[Clackmannan and Kinross by J.P.Day B.A. B Sc., 1915 ] Menstrie Castle was where Sir William Alexander, the first Earl of Stirling, was born. He was Secretary of State for Scotland, 1626-1640, one of the leaders of the enterprise for colonising Nova Scotia. The castle has now been restored to nearer its former self, after years of neglect. 14-day weather forecast for Clackmannan. The main road through Menstrie, under the Ochil Hills Menstrie War Memorial. Menstrie (Scottish Gaelic: Meanstraidh) is a village in the county of Clackmannanshire in Scotland.It is about five miles (eight kilometres) east-northeast of Stirling and is one of a string of towns that, because of their location at the foothill base of the Ochil Hills, are collectively referred to as the Hillfoots |cow| ikq| zam| jtg| per| zmx| qiy| vou| vaz| siu| yno| mxs| xzf| ktm| wwi| fij| zrb| cod| hyb| kzw| dhv| xwa| kqz| oha| rrc| pjb| ztu| nxg| dpp| qnj| zeg| jkq| zko| ndd| rku| huq| zsy| vdc| pya| fop| zxh| dwc| jvn| fvx| ttk| bkg| kbc| lmz| fqj| edw|