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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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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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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st. John's Castle Stranraer 🏴 SCOTLAND 4K🏴
🏴This medieval tower house was built around 1500 by Ninian Adair of Kilhurst, one of the most powerful Lairds of Wigtownshire. Enjoy a fantastic day out watching 🏴
Dreich Road Trip Drive To Visit Kelty in Fife Scotland
Tour Scotland travel video of a dreich late Summer late afternoon road trip drive, with Scottish bagpipes and drums music, on visit to Kelty in Fife. Dreich is a Scots word for dull and cloudy weather. Kelty, Scottish Gaelic: Cailtidh, is a former coal mining village in the heart of the old mining heartlands of Fife. A settlement was established here by 1600, when Keltey appeared as a village on the line of the stagecoach road between Edinburgh, via the ferry, and Perth. Kelty is situated on the Fife and Perthshire boundary, next to the main Edinburgh to Perth road, the M90 motorway, and as a result of this has seen a large number of houses built primarily for commuters to Edinburgh over the past five years. To the East of Kelty is Loch Ore and, beyond, the villages of Ballingry and Lochore, while a little over a mile and a half to the South East is Cowdenbeath.
Old Photographs Denny Scotland
Tour Scotland wee video of old photographs of Denny town in the Falkirk area. Formerly in the county of Stirlingshire. It is situated 7 miles west of Falkirk, and 6 miles north east of Cumbernauld, adjacent to both the M80 and M876 motorways. Denny is separated from neighbouring village Dunipace by the River Carron. Until the early 1980s, Denny was a centre for heavy industry, including several iron foundries, brickworks, a coal mine and paper mills. Thomas Bain was born in Denny on December 14, 1834. He was a Canadian parliamentarian. He was the son of Walter Bain, and migrated to Canada with his family when he was three years old. They settled on a bush farm in Wentworth County near Hamilton, Ontario. He was elected to the County Council in the 1860s and became Warden. He was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the 1872 federal election as a Liberal. He was re-elected on six subsequent occasions, serving as a Member of Parliament for 28 years before retiring in 1900. In the House, he usually spoke on agricultural issues, and became Chairman of the Committee on Agriculture and Colonization in 1896. In 1874, he married Helen Weir. When the Speaker of the Canadian House of Commons, James David Edgar, died unexpectedly in July 1899, Wilfrid Laurier asked Bain to become the new Speaker for the remainder of Egar's term. Bain served as Speaker until the House was dissolved for the 1900 election in which he did not run. After retiring from politics, Bain became President of the Landed Banking and Loan Company and the Malcolm and Souter Furniture Company. He died in Dundas, on January 18, 1915, Ontario at age 80. Carl William Dunn Kirkwood was born on 30 April 1929 in Denny. He was the son of iron jobbing moulder William Kirkwood and his wife Ellen. He completed his schooling in Scotland and then served in the British Army in Malaya and Singapore from 1946 to 1948. He worked as a jobbing moulder, in Australia in 1955. He was soon active both in the Moulders' Union and the Labor Party's Preston branch. In 1970 he was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly as the member for Preston. He became spokesman on local government immediately, adding lands from 1976 to 1977 and dropping his front bench role entirely in 1981. Kirkwood retired in 1988. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day.
Old Photographs Redding Scotland
Tour Scotland wee video of old photographs of Redding village in the Falkirk area. The village is 2.1 miles south east of Falkirk, 1.9 miles south south west of Grangemouth and 1 mile west of Polmont. On a hill beyond Redding is a stone that is called Wallace's stone, marking out the spot from which Sir William Wallace, after his quarrel with Sir John Stuart, one of the Scottish chiefs, is said to have viewed the Battle of Falkirk, from which he had been compelled to retire, and to have witnessed the defeat of the Scottish army. In 1923, the small mining community of Redding was the scene of one of the worst disasters in the history of the Scottish coalfield, which claimed the lives of 40 men. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day.
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
Stranraer🏴 Museum Scotland tour walk 🚶♂️ look
Stranraer's historic Old Town Hall is home to this fascinating museum where you can discover Wigtownshire's past. The museum features one of Scotland
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;
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.
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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History
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 .
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.
Heavy snow during the Beast from the East 2018 in Hamilton. Scotland
1 March 2018 Hamilton Scotland
Scenic 4K Scotland Drive | Perth and Kinross, Stirling | Timelapse
Sit back and relax with this 4K sunny drive through the picturesque Perth and Kinross. Enjoy the stunning scenery and serene atmosphere of Scotland in this calming video. Route takes you through the Perth and Kinross: starting in Fife's Queensferry Bridge, going up M90 to Kinross, Perth, The Hermitage, then turning back and going to Crieff through back roads, then to Stirling, down past Falkirk towards West Lothian, ending just into Ediburgh.
00:00 M90, Queensferry, Kinross, Perth
07:25 A822, Back roads to Crieff ⭐️
12:47 A822, Crieff - Greenloaning
14:10 A9, Greenloaning - Bridge of Allan
15:35 B823, Bridge of Allan - Stirling
16:25 Burghmuir Road, Stirling
16:42 A905 & A91, Stirling
17:25 A9 towards Larbert
18:47 Larbert, Stenhousemuir
19:58 B902, Falkirk
20:31 A9 towards Grangemouth
22:05 M9 Southbound
22:25 A801 & B792 to Bathgate
24:14 Bathgate
24:48 Dumcross Road, Bathgate
25:54 A89 to Dechmont
26:20 A899 & A71 to Edinburgh
27:55 NCR75 to Balerno
30:02 A70 into Edinburgh
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Remembrance Day Parade Montrose Fc
parade is led by the royal British legion branch Montrose at links park stadium.
Home of the Montrose football club.
Montrose v Forfar fc
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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.
A Winter Morning Over The Forth Valley
This is footage from a quick flight over the Forth Valley in Central Scotland, shot near Linlithgow. It was a crisp, bright and calm morning.
As always this was shot using a DJI Mavic Air.
For the duration of the flights from which this footage was captured the pilot adhered to the UK Drone Code and the relevant Air Navigation Orders.
Half an Hour at (211) - Larbert Station 2.2.2017 - Class 156 158 170 - Falkirk
Larbert Station lies just north of Falkirk and was once a major junction. Today it's a busy commuter station serving a number of surrounding villages with services to Stirling, Edinburgh and Glasgow. The video includes footage of class 156, 158 and 170 Scotrail DMU's. This line is set to be electrified in the next couple of years with the bridge shown in the video having recently been raised to allow cables to go underneath. The station is famous as being the starting point of the troop train which was involved in the Quintinshill disaster near Gretna Green. It happened in 1915 and is the worst ever British rail disaster.