Stirling services

Stirling services is a motorway service station near Stirling, Scotland. The service station is located where the M9 motorway and M80 motorway join. It is owned by Moto.

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Bannockburn House

Bannockburn House is a late 17th century country house located in Bannockburn in Stirling, Scotland. Bannockburn House is located within the Battle of Sauchieburn Historic Battlefield and is north of Bannockburn Historic Battlefield. Bannockburn House is of cultural significance due to its association with medieval battles, Jacobite history, and ties to the tartan weaving industry. Bannockburn House is considered a property of historical significance in the town of Bannockburn and is a Category A listed building.

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Battle of Sauchieburn

The Battle of Sauchieburn was fought on 11 June 1488, at the side of Sauchie Burn, a stream about two miles (3 km) south of Stirling, Scotland. The battle was fought between the followers of King James III of Scotland and a large group of rebellious Scottish nobles including the future Alexander Home, 2nd Lord Home, who were nominally led by the king's 15-year-old son, James, Duke of Rothesay. James III was killed in the battle, and his son succeeded him as James IV.

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Auchenbowie House

Auchenbowie House is a laird's house (mansion) in Stirling, Scotland. The location is about 3.5 miles (5.6 km) south of Stirling, on minor road west of the A872 west of the M80 at Auchenbowie. The land here was bought by Robert Bruce, Provost of Stirling (descendant of The Bruce) in 1555. The Laird's House was built during the 17th century, 1666 according to one source. According to The Times, it was "built as an L-plan towerhouse ... extended in 1768 and again in the 19th century to create a capacious nine-bedroom, four-bathroom property". The house was later expanded and remodelled in 1768, and again in the 19th century. It's located in the Stirling region of Auchenbowie. It passed through marriage to the Munro family in 1708 after a member of the Bruce family had to flee Scotland following the killing of a man in a duel. The Munro family were the owners in 1787 when Robert Burns, the Scots national makar (or poet) stayed and wrote in his journal about dining with the Munro of the day who was also a poet. Former British Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, also stayed at the House when visiting a niece that had married into the Munro family. On September 5, 1973, it was designated a category A listed building. Little has been written about recent owners, but The Times indicated that Connie and Robert Donnelly had moved in 2012. A report about the House in 2019 stated that "the original L-shaped plan remains essentially intact" and added that it has been remodeled, then featuring nine bedrooms, stables and tennis courts. Connie and Robert Donnelly moved into the property in 2006 and subsequently sold in 2022. During this period a considerable portion of the Auchenbowie Estate was sold including part of Barr Wood. In December 2022 a group of four young Asian entrepreneurs headed by Chen Li purchased Auchenbowie House. Li was born in Beijing but moved to Scotland in 1998, her business is an inbound tour operator who focused on provide luxury travel arrangements to the Chinese high net worth population to the UK, she also owns two hotels in the central belt of Scotland, but her main residence is at the Auchenbowie House. The interior of the house is still in good condition although the exterior and the surrounding gardens and lands have been neglected. The old walled garden was converted into a riding school and stables in the 1960’s but has fallen into disrepair and all traces of the garden have disappeared. Li and her fellow investors have embarked on a long term project to restore and improve the property. Part of this project is to sympathetically convert part of the old walled garden into a small private distillery, restoring much of the surrounding garden with new plantings including many botanicals. All the planning and restoration is based around a net zero carbon approach, and the revenues from the distillery will be used to further enhance and improve the Auchenbowie Estate. As part of this project, Li has commissioned a full historical investigation and report into the history of Auchenbowie.

Broomridge

Broomridge is a district in the south of the city of Stirling, Scotland, located north of Bannockburn and east of St. Ninians. It is home to Bannockburn High School and is also served by Braehead Primary School in the neighbouring district of Braehead. The area, formerly a village outside of the city, has expanded due to the ongoing construction of new private housing between the 1960s and 1990s and is now within the city limits. The vast majority of Broomridge is taken up by housing, and the area is typical of newly built housing in the outskirts of towns and cities in Scotland. A small woodland patch close to Bannockburn High School called the Balquiderrock Woods (known locally as the Bluebell Woods due to its growth of such flowers in the spring season) remains as it is protected under legislation considering it a wildlife reserve.