 Dunblane Hydro by Angela Mudge Dunblane (Gaelic: Dùn Bhlàthain) is a small town north of Stirling in the Stirling council area in Scotland. It has a population of around 10,000, and its main landmark is Dunblane Cathedral. The town is situated off the A9 road, on the way north to Perth. The Allan Water runs through the town centre, with the Cathedral and the High Street on the east side. Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ...
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Scottish Gaelic (GÃ idhlig) is a member of the Goidelic branch of Celtic languages. ...
Broad Street at the heart of Stirlings Old Town area (called Top of the Town by locals) Stirling Castle (Southwest aspect) The main courtyard inside Stirling Castle. ...
Stirling (Sruighlea in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary council regions in Scotland with a population of about 85,000. ...
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Dunblane Cathedral is the larger of the two parish churches serving Dunblane in Scotland. ...
The A9 north of Brora The A9 is a major road running from the Falkirk area in the south of Scotland to Thurso in the far north, via Stirling, Bridge of Allan, Perth and Inverness. ...
Perth (Scottish Gaelic: ) is a royal burgh in central Scotland. ...
The Allan Water is a river in central Scotland. ...
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 A map of Dunblane from 1945 The name Dunblane means 'fort of Blane'. This early saint (Old Irish Bláán) flourished probably in the late 6th century. His main seat was Kingarth on the Isle of Bute. He or his followers may have founded a church at Dunblane, or the cult of Bláán may have come there with settlers from what is now Argyll in later centuries. The earliest evidence for Christianity on the site are two cross-slabs of the 10th to 11th centuries preserved in the cathedral. Incorporated into the later medieval building, but originally free-standing, is an 11th-century bell-tower, whose height was increased in the 15th century. The nave and aisleless choir are 13th century. Dunblane did not have a rich or extensive medieval diocese (37 parishes), and the cathedral is relatively modest in scale, but its refined architecture is much admired, as is its setting overlooking the valley of the Allan Water. After the Reformation, the nave was abandoned and soon became roofless and used for burials. The choir was retained as the parish church. The nave was re-roofed and the Cathedral provided with new furnishings by Robert Rowand Anderson between 1889 and 1893. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (1152 × 862 pixel, file size: 2. ...
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Old Irish is the name given to the oldest form of the Irish language, or, rather, the Goidelic languages, for which extensive written texts are possessed. ...
Saint Blane (Old Irish Bláán) was a Bishop and Confessor in Scotland, born on the island of Bute, date unknown; died 590. ...
The 6th century is the period from 501 - 600 in accordance with the Julian calendar in the Christian Era. ...
Bute shown within Argyll and Bute Bute is one of the islands of the lower Firth of Clyde in Scotland. ...
Argyll, archaically Argyle (Airthir-Ghaidheal in Gaelic, translated as [the] East Gael, or [the] East Irish), sometimes called Argyllshire, is a traditional county of Scotland. ...
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Dunblane is split into two Church of Scotland parishes: the Cathedral and St Blanes. Dunblane Cathedral is remarkable in having retained more of its late-medieval choir stalls than any other Scottish church building (except King's College Chapel, Aberdeen). Further fragments of medieval woodwork from the Cathedral are displayed in the town's museum. Though still used as a parish church, the building is in the care of Historic Scotland. To the south of the cathedral are some stone vaults of medieval origin, which are the only remaining fragment of the bishop's palace. Dunblane Cathedral is the larger of the two parish churches serving Dunblane in Scotland. ...
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The town was part of Perthshire until the 1974 abolition of Scottish counties. Dunblane refers to itself as a city, as do other towns in Scotland which have a cathedral. The term city was historically applied to cathedral settlements to distinguish them from towns, but in historic times, as today, being a city offered no legal privileges (unlike a burgh or royal burgh). Perthshire (Siorrachd Pheairt in Gaelic) was a county in central Scotland, which extended from Strathmore in the east, to the Pass of Drumochter in the north, Rannoch Moor and Ben Lui in the west, and Aberfoyle in the south. ...
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Schools Dunblane has four primary schools and one secondary school. Four of these are public. The remaining, Queen Victoria School, is a private boarding school. There are currently around two thousand pupils in schools in Dunblane. A primary school in ÄŒeský TěšÃn, Czech Republic. ...
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Dunblane Primary School Located on Doune Road, this two-storey building is situated in the heart of the residential area. The school has a public playing field (which is regularly used for extracurricular activities and local clubs) and a public nursery attached. The school was completely refurbished in 1998 and an assault course and basketball court were added. A playing field is a field used for playing sports or games. ...
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Newton Primary School Built in 1996, the name of the school comes from Newton Farm, which goes back as far as the Charter of 1655 when Oliver Cromwell confirmed James Pearson of Kippenross as the owner. The streets that encircle the school, Newton Crescent and Ochiltree, named after the Bishop of Dunblane between 1429 and 1447, reflect the rich history in which the school is embedded. Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ...
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The Bishop of Dunblane or Bishop of Strathearn was the ecclesiastical head of the Diocese of Dunblane/Strathearn, one of medieval Scotlands thirteen bishoprics. ...
St Mary's Episcopal School Being Dunblane's oldest school, this dates back to 1850, when it was founded by the nearby St Mary's Episcopal Church. However, this is the smallest school in Dunblane, and is located in Smithy Loan, off the High Street. St Marys Episcopal Church is a medium-sized church in Dunblane, Scotland. ...
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Queen Victoria School can trace its history back to the turn of the century when the idea was first mooted of a school to commemorate those Scottish soldiers and sailors who fell in South Africa during the Boer Wars. The proposal was warmly received by Queen Victoria herself, and upon her death the following year, it was resolved that the School should serve the dual purpose of commemorating the dead servicemen as well as being a living memorial to the late Empress. To this end money was raised in a national effort which captivated the imagination of the Scottish public. For example, every Serviceman donated a day's pay, and an appeal for contributions from the Scottish workforce received a generous response. Work began in earnest, and Queen Victoria School was officially opened on 28 September 1908 by His Majesty King Edward VII.
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Dunblane High School Fed by pupils from the three public primary schools in Dunblane, as well as some of those from Bridge of Allan, Doune, Stirling, and the surrounding areas, this school has a roster of roughly 750 pupils and sixty teachers. The building is located in Highfields, at the top of Old Doune Road, and spans over three storeys. The school also has an all-weather pitch and large playing field, as well as a small longjump track. A new school was built in the old school's playing field, before the old building is destroyed and sold for public development in the Stirling Council Public-Private Partnership project. For other uses, see Student (disambiguation). ...
Bridge of Allan is a town in Stirling District in Scotland, just north of the city of Stirling. ...
Doune is a burgh in the district of Stirling, Scotland, on the River Teith. ...
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The school was recently deemed top state school in Scotland both relating to academic achievement and learning environment[citation needed]. The school has also hosted a number of international sports people, including ex-Scotland footballer Callum Davidson and, in tennis, the Murray brothers. Date of birth 25 June 1976 Height 5. ...
The school moved into a new custom-built campus in November 2007 which includes some features such as an art rooftop, theatre, dance studio and student lounges.
Recent developments The town has suffered somewhat from excessive growth in recent years. The old town centre retains a number of historic buildings in addition to the cathedral, including the seventeenth-century Leighton Library, the oldest private library in Scotland open to the public (on selected days in summer). A well-preserved late medieval town-house nearby (which was probably built as the manse of the Dean of the medieval cathedral) houses a local history museum (open in the summer; free entry). Plans have recently been finalised for the museum to build a modern extension within its interior courtyard to provide additional exhibition space and allow disabled access. The Leighton Library, or Bibliotheca Leightoniana, in The Cross, Dunblane, is the oldest purpose built library in Scotland. ...
Especially since the early 1970s, however, the town has grown extensively and is now regarded as a highly-sought-after commuter town thanks to its excellent road and rail links to Glasgow, Edinburgh, Perth and nearby Stirling. This, coupled with the fact that the local high school consistently turns out some of the best results from a state school in Scotland, means that the town is not only sought-after by commuters but also by families of school-age children. How much of the school's performance is affected by the population bias, which is largely made up of middle class commuters, is subjective. Dunblane is close to the University of Stirling's campus at Bridge of Allan, and is a popular location for academics. For other uses, see Glasgow (disambiguation). ...
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Perth (Scottish Gaelic: ) is a royal burgh in central Scotland. ...
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The University of Stirling (Scottish Gaelic: ) is a campus university, founded in 1967, in Stirling, Scotland. ...
The rapid expansion of the town, expedited by the bypass completion of 1990, has led to a large increase in local car usage, resulting in considerable parking problems. For a town of its size, Dunblane has something of a shortage of local amenities, with, for instance, only one supermarket. As a result, many people prefer to shop in nearby Stirling.
Dunblane High School has recently joined in the re-development chain, Ogilvie Construction Limited have built a new school to replace the existing one. The new school was handed over to the staff on 13th November, while pupils restarted in the school on 19th November.
During the last 6 years, a small group of young local boys and thier parents have been raising money to build a skatepark in the laighills. the skatepark was completed this year and has already been visited by Death skateboard team and by the Vans UK Tour.
In October 2007 a new church building was completed for Dunblane Christian Fellowship. This is sited opposite the railway station, next to the Victoria hall.
The Dunblane Massacre -
On March 13, 1996, Thomas Hamilton, aged 43, a disgruntled former scout leader, ousted by The Scout Association over twenty years previously, shot dead sixteen young children and their teacher, Gwen Mayor, in Dunblane Primary School's gymnasium. He used his legally licensed weapons and ammunition before killing himself by firing a .357 revolver into his mouth. The Dunblane massacre was a multiple murder-suicide which occurred at Dunblane Primary School in the Scottish town of Dunblane on 13 March 1996. ...
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There is a memorial to the seventeen victims in the local cemetery and a cenotaph in the cathedral. The funds raised in the aftermath of the tragedy have been used to build a new community centre for the town. Following the incident, the government passed legislation banning ownership of all handguns (firearms under 24 inches in length) in Great Britain. The Cenotaph, London A ceremony at the Cenotaph, London, on Sunday 12th June 2005, remembering Irish war dead Memorial Cenotaph, Hiroshima, Japan A cenotaph is a tomb or a monument erected in honor of a person or group of persons whose remains are elsewhere. ...
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Famous residents Dunblane has more than its fair share of sporting stars, including brothers Andrew and Jamie Murray, the UK's current number-one male tennis player and the current Wimbledon mixed doubles champion respectively, brothers Steven Caldwell and Gary Caldwell (Sunderland AFC and Celtic F.C. football players respectively) and Lynn Kenny, a rising star of the female golf circuit. Software developer Chris Sawyer lives in Dunblane: the man behind successful games such as RollerCoaster Tycoon and its sequel, Transport Tycoon and Locomotion. Solicitor General for Scotland, Elish Angiolini and former NATO General Secretary George Robertson also live in the town. Andrew Andy Murray (born 15 May 1987 in Glasgow), is a Scottish[4] tennis player, who has represented both Scotland[5] and Great Britain[6] in past matches. ...
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The local solicitor and historian, Alexander Barty lived and worked in Dunblane, and wrote the classic work 'The History of Dunblane.' Alexander Boyd Barty (9 May 1873 - 2 March 1940) was a Dunblane solicitor and local historian who wrote the definitive study The History of Dunblane Barty attended Clifton Bank School, St Andrews, Fife before graduating from St Andrews University. ...
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