a village of Scotland, on the Bannock, an affluent of the Forth, three miles south of Stirling. In 1851, its population amounted to 2627, principally employed in the manufacture of tartans and carpets. Here, on the 24th of June 1314, was fought the memorable battle of Bannockburn, which secured the independence of Scotland, and established Bruce upon the throne. A fragment of the "bore stone" in which the royal standard was placed, is still to be seen, protected from the depredations of strangers by an iron frame-work. At Sanchieburn, in the neighbourhood, James III. was defeated by his subjects in 1488. See SCOTLAND.