DUNBLANE, police burgh and parish, Perthshire, Scotland, on the left bank of Allan water, a tributary of the Forth, 5 m. N. by W. of Stirling by the L.M.S.R. Pop. (1931) 2,692. It is a place of great antiquity, with narrow streets and old-fashioned houses. Industry is limited, but a considerable amount of worsted spinning is carried on ; the town is in repute as a watering place. The cathedral, by the side of the river, was one of the few ecclesiastical edifices that escaped injury at the hands of the Re formers. The first church is alleged to have been erected by Blane, a saint of the 7th century, but the cathedral was founded by David I. in 1141, and almost entirely rebuilt about 1240 by Bishop Clemens. The tower is Early Norman, the rest is Early Pointed style. After the decline of episcopacy the building was neglected for a long period, but the choir, which contains some carved oak stalls of the 16th century, and nave have been restored. From the time of the Reformation the choir only had been used as the parish church, but since its restoration the whole cathedral has been devoted to this purpose. An ancient Celtic cross, 61 ft. high, stands in the north-western corner of the nave. Of the bishop's palace only a few ruins remain. The Queen Victoria School for the sons of Scottish soldiers and sailors, to the north of Dunblane, was opened in 5908, and the chapel in the grounds in 191o. The battle field of Sheriffmuir is about 21 m. E. of the town.