Stirlingshire or the County of Stirling is a historic county and registration county of Scotland. Its county town is Stirling.
Robert the Bruce addressing his troops before the Battle of Bannockburn (1907 illustration)
County Buildings, Viewfield Place, Barnton Street, Stirling
Old Viewforth, Pitt Terrace, Stirling: headquarters of Stirlingshire County Council after 1931
Ben Lomond looking north across Loch Lomond at the waterline
The shires of Scotland, or counties of Scotland, are historic subdivisions of Scotland established in the Middle Ages and used as administrative divisions until 1975. Originally established for judicial purposes, from the 17th century they started to be used for local administration purposes as well. The areas used for judicial functions (sheriffdoms) came to diverge from the shires, which ceased to be used for local government purposes after 1975 under the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973.
The county buildings in Paisley, formerly the seat of Renfrew County Council