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A tour of Dollar |
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 Dollar is located in Scotland's smallest county, Clackmannanshire.
It nestles under the slopes of the Ochil Hills.
The population at
the 2001 census was 2,877. The picture opposite is a view of
the town from Bank Hill. |
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The New Town |
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The town's main street, Bridge Street (left) is part of the A91 Stirling to St. Andrews
road. Most of the town's businesses and shops are located here. 
The photo on the right is Station Road with the Ochil Hills behind.
The railway was closed to passengers by Dr. Beeching in 1964.
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Two views of the Dollar Burn. Taken in the spring, the photo on the left
shows the cherry trees which line the banks of the burn in full bloom.
Visit Dollar in May to see this. The other shows the Christmas
lights which brighten up the town during the long dark December nights.
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The Old Town |
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 The
Old School House (left) was built in 1640. Initially the local
minister was the teacher, but later a lay schoolmaster was
appointed who lived in the top flat and the children educated on the
ground floor.
The oldest part of Dollar is centred on High Street in the north west
corner of the present town. The photo opposite shows some of the
oldest properties on Hillfoot Road.
The Castle Campbell Hall (left), which now houses Dollar Museum,
was built by William Drysdale in 1820, as a woollen mill. In 1865
it was converted into a meeting hall and was known as the Volunteer
Hall; it was used by the Volunteers as a drill hall. After the
Great War it became the headquarters of the British Legion.
Latterly Dollar Academy used it for classrooms until 1991.
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Dollar Churhes |
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 The
present parish church (left) was built in 1841 during the ministry of
Dr. Andrew Mylne. It was completely renovated and rededicated in
1926.
The Scottish Episcopal Church of St. James the Great (right) was
completed in 1882. It was designed Thomas Frame of Alloa. |
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Dollar Glen |
Lying to the north of the town The Glen
starts at the Mill Green which was the town bleaching green.
A clean up project to commemorate the Silver Jubilee was completed in
1979 when Princess Anne visited Dollar.
The path shown in the photo was completed in 2004 as the Community Council's Millennium
Project to provides disabled access.
 Castle
Campbell at the head of the glen was formerly the chief lowland
stronghold of the most powerful of the Scottish Clans. It is
thought a fortress has stood on the site since Norman times. It
was known as Castle Gloume and was owned by the Stewarts of Lorne. The present
building dates from the 15th and 16th centuries. It is now
owned National Trust of Scotland and maintained by Historic Scotland. |
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Dollar Academy |
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 Dollar
Academy was designed by William Playfair. Building commenced in 1818. The school was founded by John McNabb, a local
boy who made his fortune in shipping. On his death in 1802 he left
half his fortune to the parish to build a school.
The school currently has a roll of 1230 pupils and is the largest
employer in the town. The new Maguire Building, completed in 2005, is
considered by the Civic Trust to be the most significant building to be
built in Dollar since the original school.
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