Useful information
- Phone : +44 1259 211701
- Website: : http://www.nts.org.uk
Opening hours
Easter Sun and May-Sep: Wed and Sun 2pm-5pm; rest of year: tour available by appointment
Description
This small 16C fortress houses a museum dedicated to the founding of the province of Nova Scotia, which was originally a Scottish colony. The museum reminds visitors that Menstrie was the birthplace of the colony's founder, Sir William Alexander I, first count of Stirling (1567-1640).
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Things to see and donearby
- The Green Guide4.18 km - Abbey Craig - Hillfoots Road, Stirling FK9 5LF
- 5.02 km - North, Stirling FK9 5NB
- 6.41 km - Broad Street, Stirling FK7
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