A guide to Airth
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Latest reviews | Events in Airth Airth is a large historic village in the Falkirk area of Scotland situated on the road running parallel to the south-bank of the River Forth one mile north of the Kincardine Bridge. The 18th century village is a designated Conservation Area, with many historically interesting features including the ruins of Airth Tower dating back to 1508, the Market Cross dating back to 1697, the ruins of a church associated with Holyrood Abbey on the south slope of Airth Hill and the 16th century Airth Castle, currently a hotel and conference centre, a part of the castle is known as Wallace’s Tower to commemorate William Wallace’s historic raid on the castle to free his uncle imprisoned by English troops. The name ‘Airth’ means ‘level green place’ which describes the flat surrounding landscape accurately, the village has picturesque views looking out over the River Forth and is a popular tourist destination and an ideal base for touring Stirlingshire, it has hotels and holiday accommodation, the Elphinstone Inn built c1800 is in the High Street along with a selection of shops and cafes and ‘The Captain’s House’ another historic building dating back to c1700. In the Dunmore estate stands ‘The Pineapple’ an odd stone built garden pavilion with a huge pineapple shaped roof built in 1761 and restored by the National Trust for Scotland. The Airth Highland Games are held each July