Cowie (Scottish Gaelic: Collaidh, meaning wooded place) is a village in the Stirling council area of Scotland. Historically part of Stirlingshire, it lies on the minor B9124 road approximately 4 miles (6 kilometres) southeast of Stirling and about 1 mile (1.5 kilometres) north of the A9 road. The United Kingdom Census 2011 recorded the population as 2,713.[2]
Cowie
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![]() The main road through Cowie | |
![]() ![]() Cowie Location within the Stirling council area | |
Population | 2,720 (mid-2020 est.)[1] |
OS grid reference | NS838890 |
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Country | Scotland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Stirling |
Postcode district | FK7 |
Dialling code | 01786 |
Police | Scotland |
Fire | Scottish |
Ambulance | Scottish |
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Excavations have identified Mesolithic and Neolithic settlement remains at Chapelfield.[3][4]
Cowie was formerly a pit village and stone quarrying was carried on in the surrounds. It is now the site of a factory manufacturing engineered wood products and other light industries.[5]
Recent years have seen significant new housing developments in the village for commuters.
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