The Beheading Stone, Gowanhill, Stirling is a Grade C listed building in the Stirling local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 3 February 1978. Monument.

The Beheading Stone, Gowanhill, Stirling

WRENN ID
other-foundation-vale
Grade
C
Local Planning Authority
Stirling
Constituency
Stirling and Strathallan MP: Chris Kane (Lab)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
3 February 1978
Type
Monument
OS grid reference
NS 793 944
Coordinates
56.12771, -3.94275
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

The Beheading Stone at Gowanhill in Stirling is a stone that sits on a circular concrete base and is enclosed by iron railings. The structure features a pointed arch design, and a plaque on the base indicates that it was established in 1887.

Local climate

The Beheading Stone, Gowanhill, Stirling sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,100 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 87% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 58% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 58 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 97% of listed buildings. Of these, 33 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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