The FK postcode area, also known as the Falkirk postcode area,
[Royal Mail, ''Address Management Guide'', (2004)] is a group of 21 postcode districts in central
Scotland
Scotland (, ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a border with England to the southeast and is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to th ...
, within 18
post towns. These cover most of the
Falkirk council area (including
Falkirk
Falkirk ( gd, An Eaglais Bhreac, sco, Fawkirk) is a large town in the Central Lowlands of Scotland, historically within the county of Stirlingshire. It lies in the Forth Valley, northwest of Edinburgh and northeast of Glasgow.
Falkirk had a ...
itself,
Grangemouth
Grangemouth ( sco, Grangemooth; gd, Inbhir Ghrainnse, ) is a town in the Falkirk council area, Scotland. Historically part of the county of Stirlingshire, the town lies in the Forth Valley, on the banks of the Firth of Forth, east of Falkirk ...
,
Larbert,
Denny and
Bonnybridge), most of the
Stirling council area (including
Stirling
Stirling (; sco, Stirlin; gd, Sruighlea ) is a city in central Scotland, northeast of Glasgow and north-west of Edinburgh. The market town, surrounded by rich farmland, grew up connecting the royal citadel, the medieval old town with its me ...
itself,
Dunblane,
Doune,
Callander,
Lochearnhead,
Crianlarich and
Killin) and
Clackmannanshire (including
Alloa,
Clackmannan,
Menstrie,
Alva,
Tillicoultry and
Dollar), plus small parts of
Fife
Fife (, ; gd, Fìobha, ; sco, Fife) is a council area, historic county, registration county and lieutenancy area of Scotland. It is situated between the Firth of Tay and the Firth of Forth, with inland boundaries with Perth and Kinross (i ...
,
Perth and Kinross
Perth and Kinross ( sco, Pairth an Kinross; gd, Peairt agus Ceann Rois) is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland and a Lieutenancy Area. It borders onto the Aberdeenshire, Angus, Argyll and Bute, Clackmannanshire, Dundee, Fife, Highland an ...
, and
Argyll and Bute
Argyll and Bute ( sco, Argyll an Buit; gd, Earra-Ghàidheal agus Bòd, ) is one of 32 unitary authority council areas in Scotland and a lieutenancy area. The current lord-lieutenant for Argyll and Bute is Jane Margaret MacLeod (14 July 202 ...
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Coverage
The approximate coverage of the postcode districts:
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Falkirk
Falkirk ( gd, An Eaglais Bhreac, sco, Fawkirk) is a large town in the Central Lowlands of Scotland, historically within the county of Stirlingshire. It lies in the Forth Valley, northwest of Edinburgh and northeast of Glasgow.
Falkirk had a ...
(centre and south),
Avonbridge
Avonbridge ( gd, Drochaid na h-Aibhne) [Drochaid na h-Aibhne](_blank)
www.facl ...
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California
California is a state in the Western United States, located along the Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the most populous U.S. state and the 3rd largest by area. It is also the ...
,
Camelon
Camelon (; sco, Caimlan, gd, Camlann)
is a large set ...
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Limerigg
Limerigg is a village in the Falkirk council area of Scotland. It lies on the B825 road between Slamannan and Caldercruix surrounded by extensive woodlands on the northern side and lying next to the Black Loch, which formerly fed the Monkland Can ...
,
Shieldhill,
Slamannan
Slamannan ( gd, Sliabh Mhanainn) is a village in the south of the Falkirk council area in Central Scotland. It is south-west of Falkirk, east of Cumbernauld and north-east of Airdrie.
Slamannan is located at the cross of the B803 and B8022 ...
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Standburn
Standburn is a small village which lies within the Falkirk council area in central Scotland. It is located south-west of Maddiston, north-east of Avonbridge and south east of Falkirk. The entire village is located along a section of the B825 ...
, Falkirk
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, FALKIRK
, Falkirk (north),
Airth
Airth is a Royal Burgh, village, former trading port and civil parish in Falkirk, Scotland. It is north of Falkirk town and sits on the banks of the River Forth. Airth lies on the A905 road between Grangemouth and Stirling and is overlooked by ...
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Bainsford
Bainsford is a small village within the Falkirk council area of Scotland. The village is situated in the Forth Valley, north of the town of Falkirk. It is positioned between the River Carron and the Forth and Clyde Canal to the north and south ...
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Brightons
Brightons is a village in the east of the Falkirk council area of Scotland. It is south-east of Falkirk, south of Grangemouth and east of Linlithgow. It is surrounded by the villages of Polmont, Wallacestone and Rumford. It is central withi ...
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Carron Carron may refer to:
Rivers
* River Carron, Forth, a river in Central Scotland
* River Carron, Wester Ross
* River Carron, Sutherland
* Carron River (Queensland), a river in Australia
* Carron Water, Aberdeenshire, a river that flows into the Nort ...
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Carronshore
Carronshore is a village in the Falkirk council area of Scotland. The village lies in the Forth Valley, north of the town of Falkirk and directly to the east of neighbouring village Carron.
The village sits north of the River Carron.
Acco ...
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Dunmore Dunmore from the ga, Dún Mór, link=no or gd, Dùn Mòr, link=no, meaning "great fort", may refer to:
People
* Dunmore (surname)
* Earl of Dunmore, a title in the Peerage of Scotland, includes a list of earls
* Countess of Dunmore (disambiguat ...
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Laurieston,
Maddiston
Maddiston is a village in the Falkirk council area of Scotland. It lies west-southwest of Linlithgow, south of Polmont and south-east of Rumford at the south-east edge of the Falkirk urban area.
Population
Based on the United Kingdom 2001 c ...
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Polmont
Polmont ( gd, Poll-Mhonadh) is a village in the Falkirk council area of Central Scotland. It lies towards the east of the town of Falkirk, north of the Union Canal, which runs adjacent to the village.
Due to its situation in Central Scotland, m ...
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Redding,
Skinflats
Skinflats is a small village in the Falkirk council area of Scotland. It is located north-west of Grangemouth, east of Carronshore and north-east of Falkirk. It lies on the A905 road between Glensburgh and Airth, near to the River Carron ...
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Westquarter
Westquarter is a village in the Falkirk council area of Scotland. The village is west of Polmont and south-east of the town of Falkirk.
Westquarter can be accessed from the north via the A803 road and from the south via the B805 road.
At t ...
, Falkirk, Stirling
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, GRANGEMOUTH
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Grangemouth
Grangemouth ( sco, Grangemooth; gd, Inbhir Ghrainnse, ) is a town in the Falkirk council area, Scotland. Historically part of the county of Stirlingshire, the town lies in the Forth Valley, on the banks of the Firth of Forth, east of Falkirk ...
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Glensburgh
, Falkirk
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! FK4
, BONNYBRIDGE
,
Bonnybridge,
Allandale Allandale may refer to:
Places
Australia
* Allendale, Victoria (also known as Allandale), a town in Victoria, Australia
** Electoral district of Allandale
* Allandale, New South Wales, a locality in the Hunter Valley
Canada
* Allandale (Toronto ...
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Banknock
Banknock ( gd, Baile nan Cnoc) is a village within the Falkirk council area in Central Scotland. The village is west-southwest of Falkirk, east-northeast of Kilsyth and north-northeast of Cumbernauld.
Banknock is located on the Bonny Water, ...
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Dennyloanhead
Dennyloanhead is a village in the Falkirk council area, Central Scotland, that is between Head of Muir and Longcroft. Dennyloanhead had a fingerpost announcing that it is 294 miles from John o' Groats. Old maps show it is 9 miles from Stirling ...
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Greenhill,
Haggs
Haggs is a small village in the Falkirk council area of Scotland. The village is situated south-west of Bonnybridge, north-northeast of Kilsyth
Kilsyth (; Scottish Gaelic ''Cill Saidhe'') is a town and civil parish in North Lanarkshire, ...
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High Bonnybridge
High Bonnybridge is a small village which lies in the Falkirk council area of Scotland. The village is located south-east of Bonnybridge and west-southwest of Falkirk
Falkirk ( gd, An Eaglais Bhreac, sco, Fawkirk) is a large town in the C ...
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Longcroft
, Falkirk
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, LARBERT
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Larbert,
Stenhousemuir
Stenhousemuir (; gd, Featha Thaigh nan Clach) is a town in the Central Lowlands of Scotland. It lies within the Falkirk council area of Scotland. The town is north-northwest of Falkirk and directly adjoins to Larbert in the west, where the nea ...
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Torwood
Torwood ( gd, Coille Tor) is a small village located north-northwest of Larbert, north-west of Falkirk and south-southeast of Stirling. Torwood lies within the Falkirk Council area of Scotland. The population recorded in the 2011 UK Censu ...
, Falkirk
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, DENNY
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Denny,
Dunipace
Dunipace is a village in the west of the Falkirk council area of Scotland. The village is south of Stirling and north-west of Falkirk. The village is situated on the north bank of the River Carron and adjoins the town of Denny, to the south of ...
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Fankerton
Fankerton is a small village which lies within the Falkirk council area of Scotland. The village is west of Denny and west-northwest of Falkirk.
The village is located on the south side of the River Carron along the B818 road on the outskirt ...
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Head of Muir
Head of Muir is a village located in the Falkirk council area, Central Scotland
Scotland (, ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a border w ...
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Stoneywood
, Falkirk
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,
Stirling
Stirling (; sco, Stirlin; gd, Sruighlea ) is a city in central Scotland, northeast of Glasgow and north-west of Edinburgh. The market town, surrounded by rich farmland, grew up connecting the royal citadel, the medieval old town with its me ...
(south and east),
Bannockburn
Bannockburn (Scottish Gaelic ''Allt a' Bhonnaich'') is an area immediately south of the centre of Stirling in Scotland. It is part of the City of Stirling. It is named after the Bannock Burn, a stream running through the town before flowing in ...
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Cambusbarron
Cambusbarron is a village in Stirling, Scotland. In the 2001 census, it had a population of 3,224. There is evidence of settlement at the site since the Bronze Age, and several forts dating from the Iron Age have been found near the village. One ...
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Cowie,
Fallin,
Plean
Plean is a village, in the Stirling council area of central Scotland, located on the main A9 road from Falkirk. At the 2001 census, Plean had a population of 1,740. Plean has some historic buildings, some council houses and an estate.
Landmarks ...
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South Alloa
South Alloa is a small village which lies in the far north of the Falkirk council area of Scotland. The village is on the south bank of the River Forth where the river empties and widens to form the Firth of Forth.
To the west of the village lie ...
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St. Ninians
St. Ninians is a long-standing settlement which is now a district of the city of Stirling in central Scotland. It is located approximately one mile south of the city centre. It was originally known as Eccles (i.e. 'church'), and may have bee ...
, Stirling, Falkirk
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, STIRLING
, Stirling (centre and west),
Aberfoyle Aberfoyle may refer to:
*Aberfoyle, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland
*Aberfoyle, Stirling, Scotland
* Aberfoyle, Ontario, Canada
* Aberfoyle, Texas, United States
*Aberfoyle, Warwick
Aberfoyle is a heritage-listed detached house at 35 Wood ...
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Arnprior
Arnprior is a town in Renfrew County, in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario, Canada. It is located west of Downtown Ottawa, at the confluence of the Madawaska River and the Ottawa River in the Ottawa Valley. Arnprior has experienced si ...
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Buchlyvie
Buchlyvie is a village in the Stirling council area of Scotland. It is situated west of Stirling and north of Glasgow. Lying within the Carse of Forth, to the north is Flanders Moss and to the south are the Campsie Fells. The village lies on th ...
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Gargunnock
Gargunnock is a small village in the Stirling council area, west of Stirling, in Scotland. The census population was 912. It is situated on the south edge of the Carse of Stirling, at the foot of the Gargunnock Hills, part of the Campsie Fe ...
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Gartmore
Gartmore (Scottish Gaelic ''An Gart Mòr'') is a village in the Stirling council area, Scotland. It is a village with a view of the Wallace Monument in Stirling, almost 25 miles away.
Formerly in Perthshire, it is one mile from the A81 Glasgow ...
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Inversnaid
Inversnaid (Scottish Gaelic: ''Inbhir Snàthaid'') is a small rural community on the east bank of Loch Lomond in Scotland, near the north end of the loch. It has a pier and a hotel, and the West Highland Way passes through the area. A small pa ...
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Kippen
Kippen is a village in west Stirlingshire, Scotland. It lies between the Gargunnock Hills and the Fintry Hills and overlooks the Carse of Forth to the north. The village is west of Stirling and north of Glasgow. It is south-east of Loch Lo ...
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Port of Menteith
Port of Menteith ( gd, Port Loch Innis Mo Cholmaig) is a village and civil parish in the Stirling district of Scotland, the only significant settlement on the Lake of Menteith. It was established as a burgh of barony, then named simply Port ( ...
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Ruskie
Ruskie is a hamlet in Stirling, Scotland. It is located from Thornhill. It lies within the FK postcode area.
About the Demographic Information
The information on housing, people, culture, employment and education that is displayed about Rusk ...
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Thornhill
, Stirling
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, STIRLING
, Stirling (north),
Bridge of Allan
Bridge of Allan ( sco, Brig Allan, gd, Drochaid Ailein), also known colloquially as ''Bofa'', is a town in the Stirling council area in Scotland, just north of the city of Stirling. Overlooked by the National Wallace Monument, it lies on the ...
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Blair Drummond
Blair Drummond is a small rural community northwest of Stirling in the Stirling district of Scotland, predominantly located along the A84 road. Lying to the north of the River Forth, the community is within the registration county of Perthshir ...
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Blairlogie
Blairlogie is a village in the Stirling council area of Scotland, situated at the base of the great southern rock-face of Dumyat between Stirling and Menstrie.
Blairlogie forms part of the parish of the ancient Logie Kirk which lies to its west ...
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Cambuskenneth
Cambuskenneth ( gd, Camas Choinnich ) is a village in the city of Stirling, Scotland. 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 al ...
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Lecropt
Lecropt (''Leac Croit'' in Gaelic) is a rural parish lying to the west of Bridge of Allan, Scotland.
The population of the parish of Lecropt is estimated to be around 75, consisting entirely of isolated farms and houses, as well as the Keir Estat ...
, Stirling
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, ALLOA
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Alloa,
Cambus
Cambus is an American public transport bus system, primarily serving the University of Iowa campus in Iowa City, Iowa. The service is intended to provide transportation for students, faculty, and staff around the main campus, University of Iowa R ...
,
Kincardine Kincardine may refer to:
Places Scotland
*Kincardine, Fife, a town on the River Forth, Scotland
**Kincardine Bridge, a bridge which spans the Firth of Forth
*Kincardineshire, a historic county
**Kincardine, Aberdeenshire, now abandoned
**Kincardi ...
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Sauchie
Sauchie is a town 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 and is located northeast of Alloa and ...
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Tullibody
Tullibody ( gd, Tulach Bòide), is a town set in the Central Lowlands of Scotland. It lies north of the River Forth near to the foot of the Ochil Hills within the Forth Valley. The town is south-west of Alva, north-west of Alloa and east-nor ...
, Clackmannanshire, Fife
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, CLACKMANNAN
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Clackmannan,
Kennet
, Clackmannanshire
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! FK11
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Menstrie
, Clackmannanshire
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! FK12
, ALVA
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Alva
, Clackmannanshire
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! FK13
, TILLICOULTRY
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Tillicoultry,
Coalsnaughton
Coalsnaughton or Calibar (Scottish Gaelic: Caolas Neachdainn) is a village in Clackmannanshire, Scotland. It is just south of Tillicoultry of which it also lies in its parish. The miners' row was built by Robert Bald
Robert Bald FRSE FSA MWS ...
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Devonside
, Clackmannanshire
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! FK14
, DOLLAR
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Dollar,
Blairingone
Blairingone is a village in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. It lies on the A977 road at its intersection with Vicar's Bridge Road near the extreme south-westerly point of the region, approximately southeast of Dollar. The Arndean agricultural e ...
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Burnfoot,
Glendevon
The River Devon (formerly Dovan, gd, Duibhe) is a tributary of the River Forth in Clackmannanshire, Scotland.
Geography and hydrology
The source of the river is Blairdenon Hill in the Ochils at an altitude of .
Upper areas have been dammed ...
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Pool of Muckhart
Muckhart ( gd, Muc-Àird) commonly refers to two small villages in Clackmannanshire, Scotland, Pool of Muckhart ( gd, Poll Mhuc-Àird) and Yetts o' Muckhart. Muckhart is one of the Hillfoots Villages, situated on the A91 around northeast of ...
,
Solsgirth
, Clackmannanshire, Perth and Kinross
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! FK15
, DUNBLANE
,
Dunblane,
Braco,
Greenloaning
Greenloaning is a village in Perth and Kinross, Perthshire, Scotland. It lies by the Allan Water and the Stirling-Perth Railway line. It is south of Braco and north of Dunblane.
The Allanbank Hotel existed as an inn between the 18th century a ...
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Kinbuck
Kinbuck is a hamlet in Stirlingshire, Scotland. It lies by the Allan Water and the Stirling-Perth Railway line. It is four miles north of Dunblane.
Facilities
Despite a campaign to save it, Kinbuck Primary School was controversially closed in 1 ...
, Stirling, Perth and Kinross
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! FK16
, DOUNE
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Doune,
Argaty
Argaty is a farm estate located just over a mile northeast of Doune, Stirling, Scotland. The present Argaty House dates from the 19th century with baronial additions in the 1860s and 1920s, but was largely destroyed by fire in April 2011.
Argaty ...
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Buchany,
Deanston
Deanston ( gd, Baile an Deadhain) is a village in the Stirling council area, Scotland, on the south bank of the River Teith east of Doune, in south-west Perthshire. It is a part of the parish of Kilmadock.
Etymology
The name comes from Walter ...
, Stirling
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! FK17
, CALLANDER
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Callander,
Brig o' Turk
Brig o' Turk ( gd, Àird Cheannchnocain) is a small rural village historically in Perthshire and today within the council area of Stirling, Scotland. It is situated in the Trossachs, a range of hills on the A821 road.
Features
Brig o' Turk ...
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Kilmahog
Kilmahog ( gd, Cille MoChùig: Cell of St. Chug) is a hamlet situated half a mile to the west of Callander, Scotland.
Toponym
Kilmahog is supposedly derived from the Scottish Gaelic, Cille MoChùig, meaning cell of Chug (a church dedicated to Sa ...
, Stirling
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! FK18
, CALLANDER
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Ardchullarie More
Ardchullarie More is a small hamlet in the Stirling council area, Scotland and is situated on the eastern side of Loch Lubnaig.
External links
Scottish Places - Ardchullarie More
Strathyre
Strathyre (; from gd, Srath Eadhair) is a district and settlement in the Stirling local government district of Scotland. It forms the south-eastern part of the parish of Balquhidder and was, prior to the 1973 reorganisation of local government, ...
, Stirling
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! FK19
, LOCHEARNHEAD
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Lochearnhead,
Ardvorlich,
Balquhidder
Balquhidder (; gd, Both Chuidir or ) is a small village in Perthshire located north-west of Callander. It is administered by the Stirling council area of Scotland and is overlooked by the dramatic mountain terrain of the 'Braes of Balquhidd ...
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Edinample,
Kingshouse
, Stirling
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! FK20
, CRIANLARICH
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Crianlarich,
Ardchyle
Ardchyle is a small hamlet in Stirling, Scotland. The Glendhu viaduct, just south of Ardchyle, was built for the now disused section of the Callander and Oban Railway
The Callander and Oban Railway company was established with the intention of ...
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Auchlyne
Auchlyne (Scottish Gaelic: ''Achadh Loinne'') is a small hamlet in Stirling, Scotland. It is located approximately five miles west of Killin on Loch Tay, off the main A85 road that runs from Perth to Oban.
It consists of 3 houses, a large mansio ...
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Luib,
Tyndrum
Tyndrum (; gd, Taigh an Droma) is a small village in Scotland. Its Gaelic name translates as "the house on the ridge". It lies in Strathfillan, at the southern edge of Rannoch Moor.
Location and facilities
Tyndrum is a popular tourist village, ...
, Stirling, Argyll and Bute
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! FK21
, KILLIN
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Killin,
Ardeonaig
Ardeonaig (Gaelic: ''Aird Eòdhanaig'') is a hamlet on the southern shore of Loch Tay in the Stirling Council area of Scotland. It is approximately 7 miles east of Killin and lies at the mouth of the Ardeonaig Burn where it enters Loch Tay.
Wh ...
,
Auchmore,
Clachaig
Clachaig; () is a small settlement, on the Cowal peninsula in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It is located on the B836 road between the Holy Loch and Loch Striven, the hamlet is just over a mile long. ''Clachaig'' is a Gaelic word meaning 'ston ...
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Glenlochay,
Kinnell Kinnell is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Andy Kinnell (born 1947), Scottish footballer
* Galway Kinnell (1927–2014), American poet
* George Kinnell
George Kinnell (22 December 1937 – 16 October 2021) was a Scottis ...
, Stirling
Map
See also
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Postcode Address File
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List of postcode areas in the United Kingdom
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References
External links
Royal Mail's Postcode Address FileA quick introduction to Royal Mail's Postcode Address File (PAF)
{{Postcode areas in the United Kingdom
Falkirk (council area)
Postcode areas covering Scotland