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Kilmadock | |
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![]() Doune Castle a key historic site of Kilmadock | |
Location within theStirling council area | |
Population | 2,375 (Census 2011) |
OS grid reference | NN706025 |
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Country | Scotland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Doune |
Postcode district | FK16 |
Police | Scotland |
Fire | Scottish |
Ambulance | Scottish |
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Scottish Parliament | |
56°11′52″N4°05′09″W / 56.197676°N 4.0859557°W /56.197676; -4.0859557 |
Kilmadockparish (Scottish GaelicCille Mo Dog), named forSaint Cadoc, containing the settlements ofDoune,Deanston, Buchany,Argaty,Hill of Row, Drumvaich, and Delvorich, is situated inStirling council area,Scotland, and is on the southern border of the former county ofPerthshire. Its length is 10 miles (16 kilometres), its breadth from 2–8 mi (3–13 km), and with an area of 24,521 acres (9,923 hectares).
TheRiver Forth runs along its southern boundary, and theRiver Teith runs east-south-eastward through the centre. A flat tract of considerable breadth lies along the Forth Valley, flanked on each side by a hill-ridge. The valley is traversed by the Teith, and an upland tract, part of the Braes of Doune, ascends to the summit ofUamh Mhòr on the northern boundary.[1]