Why visit Dollar
Townapedia lists 6 museums and landmarks, 2 parks and trails, 10 places to eat, 4 places to stay and 3 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Cauldron Linn, Castle Campbell, Dollar Museum and Dollar Golf Club.
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About Dollar
Dollar (Scottish Gaelic: Dolar) is a small town in Clackmannanshire, Scotland, with an estimated population of
From the Wikipedia article Dollar, Clackmannanshire (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Travel tips from other travellers: Dollar on Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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Things to do3
Cauldron Linn
Waterfall · 2.6 mi
Waterfall on the River Devon in Clackmannanshire/Perth and Kinross, Scotland, UK
Museums and landmarks6
Dollar Glen
Monument and historic site · 0.9 mi
Deep gorges, rushing burns, towering trees and a ruined castle make Dollar Glen the perfect place to ramble away from day-to-day life....
Parks, trails and playgrounds2
Restaurants and cafes10
Café 44
Cafe · Coffee Shop, Sandwich, Pizza, Breakfast
44 Bridge Street, Dollar
Mo-Tu,Th-Su 09:00-16:00; We off
History
The 500-year-old Castle Campbell stands overlooking the town, sitting on a forward projection of rock on the south side of the Ochil Hills. The castle was the lowland seat of the Duke of Argyll, where Mary, Queen of Scots once stayed in the 16th century.
The original town (of which parts still survive) stands on the sloping ground beneath the castle, in what is now the northeast section of the town. Buildings here are generally stone built and two stories high. The oldest buildings date from the mid-17th century and several 18th-century buildings exist. Development spread to the west and south through the 19th century.
Around 1840 the construction of a new road to Muckhart on the lower ground south of the original route, created the current main east–west street. This quickly became the new "town centre" and the focus of shops and public activity.
The town has two war memorials, one for each world war. In the grounds of Dollar Academy, a bronze figure with outstretched hands by George Henry Paulin faces westwards and commemorates the fallen of the First World War. This also has names added for Northern Ireland.
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A small museum run by volunteers contains a collection of local items, and much information about the former Devon Valley Railway, which closed to passengers in 1964. The town is now largely a dormitory community for people who work in Stirling and further afield (e.g. Glasgow and Edinburgh).
From the History section of Dollar, Clackmannanshire on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Economy
Attempts were made to mine lead and copper in Dollar Glen from the 18th century and possibly earlier, but these were of no economic significance. Coal mining in the area began around the same time and, until 1973, supplied the Kincardine Power Station, and later, the Longannet Power Station with coal from the Upper Hirst seam. A tiny private non-NCB coal mine operated from the Harviestoun estate from the mid-1970s, partly filling the gap that the closed NCB left, whilst there was still local demand for coal.
In common with the other Hillfoots Villages, the textiles industry played an important part in the town's development. The Harviestoun Brewery was established west of Dollar in 1985, before its move to Alva.
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Notable people from Dollar
- Alan GrafenBritish biologist
- Iain SproatBritish politician (1938-2011)
- Andrew ClarkAnglican clergyman, diarist (1856-1922)
- Jason SymeScottish rugby league and rugby union footballer
- Euphemia Somerville[née Gibb], Euphemia Gilchrist (1860–1935), social worker and local politician
Born in Dollar, according to Wikidata (CC0). Each name links to its Wikipedia article.
Where to stay4
Churches and places of worship2
Shopping3
Schools, colleges and libraries3
Healthcare1
Map of Dollar
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Getting there and nearby towns
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 19 miles away.
- Tillicoultry 3 mi west, about 4 min by car
- Sauchie 4 mi southwest, about 7 min by car
- Alloa 6 mi southwest, about 9 min by car
- Kincardine 7 mi south, about 11 min by car
- Airth 7 mi southwest, about 12 min by car
- Dunfermline 10 mi southeast, about 17 min by car
- Bo’ness 10 mi south, about 17 min by car
- Kinross 10 mi east, about 16 min by car
- Stirling 11 mi west, about 17 min by car
- Grangemouth 11 mi south, about 17 min by car
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- Castle Campbell, Dollar, Scotland, Unknown author, Public domain
- 10405 Former Dollar East United Free Church, Dollar 010, WeeHolly, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 10405 Former Dollar East United Free Church, Dollar 005, WeeHolly, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 10405 Former Dollar East United Free Church, Dollar 004, WeeHolly, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 10405 Former Dollar East United Free Church, Dollar 007, WeeHolly, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 10405 Former Dollar East United Free Church, Dollar 002, WeeHolly, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 10405 Former Dollar East United Free Church, Dollar 001, WeeHolly, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 10405 Former Dollar East United Free Church, Dollar 003, WeeHolly, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 10405 Former Dollar East United Free Church, Dollar 008, WeeHolly, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 10405 Former Dollar East United Free Church, Dollar 009, WeeHolly, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 10405 Former Dollar East United Free Church, Dollar 006, WeeHolly, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 10405 Former Dollar East United Free Church, Dollar 012, WeeHolly, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 10405 Former Dollar East United Free Church, Dollar 011, WeeHolly, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Castle Campbell - general view from SW, Tom Parnell, CC BY-SA 4.0
- St Columba Church, Dollar (28372453830), Robert Cutts from Bristol, England, UK, CC BY 2.0
- Playfair Building profil gauche, R0y4lk0n3, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Castle Campbell (July 2007), eebAMDG, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, southglos, CC BY-SA 4.0
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