49-623: Fintry is a small riverside village in Stirlingshire , central Scotland . It is located 16 miles (26 km) south-west of Stirling and around 19 miles (31 km) north of Glasgow . The village of Fintry sits by the Endrick Water in a strath between the Campsie Fells and the Fintry Hills . The village of Fintry is overlooked by Stronend , the 511-metre (1,677 ft) culmination of
98-683: A Church of Scotland Parish in the Presbytery of Stirling. The kirk is located to the East of the village, in "Old Fintry". The parish minister for Fintry is shared with Balfron with the Manse located there. There is no regular bus or train service in Fintry. Public transport is provided by the Stirling Council Demand-responsive transport (DRT) "Taxi" Service. The Fintry Development Trust (FDT)
147-508: A car-sharing programme, as well as a farming initiative and a communal orchard. FDT is doing energy surveys on properties around the village and insulating every home surveyed. To improve energy efficiency, the Trust installed a biomass heating system at Fintry Sports Club and a new heating system at Menzies Village Hall. FDT prioritises sustainable development, local jobs, youth housing, and skill development; sharing wind turbine benefits throughout
196-509: A financial debt. In 1632, it was purchased by Robert Napier, a younger son of John Napier, the 8th Laird of Merchiston . The Napier family held the estate for five generations. The castle was used to garrison Oliver Cromwell’s troops in 1654. In 1796, the castle was sold to Alexander Spiers of Glasgow , who built a cotton mill and a distillery in Fintry . It was sold in 1890 to J. C. Dunwaters, then again in 1901 to Walter Menzies. It passed into
245-499: A large extension including a council chamber, which was completed in 1937. Viewforth then served as the county council's headquarters until its abolition in 1975. Stirlingshire was abolished for local government purposes in 1975 under the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 , which replaced Scotland's counties, burghs and landward districts with a two-tier structure of regions and districts . Most of Stirlingshire became part of
294-606: A restaurant/cafe and bar, a shop (for essentials) and a gym with sauna. Home to The Courtyard Cafe, Katy Rodgers Artisan Dairy and The Tin Shed wedding venue, Knockraich Farm has been owned and managed by the Rodgers family since 1955. There is evidence of people living in the area as early at the Bronze age, up to 4,000 years ago. "Old" Fintry was formed around the Church area or Clachan of Fintry in
343-438: A review of boundaries, with several exclaves being transferred to a county they actually bordered, and parishes which straddled more than one county being adjusted such that each parish was entirely in a single county. These changes saw Stirlingshire cede Milngavie to Dunbartonshire, Alva to Clackmannanshire, and part of the parish of Lecropt to Perthshire. In return Stirlingshire gained Cambuskenneth from Clackmannanshire,
392-652: A rugby union side founded in 1975 and based in the village. Strathendrick RFC 1st XV play in West Division One and has a tradition of touring; and it has toured in Kansas (1992) and Toronto (2001). They have an active mini and midi set up which works closely with local schools, including Fintry Primary School. Fintry resident Sir Walter Menzies MP built the Menzies Hall to celebrate the coming of age of his son, James, in 1907. On 9 October 1908, Fintry Public Hall opened to
441-465: A school garden, an all-weather pitch, a trim trail and a woodland area. There is a "School Taxi" provided by the council to pick up and drop off children from the surrounding rural areas. Fintry is within the catchment area of Balfron High School , for which a school bus is provided. The village has a Sports Club, which includes a 4-rink indoor bowling hall, squash club and gym. The rugby pitches adjacent are home to Strathendrick Rugby Football Club ,
490-470: A second time in 1996 to the present Stirling Council, with the addition of supporters (a goshawk and a wolf). Stirlingshire occupies a strategic position on the Forth - Clyde isthmus commanding the main overland routes from Glasgow and Edinburgh up to central and northern Scotland. The western 'arm' of the county is sparsely populated and dominated by Loch Lomond , which it shares with Dunbartonshire , and
539-578: A small portion of Loch Katrine lies within Stirlingshire, and also the smaller Loch Arklet can be found here. Central Stirlingshire contains the Carron Valley Reservoir and the Campsie Fells , Kilsyth Hills and Gargunnock Hills , with the larger towns such as Lennoxtown and Kilsyth spread out along the southern border and A891/A803 roads. The south-western corner of the county around Milngavie (transferred to Dunbartonshire in 1891) abuts
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#1732851206006588-471: A stream about two miles south of Stirling. The battle was fought between the followers of King James III of Scotland and a large group of rebellious Scottish nobles including Alexander Home, 1st Lord Home , nominally led by the king's 15-year-old son, Prince James, Duke of Rothesay (reigned 1488–1513). In 1645 the Covenanter army under General William Baillie formed near Banton for their engagement with
637-432: Is a historic county and registration county of Scotland . Its county town is Stirling . It borders Perthshire to the north, Clackmannanshire to the east, West Lothian to the south-east, Lanarkshire to the south, and Dunbartonshire to the south and south-west (this latter boundary is split in two owing to Dunbartonshire's Cumbernauld exclave ). In 1130, Stirling, one of the principal royal strongholds of
686-614: Is centred on its long Main Street, which is located on the river's south bank, across the Fintry Bridge from the historic Culcreuch Mill site. 150 of the 700 strong population living within the Fintry Conservation area. The village has a local primary school, which was opened on 22 September 1961 by the Rt. Hon. Thomas Johnston . There is also an attached council run nursery, Fintry Nursery. Both
735-531: Is said to have derived from the Old Gaelic for "Fair Land" and is designated as a Local Landscape Area (LLA) (formally called a Special Landscape Area or Area of Great Landscape Value). This designation is with the aim of protecting the village and its surroundings outstanding natural environment. Stirling Council has classified Fintry as a Conservation Area in order to preserve the settlement's particular historical shape and character. Fintry Conservation Area
784-577: The Central region , while a smaller area around Kilsyth went instead to Strathclyde region. At the district level, the county was divided between four districts, all of which also incorporated territory from other counties: Stirling district and Falkirk district in Central region and Cumbernauld and Kilsyth district and Strathkelvin district in Strathclyde region. A Stirling and Falkirk lieutenancy area
833-460: The Fintry Hills , which forms the western end of a range of hills which stretch east to the city of Stirling , Scotland . The Loup of Fintry , is a notable 94ft waterfall on the Endrick Water around 2 miles to the east of a Fintry. This is best seen after prolonged rain or snowfall. The total height of the waterfalls is 28.6 m (94 ft) Lowp or "Loup" means leap in Scots . The name Fintry
882-516: The General Register Office for Scotland , there were 871 civil parishes . Civil parishes are still used for some statistical purposes, and separate census figures are published for them. As their areas have been largely unchanged since the 19th century this allows for comparison of population figures over an extended period of time. Following the boundary changes caused by the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1889 , Stirlingshire contained
931-666: The Greater Glasgow conurbation and contains several small reservoirs and lochs, such as Burncrooks Reservoir, Kilmannan Reservoir, Carbeth Loch, Craigallian Loch, Dumbrock Loch, Mugdock Loch, Mugdock/Craigmaddie Reservoir and Bardowie Loch. The area east of the M80 is generally much flatter and contains the bulk of the county's population, with the Firth of Forth providing access to the North Sea . The bulk of Stirlingshire's motorway network lies in
980-502: The Kincardine Bridge in the far east provides access to Fife and Clackmannanshire. Only the eastern third of the county is connected by rail, although Milngavie railway station was in the far south-west of Stirlingshire when first built, being transferred to Dunbartonshire in 1891. The railways in the east connect the towns there to each other and on to Edinburgh , Glasgow , Cumbernauld and Perth . The royal burgh of Stirling
1029-621: The Kingdom of Scotland , was created a royal burgh by King David I . On 11 September 1297, the forces of Andrew Moray and William Wallace defeated the combined English forces of John de Warenne, 6th Earl of Surrey , and Hugh de Cressingham near Stirling, on the River Forth , at the Battle of Stirling Bridge during the First War of Scottish Independence . On 22 July 1298 the Battle of Falkirk saw
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#17328512060061078-692: The Mid Scotland and Fife Scottish Parliamentary region . This means that Fintry has one Stirling MSP, Evelyn Tweed MSP (SNP), and seven Mid Scotland and Fife Scottish regional list MSPs. Fintry is also in the Stirling constituency for House of Commons of the United Kingdom, where they are represented by Alyn Smith MP Stirlingshire Stirlingshire or the County of Stirling ( Scottish Gaelic : Siorrachd Sruighlea [ˈʃirˠəxk ˈs̪t̪ɾuʝlə] )
1127-584: The Trossachs (now a national park ); Ben Lomond is located here and is the highest point in Stirlingshire at 974 metres (3,196 ft) and ninth highest peak in Scotland. Several islands within Loch Lomond belong to Stirlingshire, the chief of these being Eilean nan Deargannan , Bucinch , Ceardach , Inchcruin , Inchfad , Ellanderroch , Inchcailloch and Clairinsh . On the north-eastern boundary with Perthshire
1176-510: The Local Government regions and districts created in 1975. 56°15′N 4°15′W / 56.250°N 4.250°W / 56.250; -4.250 Culcreuch Castle Culcreuch Castle is a Scottish castle close to the village of Fintry , near Loch Lomond . It had been the home of the Barons of Culcreuch since 1699. In the 1980s the castle was converted into a hotel, which it
1225-664: The Registers of Scotland, Land Register Counties. Following the Act of Union , Stirlingshire returned members to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1708. In 1918 seats in the House of Commons were redistributed. Stirlingshire was thereafter represented by three members of parliament. These boundaries continued in use until 1983, when new constituencies were formed based on
1274-670: The Royalist forces under the command of Montrose at the Battle of Kilsyth , Kilsyth , on 15 August 1645; a major battle of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms . The Battle of Falkirk Muir on 17 January 1746 saw the Jacobites under Charles Edward Stuart defeat a government army commanded by Lieutenant General Henry Hawley . Stirlingshire's origins as a shire (the area administered by a sheriff ) are obscure, but it seems to have been created during
1323-530: The Scottish victory at the Battle of Bannockburn in the county. On the silver saltire on blue of St Andrew was placed the rampant red lion from the royal arms of Scotland . Around this were placed two caltraps and two spur-rowels recalling the use of the weapons against the English cavalry. On the abolition of the county council in 1975, the arms were regranted to Stirling District Council. They were regranted
1372-447: The area north-east of Loch Lomond went back to Dunbartonshire, but the change was short-lived, being reverted again in 1509. Commissioners of Supply were established in 1667 to act as the main administrative body for the shire. Elected county councils were established in 1890 under the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1889 , taking most of the functions of the commissioners (which were eventually abolished in 1930). The burgh of Stirling
1421-522: The defeat of William Wallace by King Edward I of England . On 24 June 1314 the Battle of Bannockburn at Bannockburn , ( Blàr Allt a' Bhonnaich in Scottish Gaelic ) was a significant Scottish victory in the Wars of Scottish Independence . It was one of the decisive battles of the First War of Scottish Independence. On 11 June 1488 the Battle of Sauchieburn was fought at the side of Sauchie Burn,
1470-491: The early 13th century. Culcreuch Castle was also built in Fintry around this period, in 1296, and was the historic seat of the chiefs of the Galbraith clan until 1624 when a series of scandals lost them their status under Scots Law . From 1699, the Barons of Culcreuch resided there. The castle was converted into a hotel in the 1980s and operated as such until early 2020, bringing its 700-year lifespan to an end. Until 2020, it
1519-450: The eastern third of the county where the population is most concentrated; these include the M80 running north–south and connecting Stirling and Denny to Cumbernauld, and the M9 linking the eastern towns to Edinburgh. Various A roads form a circle around central Stirlingshire, with the rest of the county served by B roads. Various ferries enable passengers to cross Loch Lomond in the far west, and
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1568-426: The following civil parishes: In 1894 parish councils were established for the civil parishes, replacing the previous parochial boards. The parish councils were abolished in 1930, after which the parishes had no administrative functions. In 1930 the landward area of the county (the part outside the burghs) was divided into eight districts . These districts were abolished in 1975. Some Stirlingshire towns listed in
1617-402: The four council areas of East Dunbartonshire , Falkirk , North Lanarkshire , and Stirling . The pre-1975 boundaries of Stirlingshire are still used for some limited official purposes connected with land registration, being a registration county . Stirlingshire County Council was granted a coat of arms by Lord Lyon King of Arms on 29 September 1890. The design of the arms commemorated
1666-473: The functions of the formerly separate Stirlingshire Education Authority. The education authority had bought the former Royal Infirmary building at 33 Spittal Street in Stirling in 1929 to use as its headquarters. The county council moved its meeting place to Spittal Street in 1930, but still needed more office space for its staff. In 1931 the council bought a house called Viewforth on Pitt Terrace, where it built
1715-539: The hands of Hercules Robinson in the 1970s, the last of that line of the Menzies family. It was sold in 1984 to Arthur Haslam, who operated the castle as a hotel. In 2007, ownership was transferred to a holding company in Los Angeles, who took the decision to close the castle and business in 2020 ending over 700 years of continuous habitation. Culcreuch is a rectangular tower house , with three stories and an attic, topped by
1764-452: The nursery and primary school serve Fintry and the surrounding rural district. The Nursery has two rooms and a kitchen, it recently underwent major refurbishment and was awarded a five star inspection in February 2023. Fintry Primary School is at the foot of Dunmore Hill, and has five classrooms, one of which is adapted into a library, with and an assembly hall. The school has grounds, incl.
1813-454: The original clachan following the establishment of the Culcreuch cotton spinning mill by Peter Spiers in 1795. The mill and two small settlements were recorded in the mid-eighteenth century. the village had retained examples of former mill workers’ housing alongside traditional buildings from the later eighteenth and turn of the nineteenth centuries. The 2011 census results report that Fintry and
1862-537: The part of Kippen parish which had been in Perthshire, and all of an adjusted Logie parish (which had previously straddled Stirlingshire, Clackmannanshire and Perthshire). Until 1930 the county council met at the County Buildings. Reforms in 1930 under the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1929 saw the burgh of Stirling brought within the administrative area of the county council, and the county council take over
1911-411: The public. The building still operates under its current name ‘Menzies Hall’ in dedication to the man who gave it to the village. Menzies Hall is a community building run by local residents for the benefits of the village and surrounding area. The hall is still used as a village hall and hosts events, and clubs, including Fintry Amateur Dramatic Society. The Village of Fintry is served by Fintry Kirk ,
1960-433: The reign of David I (reigned 1124–1153), who had also made Stirling a burgh . The precise extent of the early shire is unknown; it is thought that it originally covered a relatively small area in the immediate vicinity of Stirling itself, but subsequently gained territory from neighbouring shires, notably from West Lothian to the south and Dunbartonshire to the south-west. The boundary with Dunbartonshire in particular
2009-527: The surrounding rural area had a population of 717. The village is within the Forth and Endrick ward of Stirling Council . The Stirling Council Council Ward ( Forth and Endrick ) representatives are: Rosemary Fraser (SNP), Gerry McGarvey (Labour), Paul Henke (Conservative) The Scottish Parliament elects representatives under an additional member system (AMS) . Fintry is in the Stirling Scottish Parliamentary Constituency , and
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2058-490: The town and compensating village residents who are unable to benefit directly. Fintry has been served by the village pub the Fintry Inn for over 250 years, barring a period of closure during the pandemic. It is owned and operated by a local family and home to their micro-brewery, Mosaik Brewing. The Inn is said to be haunted by a non-threatening female ghost. As well as being home to Strathendrick RFC, Fintry's Sports Club has
2107-443: Was Central Scotland's longest-inhabited castle. Culcreuch is a three-story, attic-topped rectangular tower house with a parapet and slate roof. The Napier family built the north and east expansions to the old tower about 1721, which match the original tower in style. The Castle is accessible by path from the village and is a popular local walk. The small industrial ‘new town’ of Fintry (or "Newton of Fintry") developed north-west of
2156-400: Was administratively independent from the county council until 1930. In 1930 Stirling was brought into the administrative area of the county council, and Stirling and Falkirk were both designated large burghs , giving them the power to run many (but not all) local government services. The remaining four burghs became small burghs , with more limited powers. In 2001, according to the website of
2205-415: Was altered several times. In the thirteenth century an area north-east of Loch Lomond was transferred from Dunbartonshire to Stirlingshire, whilst the two parishes of Kirkintilloch and Cumbernauld were transferred from Stirlingshire to Dunbartonshire, despite not adjoining the rest of Dunbartonshire. These changes were reversed in 1504, when Kirkintilloch and Cumbernauld were restored to Stirlingshire and
2254-413: Was created covering the Stirling and Falkirk districts, and the last Lord Lieutenant of Stirlingshire became the first Lord Lieutenant of Stirling and Falkirk . Further local government reforms in 1996 saw the regions and districts created in 1975 abolished and replaced with council areas providing all local government services. Since 1996 the area of the pre-1975 county of Stirlingshire has straddled
2303-425: Was created in 2003 by residents who wanted to "do something with renewable energy" in their community. When plans to establish a wind farm in the area were announced, they created Fintry Renewable Energy Enterprise (FREE) in 2003 and secured the addition of one community-owned wind turbine. In efforts to move the village towards zero-carbon and zero-waste, FDT has established several energy-saving activities, including
2352-463: Was deemed capable of managing its own affairs and so was excluded from the administrative area of the county council, although the county council still chose to base itself there. Stirlingshire County Council held its first meeting on 22 May 1890 at the County Buildings (which also served as the sheriff court) on Barnton Street in Stirling, which had been built in 1875. The 1889 act also led to
2401-525: Was run as until early 2020 when it was closed to the public by the American owners thus ending over 700 years of history. It had been until January 2020 one of the longest continually inhabited Castles in Central Scotland. Culcreuch Castle was built in 1296 by Maurice Galbraith. It was the clan seat of Clan Galbraith from 1320 to 1624, when it was sold to a cousin, Alexander Seton of Gargunnock , to settle
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