Dunblane (Gaelic: Dùn Bhlàthain) is a small town north of Stirling in the Stirling council area in Scotland. Scottish Gaelic ( Gàidhlig) is a member of the Goidelic branch of Celtic languages. Stirling ( Gaelic: Sruighlea, Scots: Stirlin) is a city and former ancient Burgh in Scotland, and is at Stirling ( Sruighlea in Gaelic) is one of the 32 unitary local government Council areas of Scotland, and has a population of about For local government purposes Scotland is divided into 32 areas designated as "council areas" which are all governed by unitary authorities designated as Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. It has a population of around 10,000, and its main landmark is Dunblane Cathedral. Dunblane Cathedral is the larger of the two Church of Scotland Parish churches serving Dunblane, near the city of Stirling, in central The town is situated off the A9 road, on the way north to Perth. Perth (Peairt is a town and former Royal burgh in central Scotland. The Allan Water runs through the town centre, with the Cathedral and the High Street on the east side. The Allan Water is a river in central Scotland, United Kingdom.
The city is served by Dunblane railway station. Dunblane railway station serves the town of Dunblane in the central Scotland.
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History
The name Dunblane means 'fort of Blane'. This early saint (Old Irish Bláán) flourished probably in the late 6th century. Old Irish is the name given to the oldest form of the Irish language, or rather the Goidelic languages, for which extensive written texts are possessed Saint Blane ( Old Irish Bláán) was a Bishop and Confessor in Scotland, born on the island of Bute, date unknown His main seat was Kingarth on the Isle of Bute. The Isle of Bute ( Eilean Bhòid in Gaelic is one of the Islands of the lower Firth of Clyde in Scotland. He or his followers may have founded a church at Dunblane, or the cult of Bláán may have come there with settlers from what is now Argyll in later centuries. Argyll, Archaically Argyle ( Earra-Ghàidheal in modern Gaelic) is a region of western Scotland corresponding with most of the part The earliest evidence for Christianity on the site are two cross-slabs of the 10th to 11th centuries preserved in the cathedral. Christianity ( Greek Χριστιανισμός from the word Xριστός ( Christ)is a monotheistic Religion centered on the life and teachings This article is about the history and organisation of the cathedral Incorporated into the later medieval building, but originally free-standing, is an 11th-century bell-tower, whose height was increased in the 15th century. The nave and aisleless choir are 13th century. In Romanesque and Gothic Christian Abbey, Cathedral Basilica and church Architecture, the nave is the Dunblane did not have a rich or extensive medieval diocese (37 parishes), and the cathedral is relatively modest in scale, but its refined architecture is much admired, as is its setting overlooking the valley of the Allan Water. In many rites of the Roman Catholic Church and in Anglican churches, a diocese is an administrative territorial unit administered by a Bishop. A parish is a Local church; it is an administrative unit typically found in episcopal or presbyterian churches The term architecture (from Greek αρχιτεκτονικήarchitektoniki) can be used to mean a process a profession or documentation After the Reformation, the nave was abandoned and soon became roofless and used for burials. The Protestant Reformation was a reform movement in Europe that began in 1517 though its roots lie further back in time The choir was retained as the parish church. A parish church, in Christianity, is the church which acts as the religious centre of a Parish, the basic administrative unit of episcopal churches The nave was re-roofed and the Cathedral provided with new furnishings by Robert Rowand Anderson between 1889 and 1893. Sir Robert Rowand Anderson RSA ( 5 April 1834 &ndash 1 June 1921) was a Scottish Victorian architect
Dunblane is split into two Church of Scotland parishes: the Cathedral and St Blanes. Dunblane Cathedral is remarkable in having retained more of its late-medieval choir stalls than any other Scottish church building (except King's College Chapel, Aberdeen). Dunblane Cathedral is the larger of the two Church of Scotland Parish churches serving Dunblane, near the city of Stirling, in central King's College in Old Aberdeen, Scotland, is a formerly independent university founded in 1495 and an integral part of the University of Aberdeen. Aberdeen ( pronounced; Aiberdeen Obar Dheathain is Scotland 's third most populous city and one of Scotland's 32 local government council Further fragments of medieval woodwork from the Cathedral are displayed in the town's museum. Though still used as a parish church, the building is in the care of Historic Scotland. Historic Scotland is an Executive agency of the Scottish Government, responsible for historic monuments in Scotland. To the south of the cathedral are some stone vaults of medieval origin, which are the only remaining fragment of the bishop's palace.
The town was part of Perthshire until the 1974 abolition of Scottish counties. Perthshire ( Siorrachd Pheairt in Gaelic) officially the County of Perth, is a Registration county in central Scotland. The counties of Scotland were the principal divisions of Scotland until 1975 Dunblane refers to itself as a city, as do other towns in Scotland which have a cathedral. A city is an Urban area with a large Population and a particular Administrative, Legal, or Historical status The term city was historically applied to cathedral settlements to distinguish them from towns, but in historic times, as today, being a city offered no legal privileges (unlike a burgh or royal burgh). A Burgh (ˈbʌʀə is an autonomous corporate entity in Scotland, usually a Town. A royal burgh was a type of Scottish Burgh which had been founded by or subsequently granted a Royal charter.
Schools
Dunblane has four primary schools and one secondary school. Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational Institution where the final stage of compulsory schooling known as Secondary education, takes Four of these are public. The remaining, Queen Victoria School, is a private boarding school. HM Queen Victoria School, opened in 1908 is Scotland 's Ministry of Defence school for the sons and daughters of Scottish Soldiers Sailors and A boarding school is a School where some or all pupils not only study but also live during term time with their fellow students and possibly teachers There are currently around two thousand pupils in schools in Dunblane.
Dunblane Primary School
Located on Doune Road, this two-storey building is situated in the heart of the residential area. The school has a public playing field (which is regularly used for extracurricular activities and local clubs) and a public nursery attached. A playing field is a field used for playing sports or games They are generally outdoors but many large structures exist to enclose playing fields from bad weather The school was completely refurbished in 1998 and an assault course and basketball court have since been added.
Newton Primary School
Built in 1996, the name of the school comes from Newton Farm, which goes back as far as the Charter of 1655 when Oliver Cromwell confirmed James Pearson of Kippenross as the owner. Oliver Cromwell (25 April 1599 Old Style &ndash 3 September 1658 Old Style) was an English military and political leader best known The streets that encircle the school, Newton Crescent and Ochiltree, named after the Bishop of Dunblane between 1429 and 1447, reflect the rich history in which the school is embedded. The Bishop of Dunblane or Bishop of Strathearn was the ecclesiastical head of the Diocese of Dunblane / Strathearn, one of medieval Scotland
Queen Victoria School
HM QVS is a co-educational boarding school for children of those in the British Armed Forces. The Armed forces of the United Kingdom, commonly known as the British Armed Forces or Her Majesty's Armed Forces, and sometimes legally the Armed Forces It is situated roughly one mile north of the town centre, in a secluded area overlooking Queen Victoria School can trace its history back to the turn of the century when the idea was first mooted of a school to commemorate those Scottish soldiers and sailors who fell in South Africa during the Boer Wars. The proposal was warmly received by Queen Victoria herself, and upon her death the following year, it was resolved that the School should serve the dual purpose of commemorating the dead servicemen as well as being a living memorial to the late Empress. To this end money was raised in a national effort which captivated the imagination of the Scottish public. For example, every Serviceman donated a day's pay, and an appeal for contributions from the Scottish workforce received a generous response. Work began in earnest, and Queen Victoria School was officially opened on 28 September 1908 by His Majesty King Edward VII.
The school chapel is a notable example of Scottish medieval revival architecture, based on the 14th century Dominican (later parish) church of St Monans in Fife. The Order of Preachers ( Latin: Ordo Praedicatorum) after the 15th century more commonly known as the Dominican Order or Dominicans, is A parish is a Local church; it is an administrative unit typically found in episcopal or presbyterian churches St Monans is a village in the East Neuk of Fife and is named after the legendary Saint Monan Fife ( Gaelic: Fìobha) is a Council area of Scotland, situated between the Firth of Tay and the Firth of Forth, with inland the A9.
Dunblane High School
Fed by pupils from the three public primary schools in Dunblane, as well as some of those from Bridge of Allan, Doune, Stirling, and the surrounding areas, this school has a roster of roughly 750 pupils and sixty teachers. The word student is etymologically derived through Middle English from the Latin second-type conjugation Verb "studēre" Bridge of Allan is a town in Stirling Council area in Scotland, just north of the city of Stirling. Doune ( Gaelic: An Dùn, 'the fort' is a Burgh in the district of Stirling, Scotland, on the River Teith. Stirling ( Gaelic: Sruighlea, Scots: Stirlin) is a city and former ancient Burgh in Scotland, and is at The building is located in Highfields, at the top of Old Doune Road, and spans over three storeys. The school also has an all-weather pitch and large playing field. A new school was built in the old school's playing field, before the old building is destroyed and sold for public development in the Stirling Council Public-Private Partnership project.
The school was recently deemed top state school in Scotland both relating to academic achievement and learning environment. The school has also hosted a number of international sports people, including ex-Scotland footballer Callum Davidson, the politician Peter Duncan and in tennis, the Murray brothers, Andy and Jamie. Callum Ian Davidson (born 25 June 1976 in Stirling) is a Scottish professional footballer currently playing for English Championship Peter John Duncan (born 10 July 1965) is a British Politician. James Murray, Jamie Murray, Jim Murray or Jimmy Murray can refer to Politicians James Murray 2nd Duke of Atholl
The school moved into a new custom-built campus in November 2007 which includes some features such as an art rooftop, theatre,fitness suite,dance studio and student lounges. However, it features a smaller footprint than the previous building, making it difficult to accommodate all the students. For this reason, the headteacher decided to instigate a 'point' system where S5 pupils have to earn 17 points through exam results and by taking a number of subjects in S6. This makes it difficult for pupils to resit exams initially sat in S5 with the view to improving grades in specific subjects.
Recent developments
The town has suffered somewhat from excessive growth in recent years. The old town centre retains a number of historic buildings in addition to the cathedral, including the seventeenth-century Leighton Library, the oldest private library in Scotland open to the public (on selected days in summer). The Leighton Library, or Bibliotheca Leightoniana, in The Cross Dunblane, is the oldest purpose built Library in Scotland. A well-preserved late medieval town-house nearby (which was probably built as the manse of the Dean of the medieval cathedral) houses a local history museum (open in the summer; free entry). Plans have recently been finalised for the museum to build a modern extension within its interior courtyard to provide additional exhibition space and allow disabled access.
Especially since the early 1970s, however, the town has grown extensively and is now regarded as a highly-sought-after commuter town thanks to its excellent road and rail links to Glasgow, Edinburgh, Perth and nearby Stirling. A commuter town is an urban community that is primarily residential from which most of the Workforce commute out to earn their livelihood Glasgow (ˈglæzgoʊ is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom Edinburgh ( ˈɛdɪnb(ərə Dùn Èideann) is the Capital of Scotland and is its second largest city after Glasgow. Perth (Peairt is a town and former Royal burgh in central Scotland. Stirling ( Gaelic: Sruighlea, Scots: Stirlin) is a city and former ancient Burgh in Scotland, and is at This, coupled with the fact that the local high school consistently turns out some of the best results from a state school in Scotland, means that the town is not only sought-after by commuters but also by families of school-age children. How much of the school's performance is affected by the population bias, which is largely made up of middle class commuters, is subjective. Dunblane is close to the University of Stirling's campus at Bridge of Allan, and is a popular location for academics. The University of Stirling founded in 1967 in Stirling, Scotland.
The rapid expansion of the town, expedited by the bypass completion of 1990, has led to a large increase in local car usage, resulting in considerable parking problems. For a town of its size, Dunblane has something of a shortage of local amenities, with, for instance, only one supermarket. As a result, many people prefer to shop in nearby Stirling.
Dunblane High School has recently joined in the re-development chain, Ogilvie Construction Limited have built a new school to replace the existing one. The new school was handed over to the staff on 13th November, while pupils restarted in the school on 19th November.
During the last 6 years, a small group of young local boys and their parents have been raising money to build a skatepark in the laighills. the skatepark was completed this year and has already been visited by Death skateboard team and by the Vans UK Tour.
In October 2007 a new church building was completed for Dunblane Christian Fellowship. This is sited opposite the railway station, next to the Victoria hall.
In September 2004 the Dunblane Centre opened. This purpose bult youth, family, arts, sports and meeting facility was built using money from a consolidation of several funds which were created in the aftermath of the 1996 tragedy. It's now entirely self funding and is run by a board of trustees from the community.
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The Dunblane Massacre
On March 13, 1996, Thomas Watt Hamilton, aged 43, a disgruntled former scout leader, ousted by The Scout Association over twenty years previously, shot dead sixteen young children and their teacher, Gwen Mayor, in Dunblane Primary School's gymnasium. The Dunblane massacre was a multiple Murder-suicide which occurred at Dunblane Primary School in the Scottish town of Dunblane on 13 March 1996 Events 1138 - Cardinal Gregorio Conti is elected Antipope as Victor IV, succeeding Anacletus II. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) The Dunblane massacre was a multiple Murder-suicide which occurred at Dunblane Primary School in the Scottish town of Dunblane on 13 March 1996 The Scout Association is the World Organization of the Scout Movement recognised Scouting association in the United Kingdom He used his legally licensed weapons and ammunition before killing himself by firing a . 357 revolver into his mouth.
There is a memorial to the seventeen victims in the local cemetery and a cenotaph in the cathedral. A cenotaph is a tomb or a Monument erected in honour of a person or group of persons whose remains are elsewhere The funds raised in the aftermath of the tragedy have been used to build a new community centre for the town. Following the incident, the government passed legislation banning ownership of all handguns (firearms under 60 centimetres in overall length) in Great Britain. The Firearms (Amendment (No 2 Act 1997 was the second of two Acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1997 that amended the regulation of firearms
Famous residents
Dunblane has more than its fair share of sporting stars, including brothers Andrew and Jamie Murray, the UK's current number-one male tennis player and the current Wimbledon mixed doubles champion respectively, brothers Steven Caldwell and Gary Caldwell (Sunderland AFC and Celtic football players respectively) and Lynn Kenny, a rising star of the female golf circuit. The Championships Wimbledon, or simply Wimbledon, is the oldest Tennis tournament in the world and is widely considered as the most prestigious Steven Caldwell (born September 12, 1980 in Stirling) is a Scottish footballer. Gary Robert Caldwell (born April 12 1982, in Stirling) is a Scottish international football player who currently plays for Celtic Sunderland Association Football Club is a professional Association football team based in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England, which plays in The Celtic Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the east end of Glasgow, which currently plays in the Scottish Premier League. Solicitor General for Scotland, Elish Angiolini and former NATO General Secretary George Robertson also live in the town. Elish Frances Angiolini QC (Scot (born 24 June 1960 as Elish Frances McPhilomy) is a Scottish lawyer who has served in the The North Atlantic Treaty George Robertson may refer to George Robertson Baron Robertson of Port Ellen (born 1946 UK Defence Secretary NATO Secretary-General George
The local solicitor and historian, Alexander Barty lived and worked in Dunblane, and wrote the classic work 'The History of Dunblane. Alexander Boyd Barty ( 9 May 1873 - 2 March 1940) was a Dunblane, Scotland, Solicitor and local historian who '
The hotel magnate Sir Reo Stakis is buried in Dunblane Cemetery. Sir Reo Stakis (born Argyros Anastasis) ( 13 March 1913 - 28 August 2001) was an Anglo-Cypriot hotel magnate longtime head of .
External links
- grid reference NN785015
- dunblaneweb.co.uk
- Cullen report becomes available
- St Mary's Episcopal School Website
- Dunblane Cathedral Arts Guild
- Gazetteer for Dunblane
- Dunblane is at coordinates Coordinates:
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