Places to see in ( Falkirk - UK )
Places to see in ( Falkirk - UK )
Falkirk is a large town in the Central Lowlands of Scotland, historically within the county of Stirlingshire. Falkirk lies in the Forth Valley, 23.3 miles north-west of Edinburgh and 20.5 miles north-east of Glasgow.
The town is at the junction of the Forth and Clyde and Union Canals, a location which proved key to its growth as a centre of heavy industry during the Industrial Revolution. In the 18th and 19th centuries Falkirk was at the centre of the iron and steel industry, underpinned by the Carron Company in nearby Carron. The company was responsible for making carronades for the Royal Navy and later manufactured pillar boxes. In the last 50 years heavy industry has waned, and the economy relies increasingly on retail and tourism. Despite this, Falkirk remains the home of many international companies like Alexander Dennis, the largest bus production company in the United Kingdom.
Falkirk has a long association with the publishing industry. The company now known as Johnston Press was established in the town in 1846. The company, now based in Edinburgh, produces the Falkirk Herald, the largest selling weekly newspaper in Scotland.
Attractions in and around Falkirk include the Falkirk Wheel, The Helix (home to The Kelpies), Callendar House and Park and remnants of the Antonine Wall. In a 2011 poll conducted by STV, it was voted as Scotland's most beautiful town, ahead of Perth and Stirling in 2nd and 3rd place respectively.
Falkirk is located in an area of undulating topography between the Slamannan Plateau and the upper reaches of the Firth of Forth. The area to the north of Falkirk is part of the floodplain of the River Carron. Two tributaries of the River Carron - the East Burn and the West Burn flow through the town and form part of its natural drainage system. Falkirk sits at between 50 metres (164 ft) and 125 metres (410 ft) above sea level.
The Falkirk Area occupies a central position in Scotland, with direct access from the key north-south and east-west motorway networks; the M9 from the north and east, and the M876 from the west. Falkirk has main rail and canal routes within easy reach from Edinburgh and Glasgow and is central to access to both Glasgow and Edinburgh airports. Falkirk is well situated both for access by rail from England and for access to other parts of Scotland excluding Fife, which has no direct rail link to Falkirk other than morning and evening commuter services from Kirkcaldy to Glasgow. Falkirk has two railway stations; Falkirk High and Falkirk Grahamston. Falkirk High is on the main Glasgow-Edinburgh line, with connections to either city running on a 15-minute frequency. Falkirk Grahamston lies on the Edinburgh to Dunblane Line.
The Falkirk Wheel, the only rotary canal connector in the world, is located within Falkirk. The attraction was completed in 2002 and it connects the Forth and Clyde Canal to the Union Canal. In Falkirk High Street lies the Falkirk Steeple, the current building was built in 1814 and is protected as a category A listed building. A stylised image of the steeple appears on the crest of Falkirk Football Club. It is widely regarded as the centre point of the town.
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Falkirk town centre Scotland walk down main high street shops
Take a walk down the main Hight street in this lovely Scottish town of Falkirk. This video was filmed In August 2021. See what its like or if anything has changed. I thought it was a lovely little town and we also paid a visit to Callendar Park which I will also do a video on and share the link here. Its definitely worth a vist.
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FALKIRK - An Unremarkable Town
When Scottish poet Robert Burns visited Falkirk in 1787, he reckoned there was nothing remarkable about the town, with the exception of the tomb of Sir John De Graeme in the graveyard of the old church off the High Street, which he knelt at.
The tomb of Sir John De Graeme, a knight who fell at the Battle of Falkirk in 1298, is still there, complete with a replica of the sword he took into battle. But there are some things in Falkirk that are no longer there.
Atmospheric streets and wynds, like Silver Row and Horsemarket Lane, were swept away in the 1960s and 1990s to make way for shopping centres, and in some places the town's character has been changed for the worst. Interesting buildings of architectural merit were replaced with eyesores, and as a result the quality of life for those who lived in Falkirk must have gone downhill somewhat. For we all need pleasant things around us, buildings with architectural merit and a pleasing disposition.
Towns and cities in Scotland all developed and grew in different ways. Their lanes and wynds grew from the mercat cross like the strands of a spider's web, each and every one unique in its shape and form. But when a town is nibbled at, with bits removed to create things like shopping centres, a little bit of that special character and individuality is also removed, and you run the risk of making one town just like any other town. Certainly you would be hard pushed to tell which town you are in when inside most shopping centers.
But all is not lost for Falkirk. Many of the narrow lanes and wynds leading off the High Street still remain, although not all in their entirety, and much fun may be had exploring these passageways. For the visitor who has had his or her fill of major tourist attractions like the Falkirk Wheel and The Kelpies, both outside the town centre, wandering the streets of Falkirk is a most enjoyable experience, and I highly recommend it.
RANKING All Places in Inverclyde From WORST To BEST……
Hello everyone yous may remember I did one on ranking places in Renfrewshire make sure to check that out after this. Basically in this video I just rank all the places in Inverclyde from worst to best as I have vlogged all the towns and Villages there!
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Places to see in ( Penicuik - UK )
Places to see in ( Penicuik - UK )
Penicuik is a town and former burgh in Midlothian, Scotland, lying on the west bank of the River North Esk. It lies on the A701 midway between Edinburgh and Peebles, east of the Pentland Hills. The town was developed as a planned village in 1770 by Sir James Clerk of Penicuik. It became a burgh in 1867. The town was well known for its paper mills, the last of which closed in 2004. More recently the town was home to the Edinburgh Crystal works. Penicuik has two secondary schools, Penicuik High School and Beeslack Community High School. Crystal FM is the Community Radio Station serving Penicuik & S W Midlothian on 107.4
The town's name is pronounced 'Pennycook' and is derived from Pen Y Cog, meaning Hill of the Cuckoo in the Old Brythonic language (also known as Ancient British and the forerunner of modern Welsh). Penicuik is Scotland's 50th largest town and the biggest settlement in Midlothian.
Near Penicuik is Glencorse Parish Kirk, which formed part of the inspiration for Robert Louis Stevenson's Kidnapped (1886). Some of the streets nearby are named after characters in the novel and its sequel, Catriona (1893). Penicuik is home to the Royal Highland Fusiliers, 2nd Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland, garrisoned in Glencorse Barracks. Penicuik is twinned with the town of L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue in France. The site of Penicuik was home to the paper mill established by Agnes Campbell in 1709. A monument in the churchyard reads 1737, Annabel Millar spouse to Thomas Rutherford Papermaker at Pennycuik.
Around 1770, the arrival of the Cowan family, and their expansion of the paper mill, led to the need for homes for their workers. The hamlet of Penicuik was expanded as a planned town (roughly based on Edinburgh's New Town) by Sir James Clerk of Penicuik, the builder of nearby Penicuik House, and by 1800 the population had risen to 1,700.
Penicuik was the site of a prison camp for French prisoners during the Napoleonic Wars (housed in the old range at Valleyfield Mill). The former camp is now the site of a housing development in Valleyfield. A monument dated 1830 by the River Esk commemorates the mortal remains of 309 prisoners of war who died 1811-14. It was erected by Alexander Cowan owner of the paper mill, whose house overlooked the burial site.
Penicuik hosted the inaugural Grand Match in curling, between the north and the south of Scotland, in 1847. This took place on the high pond on the estate of Penicuik House, not the low pond which is still used for curling on rare occasions. The town became a burgh in 1867. In the oldest part of Penicuik, surrounding the town centre and to the south of the former POW camp, crossing the river Esk is Pomathorn Bridge which was once a toll bridge and the main route between Edinburgh to the north and the Scottish Borders to the south. As such Penicuik has a number of ancient traveller's inns, including The Crown, and the Royal. Because of their location on such a busy caravan route, both these public houses advertise the patronage of many characters from Scottish 18th Century history, including alleged visits from Burke and Hare and Bonnie Prince Charlie.
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Old Photographs Of Larbert Scotland
Tour Scotland wee video of old photographs of Larbert, Scottish Gaelic: Lèirbert, located two and half miles from Falkirk. From the late 18th century until the middle of the 20th century heavy industry, such as boilermaking, casting and manufacturing underpinned the economy of Larbert. The Victorian era also saw the opening of the Stirling District Lunatic Asylum at Bellsdyke and Scottish National Institution for Children on the Stenhouse Estate. This made Larbert central in providing care, both locally and nationally. The lands to the south of Larbert, in the area traversed by the Antonine Wall, were strategically important to the Romans. The crossing point on the River Carron at Larbert was an important transportation route for the Romans on the road they constructed from Watling Lodge on the Antonine Wall to Stirling. Larbert railway station opened on 22 May 1848, when the Scottish Central Railway built its line through the village and narrowly survived the Beeching cuts of the 1960s;
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AIRTH, SCOTLAND
Airth is a Royal Burgh, village, former trading port and civil parish in Falkirk, Scotland. It is 8 miles (13 kilometres) north of Falkirk town and sits on the banks of the River Forth. Airth lies on the A905 road between Grangemouth and Stirling and is overlooked by Airth Castle, the village retains two market crosses and a small number of historic houses.
In July of each year it hosts a traditional Scottish Highland Games
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The village has long association with the River Forth and it was on the banks of the river that a royal dockyard was created. It was used during the years 1507-1513 in the reign of James IV to build ships of war at the pool of Airth. History reveals that a primitive form of dry dock was used. Strong timbers would be used to form the “stocks” for the vessel and a clay dam would prevent the river from penetrating the working area. When the ship was ready, the dam would be breached, at high tide, to enable it to float out into the river. The shipping fleet was destroyed in 1745 by Bonnie Prince Charlie when some ship to shore skirmishes took place by batteries set by Jacobites to drive off the government ships. A number of smaller vessels from the village were burned by loyalist troops and that proved damaging to Airth's subsequent development as a port. However, as late as 1820 sloops built in the shipyards at Airth were among those recorded as operating in the middle of the Forth .
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Dumfries is a market town and former royal burgh within the Dumfries and Galloway council area of Scotland. It is located near the mouth of the River Nith into the Solway Firth about 25 miles by road from the Anglo-Scottish border and just 15 miles away from Cumbria by air.????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
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From The Green Bridge to The Blue Pool
I'm often asked Where is the Blue Pool. So we are starting in Winchester Avenue, Denny, walking towards Dale Bridge commonly known as The Green bridge and from there, well you just have to watch the video. Read about the pool link below
Old Photographs Bannockburn Town Stirling Scotland
Tour Scotland wee video of old photographs of Bannockburn, Scottish Gaelic Allt a' Bhonnaich, a town immediately south of the city of Stirling. It is named after the Bannock Burn, a burn, meaning a small stream, running through the town before flowing into the River Forth. Bannockburn village used to be famous for its carpet and tweed factories and woollen mills. In the late 18th and early 19th centuries the Wilson family of Bannockburn designed and wove tartans for the British Army. Many of the so called Clan tartans were created by the Wilsons in response to the needs of the Clan chiefs who, without their own authentic tartans, approached the Wilsons for suitable patterns. The visit of King George IV to Edinburgh in 1822, and his insistence that the Clan chiefs attend his banquets and levees in their Clan tartans, prompted this reaction. The woollen mills employed 800 people around 1880. The last mill closed in 1924.
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Stranraer, also known as The Toon, is a town in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It is located in the historical parish of Inch in the historic county of Wigtownshire. It lies on the shores of Loch Ryan, on the northern side of the isthmus joining the Rhins of Galloway to the mainland. ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
Fishing Boat Off The Coast On Visit To The East Neuk Of Fife Scotland
Tour Scotland 4K Spring travel video of a fishing boat from Pittenweem off the coast of the most northerly part of the Firth of Forth, near Cellardyke, on ancestry, genealogy, family history visit to the East Neuk of Fife, Britain, United Kingdom. With nearly 30 boats fishing from Pittenweem on a daily basis, the East Neuk of Fife harbour is home to the biggest inshore fleet in Scotland. Added significance is given to this achievement by the fact that nearly all the catches landed at Pittenweem are caught within 20 to 30 miles of the harbour. Although prawn trawlers account for more than half of the local fleet, Pittenweem is also home to an equally industrious fleet of creel boats. Creel fishing takes place around the Scottish coast. Creeling, and the many shore based services that rely on it, are often the main source of employment in small coastal towns and villages. The boats that make up the inshore creel fishery are small, usually under 30 feet long- which means that engine size and weather dictate how far from shore, and how often they can fish. The date for astronomical Spring is 20th March, ending on 21st June, while by the meteorological calendar, Spring starts on 1st March. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day. Find things to see and do in Scotland where you are always welcome.
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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.
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Stay In Chelsea Guesthouse; 7 Brechin Place, Kensington.
Location: 8/10
Very nice, well-manicured area; very short walking distance to two Underground train stations. Walking distance to lots of shops and eateries. Safe area.
Service: 4.5/10
Very disappointing; did not reply to emails prior to arrival. Did not provide us with the door entry code or room number. Therefore when we arrived at 10.30pm we were stuck outside until we were able to contact them (after 24hrs of flying and with extreme jet lag). We did not see or hear from them since.
The room: 6/10
Not bad for the price, but not great. Very small, but had everything we needed; double bed, kitchenette, desk/table, mirror, window; with nice view. Only downsides were lack of space and 6 flights of steep stairs to get to.
Bathroom: 7/10
Shared bathroom per floor (two other rooms), two bathrooms- very small shower, toilet, sink; very nice and clean, however the toilet sometimes wouldn't flush.
Internet: 7/10
Worked really well in the early morning and late at night, however in the afternoon it could be really slow or stop working all together.
Overall: 7/10
We were overall really happy with the accommodation and would recommend it to others; but make sure you get the door code before you arrive and request a room on the lower levels if possible.
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Old Photographs Stirling Central Scotland
Tour Scotland wee video of old photographs of Stirling, Scottish Gaelic: Sruighlea, a city in central Scotland, 26 miles north east of Glasgow and 37 miles north west of the Scottish capital, Edinburgh. At the end of the 18th century Stirling began to grow geographically. For centuries Stirling had been limited to the slope of the hill below the castle. In the late 18th century growth spread to the Port Street and Dumbarton Road area. Major streets in Stirling include; Broad Street, Castle Wynd, Ballengeich Pass, Lower Castle Hill Road, Darnley Street, Baker Street, formerly Baxters St, St John Street and St Mary's Wynd. These streets all lead up to Stirling Castle and are the favourite haunt of tourists who stop off at the Old Town Jail, Mar's Wark, Argyll's Lodging and the castle. Ballengeich Pass leads to the graveyard at Ballengeich and the Castle Wynd winds past the old graveyard. The Top of the Town from Broad Street upwards is renowned for its cobblestoned roads, and cars can be heard rattling over the cobblestones on the way down. Craft shops and tourist focused shops are evident on the way up and once at the top, panoramic views are available across Stirling and beyond. The National Wallace Monument, generally known as the Wallace Monument, is a tower standing on the shoulder of the Abbey Craig. The Battle of Stirling Bridge was a battle of the First War of Scottish Independence. On 11 September 1297, the forces of Andy Murry and William Wallace defeated the combined English forces of John de Warenne, 6th Earl of Surrey, and Hugh de Cressingham near Stirling, on the River Forth. The Battle of Bannockburn (Scottish Gaelic: Blàr Allt nam Bànag or Blàr Allt a' Bhonnaich) on 23 and 24 June 1314 was a Scottish victory by King of Scots Robert the Bruce against the army of King Edward II of England in the First War of Scottish Independence. Stirling was first connected to the Scottish Central Railway in 1848. Lines were subsequently opened by the Stirling and Dunfermline Railway in 1853, and by the Forth and Clyde Junction Railway to Balloch Central three years later. Through services to/from the Callander and Oban Railway also served the station from 1870. The current station buildings were opened in 1916 following a major rebuild by the Caledonian Railway. Trains operate north to Dunblane, three trains per hour, to Perth, Dundee and Aberdeen hourly, Inverness, four trains per day, south west to Glasgow Queen Street, three trains per hour, and east to Edinburgh Waverley, half hourly. The service to Alloa and Dunfermine was withdrawn in October 1968, but the reopening of the Stirling-Alloa-Kincardine rail link partially restored that service with an hourly service from Glasgow to Alloa as an extension of the Croy Line services.