Drummond Pleasure Ground
18 minute walk from Stirling station · Stirling, Central and Fife · Free entry
The Drummond Pleasure Ground is a public space in Stirling’s Old Town Cemetery, purposefully designed by local nurseryman William Drummond. Separated from the Valley Cemetery by a driveway, this area features a lawn with a grassed slope and deliberately placed rocks.
The site is dominated by the massive sandstone Star Pyramid, also known as Salem Rock. Built in 1863, it is dedicated to those who suffered martyrdom for civil and religious liberty in Scotland. This imposing structure is carved with biblical references and features marble Bibles resting on each face of its base.
Visitors can explore the grounds to see the Pithy Mary pond and its iron bridge. While the area contains no traditional gravestones, you can find William Drummond’s grey granite sarcophagus to the northwest of the pyramid. The pyramid itself is enclosed by wrought iron railings and stone steps flanked by two stone globes.
Visitor information
- Place type
- Monument
- Good for
- Architecture, Historic monuments, Local & social history, Parks & green spaces
- Characteristics
- Designed landscape, Victorian
- Admission
- Free
- Region
- Stirling, Central and Fife
Stations within walking distance
- Stirling station — 18 min walk, 1.1 km
Other places near Stirling
- Stirling Castle and Gowanhill — 1 min walk from the station
- Cambuskenneth Abbey from Stirling — 1 min walk from the station
- Albert Halls — 7 min walk from the station
- Holy Trinity Episcopal Church — 8 min walk from the station
- Tolbooth — 11 min walk from the station
- Smith Art Gallery & Museum — 11 min walk from the station