STIRLING (formerly STRYVELYNE or ESTRIVELIN), a river-port, city and county in Scotland: (1) county-seat of Stirlingshire, on the south side of the Forth, 29 miles northeast of Glasgow. It occupies a commanding site, Castle Hill, resembling its namesake at Edin burgh. The castle is of great historical inter est. It contains the rooms where Douglas re ceive4 a mortal stab from James II, who, as well as James V was born in this castle; and the Parliament-house, chapel-royal. The view from the battlements comprehends many of the lochs and fertile vales of Scotland, the winding river and the Grampian and Ochil hills, together with the ruins of Cambus-Kenneth Abbey and the Bridge of Allan. Within the town, Grey friars Church, begun by James IV, museum, library, picture-gallery, several ancient mansions and monuments deserve notice. The manufac tures of the town include: woolen, cotton and linen goods, carpets, leather, malt, soap, mineral oils, ropes and carriages. the salmon-fisheries are profitable. There is little trade. Pop, about
22,000. (2) Stirlingshire is a county of South Scotland with an area of about 466 square miles. About one-third of the county is hilly, and rises in Ben Lomond to a height of about 3,000 feet. Here the Forth flows into the Firth of Forth, coming from Ben Lomond. The southeastern portion is traversed by the Forth-Clyde canal. The famous Loch Katrine forms one of the numerous lochs or lakes. The valleys and plains are exceedingly fertile and highly culti vated. There are a few marshy lands. The country is rich in minerals, especially iron and coal. The chief industries in addition to those mentioned in connection with the city of Stir ling are the working of the mines. The chief towns besides the capital are Falkirk, Grange mouth and Kilsith. Consult (History of the Chapel Royal of Stirling) (published by the Grampian Club) ; and The Charters of Stir lin' (by same as above).