Dollar (scotland)

Dollar ; Scottish Gaelic Dolair
	Street train in dollars
Coordinates	56 ° 10 ′ N , 3 ° 40 ′ W Coordinates: 56 ° 10 ′ N , 3 ° 40 ′ W
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Residents	2717 2011 census
administration
Post town	DOLLAR
ZIP code section	FK14
prefix	01259
Part of the country	Scotland
Council area	Clackmannanshire
British Parliament	Ochil and South Perthshire
Scottish Parliament	Clackmannanshire and Dunblane

Dollar ( Scottish Gaelic Dolair , from dal-aird "valley between the hills") is a town in the Scottish council area of Clackmannanshire . It is located about eight kilometers northeast of Alloa and 16 km northwest of Dunfermline at the foot of the Ochil Hills and is one of the Hillfoots Villages . The Firth of Forth flows about ten kilometers, the Devon a few hundred meters south. Dollar is connected to the road network by the A91 . In 2011, Dollar had 2717 inhabitants.

history

A settlement at the place of today's dollar was destroyed by the Duke of Montrose in 1645 as part of the attack on Castle Campbell , the seat of the Dukes of Argyll and the headquarters of the Campbell clan . Today only ruins of Castle Campbell in Dollar Glen remain. Historically, textile manufacturing was a significant industry in dollars and contributed significantly to its development. The companies used the numerous mountain streams along the slopes of the Ochils to generate energy. Tweed , tartans and knitwear have been produced there since the 16th century .

Church in dollars
Dollar burn
Dollars in 1945

Web links

Commons : Dollar - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Official website (English)
Entry on dollars in Gazetteer for Scotland (English)

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b dollars. In: Francis H. Groome: Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland: A Survey of Scottish Topography, Statistical, Biographical and Historical. Volume 2: (Cor - Edn). Thomas C. Jack, Grange Publishing Works, Edinburgh et al. 1884, p. 359.
↑ 2011 census
↑ ^a ^b dollars. Clackmannanshire. In: David Munro, Bruce Gittings: Scotland. An Encyclopedia of Places & Landscapes. Collins et al., Glasgow 2006, ISBN 0-00-472466-6 .
↑ Josephine Buchanan: Scotland (= Insight Guide. ). 4th edition, updated. APA Publications, Singapore 2003, ISBN 981-234-950-2 , p. 264.

[banggroomebang-1] dollars. In: Francis H. Groome: Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland: A Survey of Scottish Topography, Statistical, Biographical and Historical. Volume 2: (Cor - Edn). Thomas C. Jack, Grange Publishing Works, Edinburgh et al. 1884, p. 359.

[2] 2011 census

[scogaz-3] dollars. Clackmannanshire. In: David Munro, Bruce Gittings: Scotland. An Encyclopedia of Places & Landscapes. Collins et al., Glasgow 2006, ISBN 0-00-472466-6 .

[4] Josephine Buchanan: Scotland (= Insight Guide. ). 4th edition, updated. APA Publications, Singapore 2003, ISBN 981-234-950-2 , p. 264.