archives relating to our relationship with local waterways. In this […]