Fishcross

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Fishcross
Location within Clackmannanshire
OS grid reference NS901952
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Country Scotland
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town ALLOA
Postcode district FK10
Dialling code 01259
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56°08′13″N3°46′16″W / 56.137°N 3.771°W / 56.137; -3.771 Coordinates: 56°08′13″N3°46′16″W / 56.137°N 3.771°W / 56.137; -3.771

Fishcross, known locally as Kipper Junction,[ citation needed ] is a small village in Clackmannanshire in central Scotland, situated to the north of Sauchie at a crossroads just south of Tillicoultry. Formerly a mining village, the population is 484 as at 2003. [1]

A golf course and equestrian centre are located nearby and at Auchinbaird there is a fine example of a windmill built in the early 18th Century to drain a coal pit [2] and later converted to serve as a dovecote.

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References

  1. Clackmannanshire population statistics
  2. Auchinbaird Windmill information Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine