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Side trip to Culross Palace


        56.0436, -3.7841  At Junction 7 on the M9 between Edinburgh and Stirling, take the exit on to the
        M876 s/p “Kincardine Bridge / Clackmannanshire Bridge / M876”. Continue on the M876 and the
        A8776.

        2.8 mi At the r/bout take the 3rd exit s/p “Kincardine / Kirkcaldy / A985”.

        Cross over the Kincardine Bridge and stay on the A985.


        1.6 mi At the r/bout take the 3rd exit s/p “Culross / Longannet”.

        3.5 mi Culross.


        1.2 mi 56.0431, -3.8151 Side trip to the Falkirk Wheel Turn off at Junction 8.

        Side trip to the Falkirk Wheel


        56.0431, -3.8151  At Junction 8 on the M9 between Edinburgh and Stirling, take the exit on to the
        M876 s/p “Glasgow” and a little later on a brown sign “Falkirk Wheel”. Continue on the M876 and
        the A883, following the brown and white signs to Falkirk Wheel.


        The wheel is open 10 till 5 and you can take a boat trip through it.

        To continue to Stirling:


        At the first r/bout follow signs “Glasgow and Edinburgh (M876 / Denny A883.

        2.6 mi At the next r/bout on the outskirts of Denny go straight through following a sign to “Stirling
        A872”

        From there follow any sign “Stirling A872”.back to the M9 motorway.


        Otherwise, continuing . . .

        5.3 mi 56.0747, -3.9101  At Junction 9, take the A91 exit following s/p “Stirling A91”.


        0.3 mi  At the r/bout take the 5th exit on to Glasgow Rd, the A872 s/p “Tourist Route /
        Bannockburn Heritage Centre / Stirling Castle / Whins of Milton”.


        1.4 mi 56.0929, -3.9334 Look for the Bannockburn Heritage Centre at 150 Glasgow Rd.

        0.5 mi At r/bout take the 1st exit on to  Borestone Cresc. s/p “Stirling Castle”


        Expert navigator checkpoint:  Just after taking that exit there is a Shell Service Station on the l.
        and the Falcon Hotel on the r.

        0.2 mi Follow Borestone Cres. on to Main St, the B6051.


        Follow the B6051 along Main St, Randolph Tce, Newhouse and through a roundabout on to St
        Ninians Rd.


        0.9 mi At a T i/s (you can’t go str ahd into the pedestrian precinct), turn l following a s/p to “Erskine
        Br / Balloch A811” and “Stirling Castle”.
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