JR Johnstone Roofing & Building
Based in Falkirk, FK2 · 11 miles awayLatest review
Ivan H., EH52
November 2025
Gutter replacement in Uphall
A quotation was given after on site inspection
Menstrie
Menstrie is a village in the area of Clackmannanshire in Scotland. It is about 5 miles (8 kilometres) east-north-east of Stirling and also is one of a string of towns that, due to their location at the base of the Ochil Hills, are jointly described as the Hillfoots Villages or simply The Hillfoots. The residents of Menstrie once processed woollen from sheep farmed on the Ochils. In 1800, entrepreneurs from Tullibody established a carding and also rotating mill on the east side of the Menstrie Burn to exploit its soft water as well as power, lacking from their very own town. In the early 19th century a straight road was built on the flat ground of the carse or floodplain to by-pass the old Hillfoots Road and enhance the transportation of items to and from the Hillfoots villages. Menstrie's Long Row as well as Ochil Road push the old path along the foot of capitals. The brand-new roadway, currently the A91, came to be a focus for building and construction of churches, houses, mills and also shops. By the mid-19th century, the Elmbank and also Forthvale mills were in business on either side of the Menstrie Burn. In 1841, Menstrie's population was about 500 however had actually enhanced to more than 900 by 1881. In the 1860s a company, which included the proprietors of neighborhood mills and also a distillery, funded a branch railway line with Menstrie to a terminus in Alva. This joined the old North British Railway (N.B.R.) line in between Alloa and also Stirling at Cambus. Menstrie had its own guest station at the North end of Tullibody Road. Almost nothing of the station stays and also the train branch line, which continued to lug freight after the Beeching Axe, fell under disuse throughout the mid-1980s in favour of road transportation. The Glenochil Distillery had opened up in the middle 18th century on the site of the Doll Farm to the east of the town, beside the Dams Burn. Production has continued on this website for more than 250 years though manufacturing of whisky quit about 1930. Yeast, originally a byproduct of whisky fermentation, had gradually end up being the primary product and opted for manufacture of whisky as well as bread. Soft water, in your area available, is still valuable. A substantial bound warehouse location continues to be for storage space of whisky as it matures in barrels before bottling, while bakers' yeast has actually paved the way to fermentation items originated from yeast. The whisky and also yeast businesses are currently run by separate firms, specifically Diageo, (followers to Distillers Company) and also Kerry Group. The latter performs item growth as well as making at the Menstrie site. Elmbank Mill, Menstrie in March 2010. The Forthvale Mill no longer stands but the Elmbank Mill, having actually been made use of for some years as offices by the Water Board, now houses local business. A furnishings factory, The Charrier, stood near the Menstrie Burn yet was damaged by fire in about 1968. A street nearby now bears its name. In the mid-20th Century, Menstrie (pop. 1200 - 1300) was home to households whose menfolk worked the Clackmannanshire Coalfield and various other mines in Central Scotland. As the mining and also fabric industries have declined, Menstrie has come to be a commuter dorm room, spreading over the nearby farmland. At the Censuses in 1991, 2001 as well as 2011, Menstrie's population was 2274, 2083 and also 2804 specifically. For 2016, the population was approximated as 2872.
