Great Britain - Stirling & Central Scotland (PDF Chapter)

This is the Stirling & Central Scotland chapter from Lonely Planet’s Great Britain guidebook.

The country’s historic roots are deeply embedded in central Scotland. Key battles around Stir-ling shaped the nation’s fortunes; significant castles from the region’s history pepper the land-scape; and Perth, the former capital, is where kings were crowned on the Stone of Destiny.

• admire the views across ancient independence battlefields from magnificent Stirling Cas-tle
• maps
• pace through the historic birthplace of golf to play at St Andrews’ famous Old Course
• transport
• strut with the peacocks at elegant Scone Palace, near where Scottish kings were once crowned
• restaurants & accommodation

Coverage includes: Stirling Region, Stirling, Fife, St Andrews, East Neuk, Dunfermline, Culross, Dundee, Arbroath, Aberdeenshire, Aberdeen, Moray, Elgin, Dufftown & Aberlour, Loch Lomond, The Trossachs, Argyllshire, Oban, Mull, Iona, Inveraray, Kilmartin Glen, Kintyre, Islay, Jura, Arran, Brodick & Around, Lochranza, South Coast, Lamlash.