Cowie, Stirling
Cowie is a village in the Stirling council area of Scotland. Historically part of Stirlingshire, it lies on the minor B9124 road approximately 4 miles south-east of Stirling and about a mile north of the A9 road. The United Kingdom Census 2011 recorded the population as 2,713.
Excavations have identified Mesolithic and Neolithic settlement remains at Chapelfield.
Cowie was formerly a pit village and stone quarrying was carried on in the surrounds. It is now the site of a factory manufacturing engineered wood products and other light industries.
Recent years have seen significant new housing developments in the village for commuters.
