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English: Cannons and the Beheading Stone on Gowan Hill. For more on the Beheading Stone, see: 812511.
In past centuries, Gowan Hill was also the scene of an unusual form of sledging. King James V, born in 1512, and king from 1513-42 (regents ruled Scotland during his childhood) is thought to have played Hurley Hawkie here as a boy. This pastime, which was played here for centuries, involved sliding down the steep hill while sitting on a cow's skull, using its horns as handlebars. In an agricultural market town like Stirling, skulls were readily available. |
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| current | 22:29, 21 February 2011 | | 640 × 480 (75 KB) | GeographBot (talk | contribs) | == {{int:filedesc}} == {{Information |description={{en|1=Cannons and the Beheading Stone on Gowan Hill For more on the Beheading Stone, see: 812511. In past centuries, Gowan Hill was also the scene of an unusual form of sledging. King James V, born |
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