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  1. Administrative headquarters of Central
  2. region, Scotland, on the river Forth;
  3. population (1981) 39,000. Industries include
  4. the manufacture of agricultural machinery,
  5. textiles, and carpets. The castle, which
  6. guarded a key crossing of the river, predates
  7. the 12th century and was long a Scottish
  8. royal residence. Wallace won a victory at
  9. Stirling bridge 1297. Edward II of England
  10. (in raising a Scottish siege of the town)
  11. went into battle at Bannockburn 1314 and was
  12. defeated by Robert I (the Bruce).
  13.