Sauchie

Sauchie
Sauchie
	Shops on Main Street
	Sauchie Location within Clackmannanshire
Population	6,000
OS grid reference	NS896944
Council area	Clackmannanshire;
Lieutenancy area	Clackmannanshire;
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	ALLOA
Postcode district	FK10
Dialling code	01259
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
UK Parliament	Ochil and South Perthshire;
Scottish Parliament	Clackmannanshire and Dunblane;
	List of places UK Scotland 56°07′47″N 3°46′36″W / 56.129635°N 3.77672°W

Sauchie is a village in the Central Lowlands of Scotland. It lies north of the River Forth and south of the Ochil Hills, within the council area of Clackmannanshire. Sauchie has a population of around 6000^[1] and is located 1.0 mile (1.6 km) north-east of Alloa and 2.1 miles (3.4 km) east-southeast of Tullibody.^[2]

History

The name means the place or field of the willows. The land originally belonged to Clan Campbell, being mentioned in connection with Cailean Mór and Gilleasbaig of Menstrie. In 1321 Robert the Bruce granted the lands of Sauchie to Henry de Annand, former Sheriff of Clackmannan. A tower was built in 1335, and the present Sauchie Tower is on the same site. The extant tower was built before 1431 when Mary de Annand, the co-heiress to the estate, married Sir James Schaw of Greenock.^[3] The tower is all that remains of the village which developed within its protective radius. In the early 18th century the Schaw family moved from the tower to the more comfortable Newtonschaw. The village developed a brick works by the River Devon which fell into disuse following the collapse of the local mining industry.

Sports

The village has a strong footballing tradition and is home to junior football club Sauchie. The club was founded in 1960 and play their home games at Beechwood Park in Sauchie. The village is also home to several youth teams including Claremont Football Club.

New Sauchie

New Sauchie is a relatively modern settlement developed around the Holton Village area to house miners working in the Earl of Mar's colliery at the Holton mine, and Newtonschaw, a village housing servants of the Schaw family. It lies about 1 mile (1.6 km) south of the original village. Schawpark Golf Course lies on the site of the Schaw family estate which is no longer extant.

Notable people

Robert Carberry, footballer
Grant Gilchrist, Scotland and Edinburgh rugby player
Alan Hansen, footballer
John Hansen, footballer
Willie Morgan, footballer
William Schaw, mason and courtier
Robert Shaw, Bishop of Moray

References

^ "Details of Sauchie". scottish-places.info.
^ "OS 25 inch, 1892-1905". National Library of Scotland. Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
^ Forsyth, Valerie (28 March 2018). "A Walk in the Past: The origins of Sauchie Tower". Alloa Advertiser. Retrieved 4 April 2018.

Sauchie and Alloa - A People's History, John Adamson, 1988

External links

[1] "Details of Sauchie". scottish-places.info.

[2] "OS 25 inch, 1892-1905". National Library of Scotland. Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 9 June 2017.

[3] Forsyth, Valerie (28 March 2018). "A Walk in the Past: The origins of Sauchie Tower". Alloa Advertiser. Retrieved 4 April 2018.

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