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Sauchie
Location within Clackmannanshire
Population6,310 (2022) [1]
OS grid reference NS896944
Council area
Lieutenancy area
Country Scotland
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town ALLOA
Postcode district FK10
Dialling code 01259
Police Scotland
Fire Scottish
Ambulance Scottish
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56°07′41″N3°46′52″W / 56.128°N 3.781°W / 56.128; -3.781

Sauchie is a town in the Central Lowlands of Scotland. It lies north of the River Forth and south of the Ochil Hills, within the council area of Clackmannanshire. Sauchie has a population of around 6000 [2] and is located one mile (1.5 kilometres) northeast of Alloa and two miles (three kilometres) east-southeast of Tullibody. [3]

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History

The name means the place or field of the willows. The land originally belonged to Clan Campbell, being mentioned in connection with Cailean Mór and Gilleasbaig of Menstrie. In 1321 Robert the Bruce granted the lands of Sauchie to Henry de Annand, former Sheriff of Clackmannan. A tower was built in 1335, and the present Sauchie Tower is on the same site. The extant tower was built before 1431 when Mary de Annand, the co-heiress to the estate, married Sir James Schaw of Greenock. [4] The tower is all that remains of the village which developed within its protective radius. In the early 18th century the Schaw family moved from the tower to the more comfortable Newtonschaw. The village developed a brick works by the River Devon which fell into disuse following the collapse of the local mining industry.

Sauchie v Glenrothes, Beechwood Park, 26 March 2004 Beechwood Park, Sauchie.jpg
Sauchie v Glenrothes, Beechwood Park, 26 March 2004

The rare and typically Scottish New Sauchie or Auchinbaird Vaulted Tower Windmill stands on a ridge overlooking New Sauchie and dates from the late 17th or early 18th century. It was a grain mill and later converted to a dovecote and has been preserved as a landscape feature and tourist attraction.

Sport

The village has a strong footballing tradition and is home to the football club Sauchie Juniors, who compete in the East of Scotland League. The club was founded in 1960 and play their home games at Beechwood Park in Sauchie, next to the park is Alloa Golf Club. The village is also home to several youth teams including Claremont Football Club.

New Sauchie

New Sauchie is a relatively modern settlement developed around the Holton Village area to house miners working in the Earl of Mar's colliery at the Holton mine, and Newtonschaw, a village housing servants of the Schaw family. It lies about one mile (1.5 kilometres) south of the original village. Schawpark Golf Course lies on the site of the Schaw family estate which is no longer extant.

Notable people

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References

  1. ↑ "Mid-2020 Population Estimates for Settlements and Localities in Scotland". National Records of Scotland. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  2. ↑ "Details of Sauchie". scottish-places.info.
  3. ↑ "OS 25 inch, 1892-1905". National Library of Scotland. Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  4. ↑ Forsyth, Valerie (28 March 2018). "A Walk in the Past: The origins of Sauchie Tower". Alloa Advertiser. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  5. ↑ "Game Of Thrones actor John Stahl dies aged 68". BBC News. 4 March 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
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