Ruskie is a hamlet in
Stirling,
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 the ...
. It is located from
Thornhill. It lies within the
FK postcode area
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, within 18 post towns. These cover most of the Falkirk council area (including ...
.
About the Demographic Information
The information on housing, people, culture, employment and education that is displayed about Ruskie, Stirling, Scotland, FK8 3LG is based on the last census performed in the UK in 2011. They are performed once every 10 years. Please note: census information may include figures for adjacent streets and postcodes. The figures are therefore representative of the local area, not a specific street address or row of houses. The census collection is designed so that each group of postcodes should contain at least 100 people (50 in Scotland). This is done to preserve the anonymity of the people in that area, as some postcodes cover a very small area, sometimes a single building. You can see the area covered by the census statistics by clicking "Show Census Area Covered" below the map above.
Notable people
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John Menteith
Sir John Menteith of Ruskie and Knapdale (c. 1275 – c. 1329) was a Scottish nobleman during the Wars of Scottish Independence. He is known for his capture of Sir William Wallace in 1305 and later joined with King Robert I of Scotland and rece ...
, a nobleman, was born in Ruskie.
References
External links
Canmore – Tamnafalloch Fort site record
Populated places in Stirling (council area)
Hamlets in Stirling (council area)
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