Clackmannanshire. Clackmannanshire ( The name is derived from the Scottish Gaelic: Siorrachd Chlach Mhannainn meaning "Stone of Manau". As Britain's smallest historic county, it is often nicknamed "The Wee County". When written, Clackmannanshire is commonly abbreviated to Clacks. Administrative history[edit] The County of Clackmannan is one of Scotland's 33 historic local government counties, bordering on Perthshire, Kinross-shire, Stirlingshire and Fife. Clackmannanshire today[edit] In terms of population, Clackmannanshire is the smallest council area in mainland Scotland, with a population of 48,630 (in 2005), around half of whom live in the main town and administrative centre, Alloa.
The motto of Clackmannanshire is "Look Aboot Ye" (Circumspice in Latin). Council political composition[edit] Geography[edit] The Ochil Hills lie in the northern part of the area. Economy[edit] The main industries are agriculture, brewing, and formerly coal mining. Transport[edit] Alloa railway station reopened in May 2008. Awards | A876 Upper Forth Crossing at Kincardine (Clackmannanshire Bridge) Whole Project Award Project Team: Client: Transport Scotland Design Checking: Jacobs Engineering, Benaim (part of Scott Wilson) and Gifford Design: WA Fairhurst & Partners, Construction: Morgan Vinci The project The Upper Forth Crossing at Kincardine (Clackmannanshire Bridge) has brought substantial benefits to Kincardine and the surrounding area.
It provides a safer, cleaner and quieter environment with traffic being dramatically reduced through the village of Kincardine, while the sensitive ecology of the Firth of Forth has been protected. The scheme consists of the following elements: 6.4km of mainline roads including a 1.2km multi-span crossing of the Forth (the Clackmannanshire Bridge) 3.1 km of side roads 5km of cycle/footways 4 other major bridges Grade-separated junction, and 2 major roundabouts Extensive environmental mitigation, including a managed coastal realignment at Kennet Pans. Construction The bridge Ecology New cycle routes.
Discover Clackmannanshire - 50 Fascinating Facts. Photographs of Clackmannanshire. Clackmannanshire genealogy. "CLACKMANNANSHIRE, the smallest Co. of Scotland, extending 10 miles N. and S. between the main body of Perthshire and the river Forth, and 11 miles E. and W. between the cos. of Stirling and Fife; area, 30,477 ac.; pop. 25,680, or 539 persons to each sq. m. The surface rises from the Forth by an easy ascent, broken by gentle undulations and by the valley of the river Devon, to the Ochil Hills, which extend along the N. border. These hills afford excellent pasturage; the low grounds are well cultivated. Coal is raised in the Devon valley; the towns of Alloa and Tillicoultry have woollen mfrs.
The Co. comprises 4 pars., parts of 2 other pars. and also the police burghs of Alloa and Tillicoultry. Clackmannanshire unites with Kinross-shire in returning 1 member to Parliament. " [From Bartholemew's Gazetteer of the British Isles, 1887] An adjustment was made by the Boundary Commission in 1891. [From Clackmannan and Kinross by J.P.Day B.A. Archives and Libraries Bibliography Cemeteries Genealogy. FotO. Discover Clackmannanshire - Shops, Hotels, Bed and Breakfast,Tourism, Events, Days Out. Clackmannanshire Cycle routes. Click on a pointer above to find more details about a Clackmannanshire cycle route Scotland Cycle Routes > ClackmannanshireLocated in Central Scotland, it is nicknamed the "Wee County". Formerly a large coal mining area, now it is popular in brewing and agricultural. In May of 2008 the Alloa Railway opened.
With the thirteen villages there are still some interesting landmarks. All Clackmannanshire Cycle Routes Clackmannanshire Forum There are currently no posts in the Clackmannanshire forum. Hostels and Accommodation in Clackmannanshire Glendevon. Clackmannanshire Council Museum & Heritage Service. The collection is stored in the former Liberal Club, Mar Street, Alloa, a fine building of 1904. The eclectic collection includes items of archaeological, social and industrial history relating to Clackmannanshire, including W & J A Bailey’s Alloa Pottery; material from the Alloa Glass work, probably the oldest glassworks in Europe still working on the same site; artefacts from Paton and Baldwin’s Kilncraigs wool-spinning mill and weaving looms related to the weaving industry of the Hillfoot towns and villages.
There is also an expanding art collection, including works by the Alloa-born artist David Allan and 19th and 21st century Scottish artists. The collection is not normally on display, but individual items may be viewed by by appointment. The Museum and Heritage Service also provides an outreach service, including lectures, visits, loans and reminiscence boxes on the Victorians, old toys, the Second World War and the Fifties and Sixties. Clackmannanshire. Bibliography Clackmannan: a small hilltop burgh and its county are named from the ancient stone set in 1833 on top of a new standing stone beside the Cross and the Tolbooth remains. The stone’s original position appears to have been on lower ground close to a once broader Forth estuary. The name is discussed in Dr Simon Taylor’s article on the county’s place-names. Simon Taylor – The Clackmannanshire Place-names project I would like to start with a special thank-you to Scottish History for All (Eachdraidh Albannach) (SHfA) and the Gaelic in Clackmannanshire (GiC) Project in particular.
Dollar from the north: from an old postcard Aberdona, Clackmannan parish (Aberdonie 1652 Retours), ‘mouth of the *Donie’. 1 These and other similar names are discussed by W. [The project team are in the process of creating an interactive CD-ROM which will be available soon free of charge as an educational and tourism package. Dr Simon Taylor (abridged from his talk at the Dollar conference, Nov. 2005) Old Roads of Scotland. OVERVIEW There are traditions of Roman crossings at Manor and Throsk, with traces of a causeway and castellum at Manor. The crossing at Throsk may have been the Pons Servani across which St Kentigern is said to have fled to escape enemies.
At any rate there are large spreads of stones at Throsk which served to create a (dangerous) fording point and may have given rise to the tradition of a bridge. At a later date (1559), a bridge at Tullibody was thrown down to delay a party of Franch troops but they tore down the roof of the church to ford the river. When a bridge was built at Dollar some people contined to cross the river on stilts. The River Forth was navigable to Stirling, and Alloa was a port that had considerable trade with coastal towns and the continent.
There are the usual remarks about statute labour and turnpike roads and the general improvement in transport by the time of the NSA. One derivation given for the name is aull waeg meaning the way to the sea, or the sea-way. Top. Clackmannanshire - Scottish Mining Website. Resources elsewhere on this site: Children's Employment Commission 1842Mining District Reports 1844-1859 - Clackmannan is mentioned in several of these reports.Housing reports from 1875 and 1913 Gazetteer Descriptions The following websites contain on-line versions of Groome's Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland and Samuel Lewis Topographical Dictionary of Scotland. Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland, Francis H Groome, 1895 Brucefield, an estate, with a mansion, in Clackmannan parish, Clackmannanshire.
Coalsnaughton, a collier village of Clackmannanshire, in the parish and 1 mile S by E of the town of Tillicoultry. Devon Iron-works, an extensive establishment in the Sauchie section of Alloa parish, Clackmannanshire, near the left bank of the Devon, 2 1/2 miles NNE of Alloa. Devonside, a village in Tillicoultry parish, 3/4 mile SSE of Tillicoultry town. Clackmannanshire Council Online | ClacksWeb. Clackmannanshire-factsheet.xls - clackmannanshire-factsheet.pdf. ClacksNet. Clackmannanshire Tourism. Clackmannanshire Tower Trail. Clackmannanshire, with its dramatic landscape of flat carseland between the dominant Ochil Hills and the banks of the River Forth, has been a strategic location for settlements since the prehistoric age.
Read more Clackmannanshire's importance continued to grow, and from the 11th century the area was home to many distinguished Scottish families who were required to be in close proximity to the Royal Court at Stirling Castle. Their castles and tower houses are in evidence today, and can be visited as part of the Tower Trail - Alloa Tower, Castle Campbell, Menstrie Castle, Clackmannan Tower and Sauchie Tower.
Each tower has its own fascinating history, and formed part of a wider complex of buildings, including great halls, courtyards and living quarters. The Tower Trail takes visitors on a tour of Clackmannanshire’s four medieval towers and one manor house. Knowledge Base. Alloa. Coordinates: Alloa (/ˈæloʊə/; Scottish Gaelic: Alamhagh, possibly meaning "rock plain") is a town and former burgh in Clackmannanshire, set in the Central Lowlands of Scotland. It lies on the north bank of the Firth of Forth close to the foot of the Ochil Hills, 5.5 miles (8.9 km) east of Stirling and 7.9 miles (12.7 km) north of Falkirk.
An alternative not so Gaelic interpretation - Dr Jamieson,the author of the Scottish Dictionary,and who,by the way,was educated at Alloa,states that the most probable etymology of the name was from Aull Waeg, signifying the way to the sea or the sea-way. The town was a burgh of barony, and today is the administrative centre of Clackmannanshire council. The economy of the town relied heavily on trade through its port with mainland Europe, but due to competition from modern ports it closed in 1970. Nowadays the economy is centred on retail and leisure after the closure of the main industries of the town; only one brewer and one glassmaker survive today.
Clackmannan. Coordinates: Clackmannan ( listen ; Scottish Gaelic: Clach Mhanainn, meaning "Stone of Manau"), is a small town and civil parish set in the Central Lowlands of Scotland. [3] Situated within the Forth Valley, Clackmannan is 1.8 miles (2.9 km) south-east of Alloa and 3.2 miles (5.1 km) south of Tillicoultry. The town is part of the Clackmannanshire council area and was formerly the county town of the county of Clackmannan which is Scotland's smallest. According to a 2009 estimate the population of the settlement of Clackmannan is 3,348 residents.[2] History[edit] The name of the town refers to the Stone of Mannan, a pre-Christian monument which can be seen in the town square, beside the Tollbooth Tower, which dates from the 16th century.
During the 12th century, the area formed part of the lands controlled by the abbots of Cambuskenneth. See also[edit] References[edit] External links[edit]
Hillfoots Villages. The Hillfoots Villages are the villages and small towns which lie at the base of the southern scarp face of the Ochil Hills, formed by the Ochil Fault, in Stirlingshire and Clackmannanshire in central Scotland. Hillfoots Villages MapSatellite image showing all the Hillfoots Villages - Google Maps. Blairlogie. Coordinates: Old drove track at Cotkerse by Blairlogie. Menstrie.
Coordinates: Menstrie (Scottish Gaelic: Meanstraidh) is a village in the county of Clackmannanshire in Scotland. It is about 5 miles (8 kilometres) east-north-east of Stirling. It is one of a string of towns that, because of their location at the base of the Ochil Hills, are collectively referred to as the Hillfoots Villages or simply The Hillfoots. Physical geography[edit] Menstrie stands on the carse or flood plain of the River Devon, between 10 and 20 metres altitude above sea level.
It is roughly astride the Ochil Fault whose movement gave rise to the dramatic southern scarp of the Ochils but which is now almost quiescent. Two of the most westerly summits of the Ochil Hills, Dumyat and Myreton Hill, rise steeply to the north of the village to reach about 400m altitude. The Menstrie Burn, though generally tranquil, drains a catchment area (Menstrie Glen) of about 14 km2 in the Ochil Hills and occasionally experiences flash floods.
Facilities[edit] Transport links[edit] Recreation[edit] Alva, Clackmannanshire. Coordinates: Alva (Scottish Gaelic: Allamhagh Beag, meaning little plain of the rock) is a small town in Clackmannanshire, set in the Central Lowlands of Scotland. It is one of a number of towns situated immediately to the south of the Ochil Hills, collectively referred to as the Hillfoots Villages or simply The Hillfoots. Alva had a resident population of 5,181 at the 2001 census but has since been revised to 4,960 in 2006. History[edit] During the Industrial Revolution, Alva developed as a textile manufacturing centre, with the, originally water-powered, woollen mills providing employment for locals and migrant workers to the area. Geography[edit] Alva lies right at the foot of the Ochil Hills. The town is situated on slightly higher ground than the surrounding carse, being on two overlapping alluvial fans, made up of material deposited by the Carnaughton Glen and Alva Glen burns.
Facilities[edit] Map of Alva from 1945 The town has both a primary school and a secondary school. Tillicoultry. Dollar, Clackmannanshire. Muckhart. Ochil Hills.