Kinbuck is a

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. It lies by the

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and the Stirling-Perth Railway line. It is four miles north of

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Facilities

Despite a campaign to save it, Kinbuck Primary School was controversially closed in 1998. At the time its closure was announced the school had just 24 pupils and the action saved the local authority over £30000 annually. Students from the village were then sent to nearby Newton Primary School. The Victorian building remains standing and is now used as the village's community centre, where several events are held annually for all to attend.

History

Kinbuck was the location of the retreat of the Jacobite troops under the Earl of Mar following the Battle of Sheriffmuir on 13 November 1715. Nearby is the

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Kinbuck Bridge Kinbuck Bridge or Bridge of Kinbuck is a category B listed structure in the hamlet of Kinbuck in Stirling. History The present structure is dated 1752. In 1715, after resting for the night in Kinbuck, 6,000 Jacobite troops crossed Kinbuck br ...

as well as the

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Cromlix House Cromlix House is a Victorian mansion near Kinbuck, Perthshire. A house was built on the site in 1874 as a family residence in the time of Captain Arthur Drummond Hay, but was destroyed by fire in 1878. It was replaced in 1880 by the house which ...

, former seat of

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and the

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family. Cromlix house is now a hotel.

Electricity/Gas

Due to its rural location the hamlet is often subject to power and gas outages. Kinbuck is situated at the start of the controversial Beauly-Denny power line.

Flooding

The area around Kinbuck floods easily due to the proximity of the River Allan.

References

External links

KinbuckRiverAllan WebCamKinbuck Community Group
{{Stirling Towns & Villages Hamlets in Stirling (council area)