Doune
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Doune (/duːn/; from Scottish Gaelic: An Dùn, meaning 'the fort') is a burgh within Perthshire. The town is administered by Stirling Council. Doune is assigned Falkirk postcodes starting "FK". The village lies within the parish of Kilmadock and mainly within the area surrounded by the River Teith and Ardoch Burn.
Doune
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Location within the Stirling council area | |
Population | 2,200 (mid-2020 est.)[1] |
OS grid reference | NN726016 |
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Council area | |
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Country | Scotland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Doune |
Postcode district | FK16 |
Dialling code | 01786 |
Police | Scotland |
Fire | Scottish |
Ambulance | Scottish |
UK Parliament | |
Scottish Parliament | |
56.19°N 4.053°W / 56.19; -4.053 |
In the 2001 Scottish census, 2.75% residents of Doune could speak Scottish Gaelic.[2]
Doune has a small primary school with 183 pupils on the roll (June 2016), drawn from a catchment area which extends outside the town, especially to the north. It is located on the site of Doune Roman fort.[3] Gaelic is taught in Primary 1–7 and Spanish is now taught from P5 upwards .[4]