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ABBEY-CRAIG, precipitous hill, 362 feet high, H miles east-north-east of Stirling. It forms a striking feature and a commanding view-point in a magnificent landscape. It was held by the army of Sir William Wallace on the eve of the battle of Stirling ; and it is surmounted by Wallace's Monument, 220 feet high, erected in 1861-69 at a cost of fully 16,000.
