Falkirk

The M80 is a motorway in Scotland's central belt, running between Glasgow and Stirling via Cumbernauld and Denny and linking the M8, M73 and M9 motorways. Following completion in 2011, the motorway is 25 miles (40 km) long. Despite being only a two lane motorway, parts of the M80 Stepps Bypass are used by around 60,000 vehicles per day.

The Westerglen transmitting station is a facility for longwave and mediumwave broadcasting established in 1932 at Westerglen Farm, 2 miles (3 km) southwest of Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland (grid reference NS868773).

Rosebank distillery is a Lowland single malt Scotch whisky distillery situated in Camelon on the banks of the Forth and Clyde canal between Edinburgh and Glasgow.

The Battle of Falkirk (Scottish Gaelic: Blàr na h-Eaglaise Brice; Scots: Battle o Fawkirk), on 22 July 1298, was one of the major battles in the First War of Scottish Independence. Led by King Edward I of England, the English army defeated the Scots, led by William Wallace. Shortly after the battle Wallace resigned as Guardian of Scotland.

Bo'ness Junction rail crash occurred at Bo'ness Junction in Falkirk.

Brockville Park was a football stadium located on Hope Street in Falkirk, Scotland, 0.25 miles (0.4 km) north-west of the town centre. It was the home of Falkirk F.C. from 1885 until the end of 2002–03 Scottish football season. The record attendance at Brockville Park was 23,100 on 21 February 1953 in a match against Celtic. The stadium has since been replaced with a Morrisons supermarket. An old turnstile is on display next to the supermarket's car park.

Bonnybridge railway station was a railway station serving the village of Bonnybridge in central Scotland. The station was located on a short branch off the Caledonian Railway line from Coatbridge to Larbert. (There were two other "Bonnybridge" stations, on the Edinburgh and Glasgow main line and the Kilsyth line respectively.)

Carronshore is a village in the Falkirk council area of Scotland. The village lies in the Forth Valley, 1.7 miles (2.7 km) north of the town of Falkirk and directly to the east of neighbouring village Carron.

The Polmont rail accident, also known as the Polmont rail disaster, occurred on 30 July 1984 to the west of Polmont, near Falkirk, in Scotland. A westbound push-pull express train travelling from Edinburgh to Glasgow struck a cow which had gained access to the track through a damaged fence from a field near Polmont railway station, causing all six carriages and the locomotive of the train to derail. 13 people were killed and 61 others were injured, 17 of them seriously. The accident led to a debate about the safety of push-pull trains on British Rail.

Merchiston Park () was a football ground in Bainsford, near Falkirk, which was the home of East Stirlingshire F.C. between c. 1882 and 1920. It was near Main Street, just north of the Forth and Clyde Canal at Bainsford Bridge.

Redding is a village within the Falkirk council area in Central Scotland. The village is 2.1 miles (3.4 km) southeast of Falkirk, 1.9 miles (3.1 km) south-southwest of Grangemouth and 1 mile (1.6 km) west of Polmont.

The Millennium Link is one of the biggest engineering projects ever undertaken by British Waterways. The Union Canal and the Forth & Clyde Canal were originally joined by a flight of locks. The Millennium Link project replaced the locks with a boat lift, the Falkirk Wheel.

Royal Air Force Grangemouth or more simply RAF Grangemouth is a former Royal Air Force station located 3 mi (4.8 km) north east of Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland.

The M876 motorway is a motorway in Scotland. The motorway runs from Denny to Airth in the Falkirk council area, forming an approach road to the Kincardine Bridge. It was opened in 1980.

Herbertshire Castle was a castle built in the Barony of Herbertshire in the early fifteenth century, located near Dunipace, Falkirk, central Scotland. It is said once to have been a royal hunting station. Its situation on elevated ground on the north bank of the River Carron, Forth was “very beautiful”. It was in an L-plan, dominated by a four-storey, rectangular, battlemented tower. In 1889 it was described as a large and lofty structure, measuring 63'6" in length, including the wing, by 43'8" in breadth. The small limb forming the L was 26'2" wide and appears to have projected about 12'. It formed a landmark for miles around. It was badly damaged in a fatal fire in 1914 which claimed three lives, and lay in ruins until its demolition in the 1950s. The grounds remain, as Herbertshire Castle Park, also known as Denny Gala Park. Nothing remains of the castle but an area of low scarps and shallow depressions.

The Falkirk Steeple is a landmark which dominates the skyline of Falkirk in central Scotland. The present structure on the High Street was built in 1814, and replaced an earlier steeple dating from the late 17th century, which itself replaced a still earlier structure. The Falkirk Steeple is protected as a category A listed building. A stylised image of the steeple appears on the crest of Falkirk Football Club.

Grangemouth Refinery is an oil refinery complex located on the Firth of Forth in Grangemouth, Scotland, currently operated by Petroineos.

The Central Belt of Scotland is the area of highest population density within Scotland. Depending on the definition used, it has a population of between 2.4 and 4.2 million (the country's total was around 5.4 million in 2019), including multiple Scottish cities; Greater Glasgow, Ayrshire, Falkirk, Edinburgh, Lothian and Fife.

The Battle of Falkirk Muir, or Battle of Falkirk, took place near Falkirk, Scotland, on 17 January 1746 during the Jacobite rising of 1745. A narrow Jacobite victory, it had little impact on the campaign.

The M9 is a major motorway in Scotland. It runs from the outskirts of Edinburgh, bypassing the towns of Linlithgow, Falkirk, Grangemouth and Stirling to end at Dunblane.

St. Andrew's West Parish Church is the largest church in Falkirk, Scotland, founded in 1843 and situated in the town centre on Upper Newmarket Street and known for its conservative evangelical preaching, aligning itself with the Forward Together group and the Evangelical Alliance. It is a congregation of the Church of Scotland.

Strathcarron Hospice is a free palliative care resource in Denny, Scotland, serving people in the Forth Valley and North Lanarkshire areas.

Shieldhill is a village within the Falkirk council area in Central Scotland. The village is 2.0 miles (3.2 km) south-east of Falkirk, 2.4 miles (3.9 km) south-west of Polmont and 0.5 miles (0.8 km) north of the village of California.

The Helix was a land transformation project to improve the connections between and around 16 communities in Falkirk Council, Scotland, including the eastern end of the Forth and Clyde Canal, and to regenerate the area near where the canal joins the River Carron. The most visible feature of the development is the two unique equine sculptures known as The Kelpies.

The Bridgeness Slab is a Roman distance slab created around 142 CE marking a portion of the Antonine Wall built by the Second Legion. It is regarded as the most detailed and best preserved of the Scottish distance slabs. The sandstone tablet was found at Bridgeness in Bo'ness, Scotland in 1868 on a promontory close to Harbour Road. The original is in the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh, while a replica is near the site of its discovery.

Woodlands is a large, prosperous central area (ward) of Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland, which is mainly residential. Much of the ward is taken up by leafy streets where property prices are among the highest in Central Scotland (with several houses selling at over £800,000) and includes Lochgreen, Slamannan, Rosebank, Gartcows and Southern Pleasance areas (excluding property in Pleasance Gardens and Pleasance Court). Many of the Victorian and Edwardian houses were built by wealthy industrialists who had profited from Falkirk's economic prosperity during the industrial revolution, often without regard to expense.

The Royal Scottish National Hospital was a psychiatric institution situated in Larbert, Falkirk, Scotland. It was first founded as the Scottish National Institution for the Education of Imbecile Children in 1862, with the building being officially opened on 23 May 1863.

Westquarter is a village in the Falkirk council area of Scotland. The village is 1 mile (1.6 km) west of Polmont and 1.8 miles (2.9 km) south-east of the town of Falkirk.

The Carron Company was an ironworks established in 1759 on the banks of the River Carron near Falkirk, in Stirlingshire, Scotland. After initial problems, the company was at the forefront of the Industrial Revolution in the United Kingdom. The company prospered through its development and production of a new short-range and short-barrelled naval cannon, the carronade. The company was one of the largest iron works in Europe through the 19th century. After 223 years, the company became insolvent in 1982 and was later acquired by the Franke Corporation, being rebranded Carron Phoenix.

The historic site of Abbotshaugh Community Woodland, located on the south bank of the River Carron, has witnessed many changes over the past 500 years. The recently planted woodland hopes to recreate a naturally regenerating mature woodland within an area consisting of a mosaic of planted woodland, remnant hedgerows, grassland and saltmarsh. The woodland provides a year-round home for many species including Roe deer, foxes, buzzards and kestrels.

Die A88 road (englisch für Straße A88) ist eine knapp 5 km lange Straße in Schottland (und damit die kürzeste der A roads mit zweistelliger Nummer), die nördlich von Falkirk die A9 road im Westen mit der A905 road im Osten verbindet.

Grangemouth TMD was a traction maintenance depot located in Grangemouth, Scotland. The depot was situated on the Edinburgh to Dunblane Line and was near Falkirk Grahamston station.

Seabegs Wood was the site of a Roman fortlet on the Antonine Wall in Scotland.

Mumrills was the site of the largest Roman fort on the Antonine Wall in Scotland. It is possible that Mumrills could exchange signals with Flavian Gask Ridge forts. Some believe Mumrills may have been the site of Wallace's defeat at the Battle of Falkirk. The farm at Mumrills was also used as an early site for the Falkirk Relief Church.

Arthur's O'on (Scots: Oven) was a stone building thought to be Roman temple that, until 1743, stood on rising ground above the north bank of the River Carron not far from the old Carron ironworks in Stenhousemuir, near Falkirk, Scotland. The structure is thought to be the 'stone house' which gave its name to Stenhousemuir. Early historians discussed historical and mythical associations with the site and by 1200 the estate of Stenhouse on which it stood had been named after it.

Denny railway station served the town of Denny, Falkirk, Scotland from 1858 to 1930 on the Scottish Central Railway.

Bantaskine is a park with woodlands in Falkirk, Scotland that was formerly the Bantaskine Estate, a coal mining estate. The artist Mary Georgina Wade Wilson grew up there. The Battle of Falkirk Muir was fought nearby. It is also known as South Bantaskine. North Bantaskine, on the other side of the Union Canal, was an agricultural estate. It is listed as a historically significant archeological site by Historic Environment Scotland.

The Falkirk Braes is a geographical and sociopolitical entity within the Falkirk local authority area in Scotland. The population (both suburban and rural) is approximately 32,000 (2018), about 20% of the total for Falkirk council area.

The Avon Gorge (grid reference NS960792) is a small wooded gorge in Falkirk, Scotland.

Bonhard Castle was an L-plan tower house, dating from the 16th century, around 1.5 miles (2.4 km) south east of Bo'ness, in West Lothian, Scotland. It was demolished in 1962.

Falkirk is a Scotch whisky distillery in Falkirk, Scotland. Falkirk was the first distillery to recommence whisky production in the Falkirk area since the Rosebank distillery closed in 1993.

Denny Town House is a municipal building in Glasgow Road, Denny, Falkirk, Scotland. The structure is used by Falkirk Council for the provision of local services.

The Redding pit disaster was a coal mining disaster in September 1923 when an inrush of water trapped 66 miners underground at a mine shaft in the Central Belt of Scotland, with 40 fatalities.

Das Marktkreuz von Airth ist ein Marktkreuz in der schottischen Ortschaft Airth in der Council Area Falkirk. 1972 wurde das Bauwerk in die schottischen Denkmallisten in der höchsten Kategorie A aufgenommen. Eine zusätzliche Einstufung als Scheduled Monument wurde 2016 entfernt.

Bankier war eine Whiskybrennerei in Banknock in der traditionellen schottischen Grafschaft Stirlingshire. Die Ortschaft ist heute Teil der Council Area Falkirk.

Bo’ness war eine Whiskybrennerei in Bo’ness, Falkirk, Schottland.

Die Dymock’s Buildings sind eine zusammenhängende Gebäudegruppe in der schottischen Stadt Bo’ness in der Council Area Falkirk. 1980 wurde das Bauwerk in die schottischen Denkmallisten zunächst in der Kategorie C aufgenommen. Die Hochstufung in die höchste Kategorie A erfolgte 1998.

Das Avondhu House Hotel ist ein ehemaliges Hotel und heutiges Wohngebäude in der schottischen Stadt Grangemouth in der Council Area Falkirk. 1987 wurde das Bauwerk in die schottischen Denkmallisten in der Kategorie B aufgenommen.

Die Dundas Church ist ein presbyterianisches Kirchengebäude in der schottischen Stadt Grangemouth in der Council Area Falkirk. 1980 wurde das Bauwerk in die schottischen Denkmallisten zunächst in der Kategorie B aufgenommen. Die Hochstufung in die höchste Kategorie A erfolgte 1992.

Die Grange Church ist ein ehemaliges presbyterianisches Kirchengebäude in der schottischen Stadt Grangemouth in der Council Area Falkirk. 1992 wurde es in die schottischen Denkmallisten in der Kategorie B aufgenommen. In den 1990er Jahren wurde das Gebäude profaniert und zu Wohnraum umgenutzt.

Die Sacred Heart Church ist ein römisch-katholisches Kirchengebäude in der schottischen Stadt Grangemouth in der Council Area Falkirk. 1978 wurde es in die schottischen Denkmallisten in der Kategorie C aufgenommen. Die Kirche ist heute noch als solche in Verwendung.

St Mary of the Angels, auch St. Mary’s Church, ist ein römisch-katholisches Kirchengebäude in der schottischen Stadt Camelon in der Council Area Falkirk. 1994 wurde das Bauwerk in die schottischen Denkmallisten in der höchsten Kategorie A aufgenommen. Die Kirchengemeinde besteht seit dem Jahr 1923 und besteht aus rund 1500 Personen. Der Bau des heutigen Kirchengebäudes wurde 1960 begonnen und nach einjähriger Bauzeit abgeschlossen. Im Jahre 2018 wurde die Kirche geschlossen; für die Katholiken in Camelon ist jetzt die Pfarrei St Francis Xavier in Falkirk zuständig.

Die Zetland Parish Church ist ein Kirchengebäude der presbyterianischen Church of Scotland in der schottischen Stadt Grangemouth in der Council Area Falkirk. 1992 wurde es in die schottischen Denkmallisten in der Kategorie B aufgenommen. Die Kirche ist heute noch als solche in Verwendung.

Avon Hall ist eine Villa in der schottischen Stadt Grangemouth in der Council Area Falkirk. 1987 wurde das Bauwerk in die schottischen Denkmallisten in der Kategorie B aufgenommen.

Avondale House ist ein Herrenhaus nahe der schottischen Stadt Grangemouth in der Council Area Falkirk. Das Anwesen mit mehreren Außengebäuden liegt isoliert südöstlich von Grangemouth in der Nähe des Flusses Avon, von welchem sich sein Name ableitet. Architektonisch weist es Merkmale des neogotischen Stils mit Türmchen und Zinnen auf. 1972 wurde das Bauwerk in die schottischen Denkmallisten in der Kategorie B aufgenommen.

Das Werkstattgebäude am Grangemouth Dock gehörte zu den Hafen- und Dockanlagen der schottischen Stadt Grangemouth in der Council Area Falkirk. Es handelt sich um eines von wenigen erhaltenen Hafengebäuden aus dem 19. Jahrhundert in Grangemouth. Das exakte Baujahr ist nicht überliefert. Auf der ersten Karte der Ordnance Survey aus dem Jahre 1869 ist an selber Stelle ein Gebäude ähnlichen Grundrisses verzeichnet. Das heutige Bauwerk ist erstmals auf der zweiten Karte aus dem Jahre 1899 aufgeführt und somit zwischen 1869 und 1899 entstanden. 2007 wurde das Bauwerk in die schottischen Denkmallisten in der Kategorie C aufgenommen.

Die Drehbrücke von Grangemouth ist eine Drehbrücke, die ehemals dem internen Straßen- und Schienenverkehr der Hafen- und Dockanlagen in der schottischen Stadt Grangemouth in der Council Area Falkirk diente. Sie wurde von der Caledonian Railway in Auftrag gegeben und im Jahre 1906 eröffnet. Für die Planung zeichnet der Ingenieur D. A. Mathieson verantwortlich. Die Konstruktionsarbeiten führte die Motherwell Bridge & Engineering Co. Ltd. durch. 1994 wurde das Bauwerk in die schottischen Denkmallisten in der Kategorie B aufgenommen. Neben der Victoria Bridge in Leith (heute zu Edinburgh) ist sie die einzige verbleibende Brücke dieser Bauart in Schottland.

Das Mausoleum von Callendar House ist ein Mausoleum nahe der schottischen Stadt Falkirk in der gleichnamigen Council Area. 1972 wurde das Bauwerk in die schottischen Denkmallisten in der höchsten Kategorie A aufgenommen.

Der Alte Friedhof von Bo’ness ist ein Friedhof mit ehemals angeschlossener Kirche in der schottischen Stadt Bo’ness in der Council Area Falkirk. 1980 wurde das Bauwerk in die schottischen Denkmallisten zunächst in der Kategorie B aufgenommen. Die Hochstufung in die höchste Kategorie A erfolgte 2004.

Der Alte Friedhof von Larbert ist ein Friedhof in der schottischen Stadt Larbert in der Council Area Falkirk. 1977 wurde das Bauwerk in die schottischen Denkmallisten in der höchsten Kategorie A aufgenommen. Die zugehörige Pfarrkirche ist separat denkmalgeschützt. Das auf dem Friedhof befindliche James Bruce Monument ist außerdem als Scheduled Monument klassifiziert. Zuvor war es separat als Listed Building geschützt, ist nun jedoch in den Denkmalschutz des Friedhofs inkludiert.

Parkhill House ist ein Herrenhaus in der schottischen Stadt Polmont in der Council Area Falkirk. 1972 wurde das Bauwerk in die schottischen Denkmallisten in der höchsten Kategorie A aufgenommen.