Fintry
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Fintry Scottish Gaelic Fionn Treabh |
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| Coordinates | 56 ° 3 ′ N , 4 ° 13 ′ W | ||
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| Residents | 691 | ||
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| Post town | GLASGOW | ||
| ZIP code section | G63 | ||
| prefix | 01786 | ||
| Part of the country | Scotland | ||
| Council area | Stirling | ||
| British Parliament | Stirling | ||
| Scottish Parliament | Stirling | ||
Fintry is a small village in central Scotland , nestled in the Strath of Endrick Water between the Campsie Fells and the Fintry Hills , about 30 km north of Glasgow . The village is within the district of Stirling . The 2001 census results show that Fintry and the surrounding rural area have a combined population of 691.
Fintry's story is closely related to that of Culcreuch Castle . In what is now Fintry there was a settlement called "Culcreuch" and a mill in the early seventeenth century. In 1642 a church was built. Since workers were urgently needed in the mill, the village grew rapidly. In 1823 a new church was built to encase the old one.
Investments
The village has a sports club with rugby fields. Fintry has an elementary school with an attached kindergarten. It also has a hotel, Culcreuch Castle, which is home to the largest bat colony in Great Britain.
Footnotes
- ↑ 2001 Census ( Memento of the original from February 20, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Information on Undiscovered Scotland
