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Travel Home > Directory > Destinations > Europe > Scotland > Stirling > Gargunnock
Gargunnock is a small village in the Stirling council area approximately seven miles west of Stirling, in Scotland. It is situated on the south edge of the Carse of Stirling, at the feet of the Gargunnock Hills Formerly known as the Lennox Hills, part of the Campsie Fells.
Gargunnock is a small village in the Stirling council area approximately seven miles west of Stirling, in Scotland. The 2001 census population was 944. It is situated on the south edge of the Carse of Stirling, at the feet of the Gargunnock Hills, part of the Campsie Fells. Gargunnock was formerly known as Gargowans and both its current and archaic name translate roughly to "oddly shaped hill" and seemingly refer to Kier Hill, an unusual knoll south of the village square and west of the kirkyard.
Official site about Gargunnock Village. The website includes history, local links, statistics and information about the local community centre. People wishing to support the community centre can click on the link and become a friend.
Gargunnock lies at the foot of the Gargunnock Hills some six miles west of Stirling. It was built on land high enough to keep the village clear of the broad marshes of the Blairdrummond Moss which occupied the Forth Valley to the north through much of history.
