Kinbuck Explained

Country:Scotland
Official Name:Kinbuck
Label Position:left
Static Image Name:Houses on the B8033 at Kinbuck (geograph 4235638).jpg
Static Image Caption:Houses on the B8033 at Kinbuck
Os Grid Reference:NN793049
Civil Parish:Dunblane and Lecropt
Unitary Scotland:Stirling
Coordinates:56.2213°N -3.9481°W
Population:114
Population Ref:[1]
Constituency Westminster:Stirling
Constituency Scottish Parliament:Clackmannanshire and Dunblane
Post Town:Dunblane
Postcode Area:FK
Postcode District:FK15
Dial Code:01786

Kinbuck is a hamlet in Stirlingshire, Scotland. It lies by the Allan Water and the Stirling-Perth Railway line. It is four miles north of Dunblane.[2]

Facilities

Despite a campaign to save it, Kinbuck Primary School was controversially closed in 1998. At the time its closure was announced the school had just 24 pupils and the action saved the local authority over £30000 annually. Students from the village were then sent to nearby Newton Primary School. The Victorian building remains standing and is now used as the village's community centre, where several events are held annually for all to attend.[3] [4] [5] [6]

History

Kinbuck was the location of the retreat of the Jacobite troops under the Earl of Mar following the Battle of Sheriffmuir on 13 November 1715.[7]

Nearby is the B listed Kinbuck Bridge as well as the A listed Cromlix House, former seat of Viscount Strathallan and the Clan Drummond family.[8] Cromlix house is now a hotel.[9]

Electricity/Gas

Due to its rural location the hamlet is often subject to power and gas outages.[10] [11]

Kinbuck is situated at the start of the controversial Beauly-Denny power line.[12] [13] [14]

Flooding

The area around Kinbuck floods easily due to the proximity of the River Allan.[15]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Details of Kinbuck . Scottish-places.info . 2007-06-17 . 2011-11-01.
  2. Web site: Overview of Kinbuck . Scottish-places.info . 2011-11-01.
  3. Web site: Keith Sinclair . Warning on rural school closures - Herald Scotland | Sport | SPL | Aberdeen . Herald Scotland . 1998-03-23 . 2011-11-01.
  4. Web site: David Ross Highland Correspondent . Death knell sounds for country schools - Herald Scotland | Sport | SPL | Aberdeen . Herald Scotland . 1998-03-24 . 2011-11-01.
  5. Web site: Jeyes . Gordon . Results of the Consultation Process on the Proposed Closure of Kinbuck Primary School . https://web.archive.org/web/20150402085954/https://minutes.stirling.gov.uk/pdfs/children/Reports/Microsoft%20Word%20-%201E398R01.pdf . 2 April 2015 . 19 March 1998 . live.
  6. News: Dunblane set to make choice . . 23 June 1998 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220303204626/https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12260722.dunblane-set-to-make-choice/ . dead . 3 March 2022.
  7. Alexander B Barty, (1944), The History of Dunblane
  8. Web site: Great Places to Stay - Cromlix House Hotel . Rampantscotland.com . 2009-11-08 . 2011-11-01.
  9. Web site: Cromlix House Hotel.
  10. Web site: 20,000 homes hit by power cuts | Glasgow and West | STV News . News.stv.tv . 2010-03-30 . 2011-11-01.
  11. Web site: Gas disruption continues - Herald Scotland | Sport | SPL | Aberdeen . Herald Scotland . 1998-11-06 . 2011-11-01.
  12. Web site: Pylon screening plans ready in July . Stirling Observer . 2011-11-01.
  13. Web site: Stirling Council unite over pylons issue . Stirling Observer . 2011-11-01.
  14. Web site: Pylons on the cards . Stirling Observer . 2011-11-01.
  15. Web site: 30 sheep killed after flooding forced them on to rail line . https://web.archive.org/web/20111206225620/http://www.thecourier.co.uk/News/Perthshire/article/19418/30-sheep-killed-after-flooding-forced-them-on-to-rail-line.html . dead . 2011-12-06 . The Courier . 2011-12-07 .

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