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St Ninians is an ancient village which which forms a southern suburb of Stirling, Stirlingshire. It was originally known as Eccles (i.e. 'church'), and may have been a Christian site from the 5th or 6th century. During the Siege of Stirling Castle, part of the 1745 Jacobite rising, the church was used to store munitions and this blew up when the Jacobites began retreating, with only the tower surviving. It is within the council area of Stirling.
Place Type: Village
Historic County: Stirlingshire
Lat, Long: 56.100267,-3.9375001
Grid Reference: NS 7957 9141
Civil Parish: Stirling CP
Council Area: Stirling CA
Police Area: Scotland (Forth Valley) PA
Devolved Legislature: Scottish Parliament
GBPN ID: 41894
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/St_Ninians,_Stirlingshire_41894
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Place Type: Village
Historic County: Stirlingshire
Lat, Long: 56.100267,-3.9375001
Grid Reference: NS 7957 9141
Civil Parish: Stirling CP
Council Area: Stirling CA
Police Area: Scotland (Forth Valley) PA
Devolved Legislature: Scottish Parliament
GBPN ID: 41894
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/St_Ninians,_Stirlingshire_41894
Peruse Stirlingshire on Wikishire