Deanston

Coordinates: 56°11′24″N 4°04′26″W / 56.1899°N 4.0739°W / 56.1899; -4.0739

Deanston (Scottish Gaelic: Baile an Deadhain) is a village in the district of Stirling, Scotland, on the south bank of the River Teith across from and outside the Burgh boundary of Doune, formerly of West Perthshire. It is a part of the parish of Kilmadock. Deanston is the birthplace of pioneering documentary maker John Grierson after whom a street in the village is named.

Etymology

The name comes from Walter Drummond, Dean of Dunblane in 1500, originally called Deans Town. After his appointment as Dean of Dunblane, he acquired the lands now known as Deanston from the Haldanes of Gleneagles.

Deanston mill

Deanston Cotton Mill was built by the Buchanan brothers of Carston, Killearn near Glasgow, in 1785, and utilised the River Teith to power the mill. In 1808 James Finlay & Co bought the mill and developed it into the industrial leader of its time, which included the construction of a 1500 yard long Lade.