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Tillicoultry (/ ˌ t ɪ l i ˈ k uː t r i / TIL-ee-KOO-tree; Scottish Gaelic: Tulach Cultraidh, perhaps from older Gaelic Tullich-cul-tir, or "the mount/hill at the back of the country") [4] is a town in Clackmannanshire, Scotland.
Sterling Furniture is Scotland's largest furniture retail development based in Tillicoultry, Clackmannanshire. It was founded in 1974 by Stirling -based furniture retailer George Knowles, who based its concept on the out-of-town retail developments which had been successful in the United States.
Dunfermline and Stirling had long been centres of commerce, and of regional government, and of industry. Intermediately, the town of Alloa, also situated close to the Forth, was an important industrial centre, known for brewing, glass manufacture, woollen goods, and collieries.
The guildhall initially operated as a linen hall, allowing local merchants to trade the linens which were made in the local mills. [9] It was then converted to become the "Spire Inn" in 1817, and operated as a public house for three decades before becoming the home of the Dunfermline Sheriff Court as "County Buildings" in 1850.
Dunfermline (/ d ʌ n ˈ f ɜːr m l ɪ n / ⓘ; Scots: Dunfaurlin, Scottish Gaelic: Dùn Phàrlain) is a city, parish, and former royal burgh in Fife, Scotland, 3 miles (5 km) from the northern shore of the Firth of Forth. Dunfermline was the de facto capital of the Kingdom of Scotland between the 11th and 15th centuries. [7]
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Birthplace of Thomas Carnegie in Dunfermline, Scotland. He was born in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, on October 2, 1843. [1] His parents were Will and Margaret Carnegie, and he had a brother, Andrew, who was eight years older. [2] A sister, Ann, had been born in 1840 but died in infancy. [3] His first cousin was future industrialist George ...
When George Bruce acquired the lands of Sillietoun Easter in 1599, he undertook to carry sand to the building works of Anne of Denmark at Dunfermline Palace. [29] Bruce also acquired the Fife estate of Carnock. In 1602 he repaired the church there. Bruce helped the minister of Carnock John Row by supplying coal to Archbishop Spottiswoode. [30]