Coordinates: 56°11′18″N 3°36′41″W / 56.18841°N 3.61125°W
| Muckhart | |
| Scottish Gaelic: Muc-àird | |
  Muckhart
Muckhart shown within Scotland |
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| Population | 2,759 (including Dollar) |
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| OS grid reference | |
| Council area | Clackmannanshire |
| Lieutenancy area | Clackmannanshire |
| Constituent country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Dollar |
| FK14 | |
| Dialling code | 01259 |
| Police | Central Scotland |
| Fire | Central Scotland |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| European Parliament | Scotland |
| UK Parliament | Ochil and South Perthshire |
| Scottish Parliament | Ochil |
| List of places: UK • Scotland • | |
Muckhart (Scottish Gaelic: Muc-àird) commonly refers to two small villages in Clackmannanshire, Scotland, Pool of Muckhart and Yetts o' Muckhart. Muckhart is one of the Hillfoots Villages, situated on the A91 around 3 miles north-east of Dollar. The Gaelic name, Muc-àird, comes from 'muc' (Pig) + 'àird' (Height), and may derive from the fact that the surrounding fields may once have been used for pig farming.
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Pool of Muckhart
The village lies to the west of the parish of Muckhart, Pool of Muckhart lies in the valley of the River Devon, near the entrance to Glen Devon.
Yetts o' Muckhart
A hamlet lies around one mile further east of Pool of Muckhart. A tollhouse was established here in the early 19th Century on a road used by cattle drovers and coaches. Yett is an old Lowland Scots word for "gate".
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