It is amongst the oldest of Stirling settlements originating in Pre-Roman times and servicing the ford marked by the Causewayhead Road. The area that is now the Cornton and on the opposite bank, the Raploch, were the only available patches of agricultural land prior to draining programs of later eras. Wallace´s Battle of Stirling Bridge took place on and around the site of the present housing estate and although there is no clear marker anywhere to inform the adventurous visitor, the dominant position of the Abbey Craig indicates the natural route to the battle scene.
The original bridge was anecdotally regarded as being positioned at least fifty metres up stream from the present location of the medieval bridge and archaeological dives in the last century provided evidence of the original piers of a previous bridge.
The Cornton is home to the only all woman's prison in Scotland, Cornton Vale. The prison, built in 1975, is located north of the housing area, close to the River Forth.
cornton, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, august, 2022, lear. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Cornton news newspapers books scholar JSTOR August 2022 Learn how and when to remove this message Cornton known locally as The Cornton is a district of the city of Stirling on the North Bank of the River Forth in central Scotland CorntonScottish Gaelic Bhaile CoirceScots Corton CodyNetherton Farm and Lochearnhead hills viewed north west from CorntonCorntonLocation within the Stirling council areaOS grid referenceNS794952Civil parishLogieCouncil areaStirlingLieutenancy areaStirling and FalkirkCountryScotlandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townSTIRLINGPostcode districtFK9Dialling code01786PoliceScotlandFireScottishAmbulanceScottishUK ParliamentStirlingScottish ParliamentStirlingList of places UK Scotland 56 08 06 N 3 56 20 W 56 135 N 3 939 W 56 135 3 939History edit nbsp Early evening in Cornton in 2023 It is amongst the oldest of Stirling settlements originating in Pre Roman times and servicing the ford marked by the Causewayhead Road The area that is now the Cornton and on the opposite bank the Raploch were the only available patches of agricultural land prior to draining programs of later eras Wallace s Battle of Stirling Bridge took place on and around the site of the present housing estate and although there is no clear marker anywhere to inform the adventurous visitor the dominant position of the Abbey Craig indicates the natural route to the battle scene The original bridge was anecdotally regarded as being positioned at least fifty metres up stream from the present location of the medieval bridge and archaeological dives in the last century provided evidence of the original piers of a previous bridge The Cornton is home to the only all woman s prison in Scotland Cornton Vale The prison built in 1975 is located north of the housing area close to the River Forth The most famous former Cornton resident is the jockey Willie Carson The nurse of Mary Queen of Scots Jean Sinclair was granted lands at Cornton as a reward for her services 1 External links editRailscot CorntonReferences edit Exchequer Rolls of Scotland vol 19 p 28 nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cornton nbsp This Stirling location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cornton amp oldid 1173795121, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
