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Category: Clackmannanshire

What’s in a Name?

8th February 2018 Sandra

While researching the Hillfoot Villages, I also checked out Clackmannan, the old county town of Clackmannanshire, which is now dwarfed…

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Posted in: Clackmannanshire, Place name, Scotland Filed under: clackmannanshire, place name

Conservation in Mill Glen

1st February 2018 Sandra

Both Mill Glen and Alva Glen are sites of industrial heritage. The structures within them tell the story of the…

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Posted in: Clackmannanshire, Conservation, Industry, Scotland Filed under: clackmannanshire, conservation, hillfoot villages, industry, tourism

Industrial change in the Hillfoot Villages

25th January 2018 Sandra

The Hillfoot Villages of Clackmannanshire have long been associated with production of cloth from wool. At Tillicoultry, drovers, herding their…

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Posted in: Clackmannanshire, Industry, Scotland Filed under: clackmannanshire, hillfoot villages, industry

Industry in the Hillfoot Villages

18th January 2018 Sandra

The Hillfoot Villages are located where fast moving streams emerge from the Ochil Hills. From at least the 16th century…

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Posted in: Clackmannanshire, Industry, Scotland Filed under: clackmannanshire, hillfoot villages, industry

The Hillfoot Villages

11th January 2018 Sandra

The Ochil Hills rise abruptly from the adjacent lowland. Nestled in tight against the bottom of the hills is a…

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Posted in: Clackmannanshire, Scotland, Settlement Filed under: clackmannanshire, hillfoot villages, settlement, site

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