. The earth and its inhabitants ... w^as near thesevillages that Robert the Bruce defeated the English in 1314. Bridge of Allan,2 miles to the north of Stirling, is much frequented for the sake of its mineralsprings and its delightful neighbourhood. Kijypen, a village on the Forth,11 miles above Stirling, is noted for its whiskey. The small county of Clackmamnan stretches from the Ochill Hills (BenCleuch, 2,352 feet) to the alluvial plain bordering upon the Firth of Forth, and 880 THE BRITISH ISLES. is traversed by the Nurtherii and Southern Devon rivers. The foriiier of these rivers,not far f

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. The earth and its inhabitants ... w^as near thesevillages that Robert the Bruce defeated the English in 1314. Bridge of Allan,2 miles to the north of Stirling, is much frequented for the sake of its mineralsprings and its delightful neighbourhood. Kijypen, a village on the Forth,11 miles above Stirling, is noted for its whiskey. The small county of Clackmamnan stretches from the Ochill Hills (BenCleuch, 2,352 feet) to the alluvial plain bordering upon the Firth of Forth, and 880 THE BRITISH ISLES. is traversed by the Nurtherii and Southern Devon rivers. The foriiier of these rivers,not far from the Humbling- Bridg-c, forms the falls of Caldron Linn. It isrich in coal and iron, and its inhabitants arc employed in miiiino-, in themanufacture of woollen stulfs, and in otlier branches of industry. Alloa, itslargest town, lies near the head of the Firth. Its manufactures are of include plaids and shawls, steam-engines, ships, snuff, whiskey, and ale. Fig. 161.—The Narrows of 1 : Wo^G Q-Q7 Q,°2Q

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