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The River Forth is a major river in central Scotland, 47 km (29 mi) long, which drains into the North Sea on the east coast of the country. Its drainage basin covers much of Stirlingshire in Scotland's Central Belt. [1] The Gaelic name for the upper reach of the river, above Stirling, is Abhainn Dubh, meaning "black river".
Cambuskenneth (Scottish Gaelic: Camas Choinnich [ˈkʰaməs̪ ˈxɤɲɪç]) is a village in the city of Stirling, Scotland. [1] [2] It has a population of 250 and is the site of the historic Cambuskenneth Abbey. It is situated by the River Forth and the only road access to the village is along Ladysneuk Road from Alloa Road in Causewayhead. In ...
Map of Stirlingshire in 1975, showing the position of burghs in the county. The Royal Burgh of Stirling (from the 12th century) (No. 2 on map) The Burgh of Bridge of Allan (a police burgh from 1870) (1) The Burgh of Denny and Dunipace (a police burgh from 1877) (4) The Burgh of Falkirk (a burgh of barony from 1600, reformed 1832) (5)
The loch is approximately 4 by 2 km (2.5 by 1.2 mi) in size and runs east-west along a sheltered glen. It is sometimes considered to be the source of the River Forth, [3] although the river's true source is the confluence of its outflow, the Avondhu River, and Duchray Water. [4] Loch Ard lies downstream of Loch Chon.
Airth lies on the A905 road between Grangemouth and Stirling and is overlooked by Airth Castle; the village retains two market crosses and a small number of historic houses. At the time of the 2001 census the village had a population of 1,273 residents [ 2 ] but this has been revised to 1,660 according to a 2008 estimate.
The river is thought by some to be the "Itys" described by Ptolemy in Geographia, his extensive 2nd century compilation of geographical knowledge. [5] Nennius, the Welsh historian of the 9th century, believed the name of the Carron was derived from Carausius, the 3rd century Roman commander who declared himself emperor of Britannia and northern ...
The town is situated on the River Forth at the foot of Craigmore (387 m or 1,270 ft high). Since 1885, when the Duke of Montrose constructed a road over the eastern shoulder of Craigmore to join the older road at the entrance of the Trossachs pass, Aberfoyle has become the alternative route to the Trossachs and Loch Katrine; this road, known as the Duke's Road or Duke's Pass, was opened to the ...
Hurkett is a dispersed rural community and unincorporated place in the Unorganized part of Thunder Bay District in northwestern Ontario, Canada. [1] It is on Black Bay on the north shore of Lake Superior in geographic Stirling Township, [4] and is on Ontario Highway 582, a short spur off Ontario Highway 17.