The Allan Water is a river in central Scotland, United Kingdom. Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Rising in the Ochil Hills, it runs through Strathallan to Dunblane and Bridge of Allan before joining the River Forth. The Ochil Hills (from the Celtic (specifically Old Welsh) uchel meaning 'high' is a range of hills in Scotland north of the Forth Strathallan is the Strath of the Allan Water in Scotland. The strath stretches north and north-east from Stirling through Bridge of Allan Dunblane ( Scottish Gaelic: Dùn Bhlàthain) is a small cathedral town and former Burgh north of Stirling in the Stirling council Bridge of Allan is a town in Stirling Council area in Scotland, just north of the city of Stirling.
Two broadside ballads refer to the Allan Water. Printed lyrics of popular songs were extremely popular from the 16th century until the early 20th century According to one, the "Allan Water's wide and deep, and my dear Anny's very bonny; Wides the Straith that lyes above't if't were mine I'de give it all for Anny. " The other, more familiar ballad begins "On the banks of Allan Water" and proceeds to relate the story of the death of a local miller's daughter whose soldier lover proves untrue.