Tullibody

Tullibody is a town set in the Central Lowlands of Scotland. It lies north of the River Forth near to the foot of the Ochil Hills within the Forth Valley. The town is 1.8mi south-west of Alva, 1.8mi north-west of Alloa and 4.0mi east-northeast of Stirling. The town is part of the Clackmannanshire council area.According to a 2012 estimate the population of Tullibody is approximately 9,530 residents including the area of Cambus.HistoryThere are remains of human activity in the Tullibody area from Mesolithic times. On Braehead Golf Course, the green-keepers found a midden containing shell remains of mussels, scallops and cockles dating back to 4000 BC. Known as The Braehead Shell Midden it is one of the few found on the north side of the Forth. Tullibody War Memorial stone is said to have formed part of a circle of standing stones.It is thought that the church in Tullibody dates from the end of the fourth century and St. Serf visited the church in the 5th century on his journeys to Alva. Folklore states that Kenneth MacAlpin, King of Scots, amassed his army on Baingle Brae before he fought and subdued the Picts. He is reported to have given Tullibody its name, calling it "Tirly-bothy" meaning oath of the croft. Certainly there was a standing stone on the main road to Stirling (near the Catholic Church) until the early 1900s when it is then reported to have been demolished to make ready for the road upgrading.