Cowie, Stirling

Cowie Scottish Gaelic: Collaidh
The main road through Cowie
Cowie Location within the Stirling council area
Population	2,720 (2020) [1]
OS grid reference	NS838890
Civil parish	St. Ninians
Council area	Stirling
Lieutenancy area	Stirling and Falkirk
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Stirling
Postcode district	FK7
Dialling code	01786
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
UK Parliament	Stirling and Strathallan
Scottish Parliament	Stirling
List of places UK Scotland 56°04′50″N3°52′01″W / 56.0805°N 3.867°W / 56.0805; -3.867

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]

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.

The "Caberboard" fibreboard factory in Cowie

References

1. "Population estimates for settlements and localities in Scotland: mid-2020". National Records of Scotland. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
2. "Cowie" (PDF). 2011 Census Stirling. Stirling Council. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
3. Historic Environment Scotland. "Cowie (Site no. NS88NW 43)" . Retrieved 24 June 2025.
4. Atkinson, John A (2002). "Excavation of a Neolithic occupation site at Chapelfield, Cowie, Stirling". Proc Soc Antiq Scot. 132: 139. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
5. "Cowie, Stirling". Gazetteer for Scotland.