Thornhill, Stirling

Thornhill
Scottish Gaelic: Cnoc na Driseig
Lodge Blairhoyle, in Thornhill, is Britain's smallest purpose-built Masonic Lodge
Thornhill Thornhill shown within the Stirling council area
OS grid reference	NS664998
Civil parish	Kincardine
Council area	Stirling
Lieutenancy area	Stirling and Falkirk
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Stirling
Postcode district	FK8
Dialling code	01786
Police	Scottish
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
EU Parliament	Scotland
UK Parliament	Stirling
Scottish Parliament	Stirling
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Coordinates: 56°10′23″N 4°09′07″W / 56.173°N 4.152°W / 56.173; -4.152

Thornhill (Scottish Gaelic: Cnoc na Driseig) is a village in the Scottish council area of Stirling. It lies 14 miles from Stirling itself, south of Callander, east of Aberfoyle and west of Doune. The village is in the parish of Norrieston, named from the much earlier village of Norrieston which lay a little to the east of Thornhill. To its south west is Flanders Moss, the largest remaining area of lowland bog in Scotland.

The village is on a traditional east/west route from Dunblane to Aberfoyle^[1] and was planned and founded at the end of the seventeenth century.

The 2001 census population for the area covered by the Thornhill and Blairdrummond Community Council is 1,109.^[2]

Thornhill has one primary school which in the session 2009-2010 had 62 pupils from the village and surrounding area.^[3]

It is believed to have the smallest Masonic Lodge in Scotland.^[4]

The Animal Planet series The Cats of Claw Hill was filmed in the village.

Notable people

Lauren Mayberry, lead singer in the electronic band CHVRCHES.

References

↑ Thornhill Community Trust - About Thornhill Archived March 24, 2012, at the Wayback Machine.
↑ "2001 CENSUS RESULTS: THORNHILL & BLAIRDRUMMOND COMMUNITY COUNCIL" (PDF). Stirling Council. January 2004. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
↑ Thornhill Primary School
↑ "Thornhill". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 13 July 2014.

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Settlements in Stirling (council area)

Cities	Stirling

Towns	Bannockburn Bridge of Allan Callander Doune Dunblane

Villages	Aberfoyle Balfron Balmaha Balquhidder Blanefield Blairlogie Buchlyvie Cambusbarron Cambuskenneth Cowie Crianlarich Croftamie Deanston Drymen Fallin Fintry Gargunnock Gartmore Killearn Killin Kinlochard Kippen Milton of Buchanan Lochearnhead Plean Port of Menteith Strathblane Strathyre Thornhill Tyndrum

Hamlets	Ardchullarie More Ardchyle Ardeonaig Arnprior Ashfield Auchlyne Balfron Station Boquhan Buchanan Smithy Dalmary Gartness Inverarnan Kilmahog Kinbuck Milton Mugdock Stronachlachar Throsk

Districts of Stirling	Abbey Craig Airthley Allan Park Borestone Braehead Broomridge Burghmuir Causewayhead Chartersall Corn Exchange Cornton Coxethill Craigmill Craig Leith Cultenhove Forthbank Gillies Hill Gowan Hill Hillpark Kenningknowes Kildean King's Park Laurelhill Livilands Loanhead Mercat Cross Raploch Randolphfield Riverside Spittal Hill Springkerse St. Ninians Torbrex Whins of Milton Viewforth Wolfcraig

Other settlements	Auchtubh Blair Drummond Brig o' Turk Carbeth Clifton Dalrigh Inversnaid Rowardennan Ruskie

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