List of public art in Stirling

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Map of Scotland with the Stirlng council area highlighted

This is a list of public art in Stirling, Scotland, and includes works in the Stirling council area. This list applies only to works of public art on permanent display in an outdoor public space and does not, for example, include artworks in museums.

Abbey Craig[]

Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Wikidata Notes
Stirling, UK - panoramio (3).jpg William Wallace The Wallace Monument, Abbey Craig 1869 David Watson Stevenson Wall-mounted statue Bronze Category A [1]

Bannockburn[]

Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Wikidata Notes
Robert The Bruce - geograph.org.uk - 1193766.jpg
More images 		Statue of Robert the Bruce Bannockburn 1964 Pilkington Jackson Statue on pedestal Bronze and granite Category A Q17568248 [2][3]

Balmaha[]

Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Wikidata Notes
Tom Weir statue.jpg
More images 		Tom Weir Balmaha 2014 Sean Hedges-Quinn Statue Bronze [4]

Bridge of Allan[]

Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Wikidata Notes
Bridge of Allan War Memorial in the Pullar Memorial Park.jpg War memorial Pullar Memorial Park, Bridge of Allan 1923 John Stewart (architect) Cenotaph Stone [5]

Doune[]

Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Wikidata Notes
Doune mercat cross.JPG Mercat cross Doune c.1620 Shaft on steps Category A [6][7]
War memorial George St., Doune 1922 Pillar on pedestal Stone [8]
Wfm david stirling statue.jpg
More images 		David Stirling and the Special Air Service Regiment Doune 2002 Angela Conner Statue on pedestal Bronze and stone [9][10][11]

Dunblane[]

Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Wikidata Notes
The war memorial by Allan Water - geograph.org.uk - 844669.jpg War memorial The Haugh, beside Allan Water, Dunblane Cathedral 1921 Cenotaph [12]

Sheriffmuir[]

Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Wikidata Notes
The Clan MacRae Memorial, Sheriffmuir - geograph.org.uk - 352363.jpg
More images 		Clan MacRae Memorial Sheriffmuir, 2 miles east of Dunblane 1915 Concave cairn Stone Category B Q17837835 [13][14]
Battle of Sheriffmuir memorial Sheriffmuir, 2 miles east of Dunblane Cylindrical cairn with plaque Stone [15]

Stirling[]

Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Wikidata Notes
Monument to Margaret Wilson (a Wigtown Martyr) - geograph.org.uk - 964954.jpg
More images 		Wigtown Martyrs monument Old Town Cemetery, Stirling 1859 Alexander Handyside Ritchie Statue group Marble Glass copula by John Rochead added in 1867.[16][17]
Henry Campbell-Bannerman- Close look (geograph 5697726).jpg
More images 		Statue of Henry Campbell-Bannerman Corn Exchange Road, Stirling 1913 Paul Raphael Montford Statue on pedestal Granite Category B Q17842911 [18]
Robert Burns statue, Stirling - geograph.org.uk - 193714.jpg Robert Burns Dumbarton Road, Stirling 1914 Albert Hodge Statue on pedestal with plaques Bronze and stone [19]
Rob Roy's statue - geograph.org.uk - 1049178.jpg Rob Roy Stirling
War memorial Corn Exchange Road, Stirling 1949 George R Davidson Column 7.3m high [20]

Stirling Castle[]

Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Wikidata Notes
Boer War Memorial, Stirling Castle - geograph.org.uk - 192295.jpg
More images 		Boer War Memorial Stirling Castle 1907 Hubert Paton Statue on pedestal Bronze and granite Category C Q56646416 [21][22]
Stirling Castle 20080505 Robert the Bruce.jpg
More images 		Statue of Robert the Bruce Stirling Castle 1877 George Cruikshank (designer),
Andrew Currie (sculptor). 		Statue on pedestal Stone with metal elements Category C [23]
James V statue, Stirling Castle.JPG James V Stirling Castle Statue in niche Stone

Strathblane[]

Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Wikidata Notes
War Memorial, Blanefield - geograph.org.uk - 61574.jpg War memorial Glasgow Road, Strathblane 1921 Cross on pedestal and steps Stone [24]

Thornhill[]

Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Wikidata Notes
War Memorial Thornhill - geograph.org.uk - 1544618.jpg War memorial Thornhill 1920 Cross on cenotaph Stone [25]

References[]

  1. ^ Historic Environment Scotland. "Wallace Monument, Abbey Craig (Category A Listed Building) (LB41118)". Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  2. ^ Historic Environment Scotland. "Rotunda, Memorial, Cairn, Flagpole and Statue of King Robert I (Category A Listed Building) (LB49860)". Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  3. ^ "War Memorials Register: Battle of Bannockburn". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  4. ^ "Tom Weir statue plan for Loch Lomond banks on track". BBC News. 5 November 2014. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  5. ^ "War Memorials Register: Bridge of Allan". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  6. ^ "Archaeology Notes". CANMORE. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  7. ^ Historic Environment Scotland. "Market Cross The Cross (Category A Listed Building) (LB24671)". Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  8. ^ "War Memorials Register: Kilmadock Parish". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  9. ^ "War Memorials Register: David Stirling and SAS (Doune)". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  10. ^ "Hush-hush tribute to SAS founder". The Daily Telegraph. 22 April 2002. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  11. ^ Patricia R. Andrew (2014). Chism In Time Scottish War Art and Artists in the Twentieth Century. Birlinn Ltd. ISBN 978 1 78027 190 3.
  12. ^ "War Memorials Register: Dunblane and Lecropt Cenotaph". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  13. ^ Historic Environment Scotland. "Sheriffmuir, Macrae Memorial (Category B Listed Building) (LB3926)". Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  14. ^ "War Memorials Register: Clan Macrae at the Battle of Sheriffmuir". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  15. ^ "War Memorials Register: The Battle of Sheriffmuir". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  16. ^ Iain Smith. "A Walk in the Past: History of the Martyr's Monument in Stirling". Stirling News. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  17. ^ "Wigtown Martyrs Monument". Scottish Covenanteer Memorials Association. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  18. ^ Historic Environment Scotland. "Campbell-Bannerman, Sir Henry, Monument to, Corn Exchange Road (Category B Listed Building) (LB41122)". Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  19. ^ Rhona Taylor (22 January 2020). "Six Scottish Robert Burns statues". Art UK. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  20. ^ "War Memorials Register: The Men of Stirling". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  21. ^ Historic Environment Scotland. "Princess Louise's Argyll and Sutherland Highlander's South African War Memorial, Stirling Castle Esplanade, Stirling (Category C Listed Building) (LB41117)". Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  22. ^ "War Memorials Register: Argyll and Sutherland Highlander's South African War". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  23. ^ Historic Environment Scotland. "Robert the Bruce Statue, Stirling Castle Esplanade, Stirling (Category C Listed Building) (LB41120)". Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  24. ^ "War Memorials Register: Strathblane". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  25. ^ "War Memorials Register: Thornhill". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
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