Throsk
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| Coordinates | 56 ° 6 ′ N , 3 ° 51 ′ W | ||
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| Post town | STIRLING | ||
| ZIP code section | FK7 | ||
| prefix | 01786 | ||
| Part of the country | Scotland | ||
| Council area | Stirling | ||
| British Parliament | Stirling | ||
| Scottish Parliament | Stirling | ||
Throsk ( Gäl. : Badan Deathach , German "thicket in the Mist") is a Scottish settlement in Stirling . The village is on the A905 road east of Fallin and near the River Forth . The 2001 census put the population at 231.
Throsk is the former base of the Royal Navy's Bandeath weapons depot . The base closed in 1978, is now used as an industrial park and is owned by the local council. Many of the original ammunition bunkers have remained in Throsk, as has a loading crane.
Footnotes
- ↑ Stirling at a Glance: 2001 edition . Stirling Council. Archived from the original on November 9, 2006. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved December 7, 2009.
- ↑ Bandeath Industrial Estate . In: Gazetteer for Scotland . Retrieved December 7, 2009.
- ↑ Bandeath Ammunition Depot . In: Secret Scotland . Retrieved December 7, 2009.
Web links
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