In the 1960s a large county council housing scheme was built on the south-west side of the village of Slamannan and in 1964 the Rumlie fields were bought to serve this as a children’s playground. The upper field, to the north was levelled and used as a football pitch, whilst the lower field adjacent to the Culloch Burn was used for walking. At the west end of this stretch of the stream is a waterfall known as the Rumlie due to the sound it makes.
In the early 1980s the playing field was resurfaced with blaes and surrounded by a metal fence. Funding to replace this was awarded late in 2021. The lower slopes have become overgrown and provide a bio-diverse environment. It had been envisaged that in 2021 funding would also be used to enhance the paths here.
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