Cornton

Cornton
Cornton
	; Netherton Farm and Lochearnhead hills, viewed north-west from Cornton
	Cornton Location within the Stirling council area
OS grid reference	NS794952
Civil parish	Logie;
Council area	Stirling;
Lieutenancy area	Stirling and Falkirk;
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	STIRLING
Postcode district	FK9
Dialling code	01786
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
UK Parliament	Stirling;
Scottish Parliament	Stirling;

Cornton is a district of the city of Stirling on the North Bank of the River Forth in central Scotland.

History

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.

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.

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External links

Railscot - Cornton

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