Tillicoultry
Tillicoultry (population 5,900) is a town in Clackmannanshire, Scotland. Tillicoultry is generally described as Tilly by the citizens. Among the Hillfoots Towns on the A91, which runs from Stirling to St. Andrews, Tillicoultry is situated at the southerly base of the Ochil Hills, which provide a stunning background. The River Devon lies to the south. The river likewise goes through neighbouring towns Dollar and Alva to the east and also west respectively. The former mining village of Coalsnaughton lies just southern, whilst Alloa lies 4 mi southwest. The "hill" described in the first etymology is likely to be Kirkhill, at the eastern of the community. The alternative Latin etymology, Tellus culta, the grown land, recommended by Rev. William Osborne, priest of the parish from 1773 to 1794, is also feasible. Nonetheless, as both etymologies might equally be applied to a hundred places in Scotland, both are suspect, as neither define the town in an unique way.