Throsk (In gd, Badan Deathach, meaning the thicket among the mist) is a village in the

Stirling council area The Stirling council area ( sco, Stirlin; gd, Sruighlea) is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland, and has a population of about ( estimate). It was created under the Local Government etc (Scotland) Act 1994 with the boundaries of the Stirl ...

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. It lies on the

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east of Fallin close to the

River Forth The River Forth is a major river in central Scotland, 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. The Gaelic name for the upper reach of th ...

. The

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recorded the population as 231. Throsk was formerly the site of the

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's Bandeath armaments depot. This closed in 1978 and now serves as an industrial estate owned by the local council. Many of the original munitions storage bunkers remain in situ as does a loading crane beside the River Forth. There was a rail bridge between Throsk and Alloa sometime called the

Alloa Swing Bridge The Alloa Swing Bridge was a railway swing bridge across the River Forth that connected Throsk and Alloa as part of the Alloa Railway. The structure was in use from 1885 until 1968. History The Alloa Railway obtained authority through an Act ...

of which some video footage survives.

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Railbrit - ThroskArchaeology Data Service - The Pottery at Throsk, Stirlingshire c1600–c1800
Hamlets in Stirling (council area) {{Stirling-geo-stub