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Population
  
70 (2001 census)

Lieutenancy area
  
Stirling and Falkirk

Sovereign state
  
United Kingdom

Local time
  
Wednesday 3:24 AM

Council area
  
Falkirk

OS grid reference
  
NS891893

Country
  
Scotland

Post town
  
FALKIRK

Dialling code
  
01324

Civil parish
  
Airth

Dunmore, Falkirk

Weather
  
7°C, Wind SW at 14 km/h, 92% Humidity

Dunmore is a small village in the Falkirk council area of Scotland. It lies 6.5 miles (10.5 km) south east of Stirling and 5.5 miles (8.9 km) north of Falkirk. The village lies along the A905 road between Throsk and Airth on the banks of the River Forth.

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Map of Dunmore, Falkirk, UK

The population of Dunmore was recorded as 70 in the United Kingdom Census 2001, and as 79 in the census of 1991.

Formerly known as Elphinstone Pans, the settlement was entirely remodelled as a planned village in the 1840s by the local landowner, the Countess of Dunmore. Dunmore is a conservation area.

Landmarks

The Dunmore Pineapple, an 18th-century folly owned by the National Trust for Scotland, lies south of Dunmore, on the estate of the now-derelict Dunmore House.

Notable People

  • Dr L. W. Hinxman FRSE (1855-1936) a geologist and son of the local minister, Rev Charles Hinxman, was born and raised in Dunmore.
  • References

    Dunmore, Falkirk Wikipedia


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