OS grid reference NS849909 Country Scotland Post town STIRLING Local time Friday 10:04 AM Dialling code 01786 | Lieutenancy area Stirling and Falkirk Sovereign state United Kingdom Postcode district FK7 Council area Stirling Civil parish St. Ninians | |
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Throsk (In Scottish Gaelic: Badan Deathach, meaning the thicket among the mist) is a hamlet in the Stirling council area of Scotland. It lies on the A905 road east of Fallin close to the River Forth. The United Kingdom Census 2001 recorded the population as 231.
Map of Throsk, Stirling, UK
Throsk was formerly the site of the Royal Navy'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.
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Throsk Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA