Tillicoultry
Tillicoultry (population 5,900) is a community in Clackmannanshire, Scotland. Tillicoultry is typically referred to as Tilly by the residents. Among the Hillfoots Villages on the A91, which ranges from Stirling to St. Andrews, Tillicoultry is situated at the southern base of the Ochil Hills, which give a stunning backdrop. The River Devon lies to the south. The river likewise runs through neighbouring villages Dollar and also Alva to the eastern as well as west respectively. The former mining town of Coalsnaughton exists simply southern, whilst Alloa exists 4 mi southwest. The "hill" referred to in the first etymology is likely to be Kirkhill, at the east of the community. The different Latin etymology, Tellus culta, the grown land, suggested by Rev. William Osborne, priest of the parish from 1773 to 1794, is additionally possible. Nonetheless, as both etymologies could just as be put on a hundred areas in Scotland, both are suspect, as neither define the community in an unique fashion.
