Old Photograph Menstrie Clackmannanshire Scotland

Old photograph of cottages, houses and children in Menstrie in Clackmannanshire, Scotland. Located about five miles East North East of Stirling. It is one of a string of towns that, because of their location at the base of the Ochil Hills, are collectively referred to as the Hillfoots Villages or simply The Hillfoots. The people of Menstrie once processed wool from sheep farmed on the Ochils. In 1800, businessmen from Tullibody set up a carding and spinning mill on the east side of the Menstrie Burn to exploit its soft water and power, absent from their own village.



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