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Due to its location the village is often subject to power and gas outages.<ref>http://news.stv.tv/scotland/west-central/166745-kinbuck-residents-suffer-power-outage/</ref> |
Due to its location the village is often subject to power and gas outages.<ref>http://news.stv.tv/scotland/west-central/166745-kinbuck-residents-suffer-power-outage/</ref> |
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Kinbuck is situated at the start of the controversial [[Beauly-Denny power line]].<ref>http://www.stirlingobserver.co.uk/stirling-news/local-news-stirling/news-stirling/2010/06/18/pylon-screening-plans-ready-in-july-51226-26674667/</ref><ref>http://www.stirlingobserver.co.uk/stirling-news/local-news-stirling/news-stirling/2010/03/17/stirling-council-unite-over-pylons-issue-51226-26044746/</ref> |
Kinbuck is situated at the start of the controversial [[Beauly-Denny power line]].<ref>http://www.stirlingobserver.co.uk/stirling-news/local-news-stirling/news-stirling/2010/06/18/pylon-screening-plans-ready-in-july-51226-26674667/</ref><ref>http://www.stirlingobserver.co.uk/stirling-news/local-news-stirling/news-stirling/2010/03/17/stirling-council-unite-over-pylons-issue-51226-26044746/</ref><ref>http://www.stirlingobserver.co.uk/stirling-news/local-news-stirling/news-stirling/2009/04/03/pylons-on-the-cards-51226-23296968/</ref> |
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Revision as of 20:06, 15 July 2011
| Kinbuck | |
|---|---|
| Population | 114 [1] |
| OS grid reference | NN793049 |
| Council area | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Dunblane |
| Dialling code | 01786 |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
Kinbuck is a village in Stirlingshire, Scotland. It lies by the Allan Water and the Stirling-Perth Railway line. It is four miles north of Dunblane[2]. The primary school closed in 1998 and is now used as a community centre. Nearby is the B listed Kinbuck Bridge as well as Cromlix House former seat of Viscount Strathallan and the Clan Drummond family. [3]
Kinbuck saw the retreat of the Jacobite troops under the Earl of Mar following the Battle of Sheriffmuir on 13th November 1715. [4]
Due to its location the village is often subject to power and gas outages.[5]
Kinbuck is situated at the start of the controversial Beauly-Denny power line.[6][7][8]
References
- ^ Details of Kinbuck
- ^ Overview of Kinbuck
- ^ Great Places to Stay - Cromlix House Hotel
- ^ Alexander B Barty, (1944), The History of Dunblane
- ^ http://news.stv.tv/scotland/west-central/166745-kinbuck-residents-suffer-power-outage/
- ^ http://www.stirlingobserver.co.uk/stirling-news/local-news-stirling/news-stirling/2010/06/18/pylon-screening-plans-ready-in-july-51226-26674667/
- ^ http://www.stirlingobserver.co.uk/stirling-news/local-news-stirling/news-stirling/2010/03/17/stirling-council-unite-over-pylons-issue-51226-26044746/
- ^ http://www.stirlingobserver.co.uk/stirling-news/local-news-stirling/news-stirling/2009/04/03/pylons-on-the-cards-51226-23296968/