Towns & cities · Central Scotland
Fintry
Fintry — village in Stirling, Scotland, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Fintry is a town, city, village or settlement in the United Kingdom. Recent population estimates put it at around 717 people. Wikidata describes it as: "village in Stirling, Scotland, UK". Coordinates: 56.0533°, -4.2240°.
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Fintry is a small riverside village in Stirlingshire, central Scotland. It is located 16 miles (26 km) south-west of Stirling and around 19 miles (31 km) north of Glasgow.
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Background
Description
The Fintry Development Trust (FDT) was created in 2003 by residents who wanted to "do something with renewable energy" in their community. When plans to establish a wind farm in the area were announced, they created Fintry Renewable Energy Enterprise (FREE) in 2003 and secured the addition of one community-owned wind turbine. In efforts to move the village towards zero-carbon and zero-waste, FDT has established several energy-saving activities, including a car-sharing programme, as well as a farming initiative and a communal orchard. FDT is doing energy surveys on properties around the village and insulating every home surveyed. To improve energy efficiency, the Trust installed a biomass…
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- Coordinates
- 56.0533, -4.2240
- District
- Stirling
- Postcode
- G63 0XD
- Parliamentary constituency
- Stirling and Strathallan
- Population
- 717
Sources
- wikidata: Q1026796 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Fintry (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Fintry, Stirling.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Fintry?
- Fintry is in central Scotland, United Kingdom (postcode G63 0XD).
- What is Fintry?
- Fintry — village in Stirling, Scotland, UK.
- How do I get to Fintry?
- Drivers can use postcode G63 0XD.
- Is Fintry free to visit?
- Yes, Fintry is free to enter.
- How do I get to Fintry?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode G63 0XD. It sits within the Stirling and Strathallan parliamentary constituency.