Stop 24 of 33

Stirling Smith Art Gallery and Museum

Full walk Green · 70 min

The Smith Art Gallery and Museum was built from the bequest of the artist Thomas Stuart Smith, on land provided by Stirling Burgh. It first opened to the public on 11th August 1874.

The Smith holds the town's collections of art and local history, including works connected with the Kings Park itself — among them the painting of the Herds Hoose shown earlier on this walk.

Close by

Wolf Stone Stop 23 The wolf whose howl is said to have saved Stirling from a Viking raid, carved in Caithness slate.
Ailie's Garden Stop 22 Named for Ailie MacLaurin, of the co-operative Homesteads community on the park's edge.
Queen's Road / Victoria Place — Golf Course Stop 17 Golf was played in the park by the 1600s — and a seven-hole course was laid out here in 1869.