Carron

Worth seeing in and around Carron

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   The Kelpies

   The Kelpies are a pair of monumental steel horse-heads between the Scottish towns of Falkirk and Grangemouth. They stand next to the M9 motorway and form the eastern gateway of the Forth and Clyde Canal, which meets the River Carron here.

   2.4 km · sculpture by Andy Scott · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Falkirk Stadium

   The Falkirk Stadium is an all-seater football stadium in Falkirk, central Scotland, which is the home ground of Scottish Premiership club Falkirk. The stadium has a capacity of 7,937 and currently consists of three fully completed stands.

   3.3 km · football stadium in Falkirk, Scotland, UK · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Ochilview Park

   Ochilview Park is a football stadium in Stenhousemuir in the Falkirk council area of Scotland. It is the home ground of Scottish Championship club Stenhousemuir.

   1.4 km · stadium in Falkirk, Scotland, UK · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Callendar House

   Callendar House is a mansion set within the grounds of Callendar Park in Falkirk, central Scotland. During the 19th century, it was redesigned and extended in the style of a French Renaissance château fused with elements of Scottish baronial architecture.

   3.9 km · historic House and Park in Falkirk · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Firs Park

   Firs Park was a football stadium in Falkirk, Scotland, which was the home of East Stirlingshire F.C. between 1921 and 2008. It was located on Firs Street, 0.3 miles north-east of the town centre.

   2.5 km · stadium in Falkirk, Scotland, UK · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Falkirk Old Parish Church

   Falkirk Old & St. Modan's Parish Church, also known as "Falkirk Trinity Church", is a congregation of the Church of Scotland in Falkirk, central Scotland.

   2.9 km · church in Falkirk, Scotland, UK · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Falkirk Steeple

   The Falkirk Steeple is a municipal building on the High Street in Falkirk in Scotland. The building, which accommodates a heritage centre, is a Category A listed building.

   3 km · Clock tower in Falkirk, Scotland · Wikipedia
8. 08
   St Andrew's West

   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.

   2.9 km · church in Falkirk, Scotland, UK · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Arthur's O'on temple

   Arthur's O'on 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.

   500 m · probable Roman temple near Falkirk, Scotland, destroyed in 1743 · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Brockville Park

    Brockville Park was a football stadium located on Hope Street in Falkirk, Scotland, 0.25 miles 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.

    2.5 km · stadium in Falkirk, Scotland, UK · Wikipedia

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Getting to Carron

Airports

Edinburgh (EDI), 27 km · Glasgow (GLA), 43 km · Glasgow Prestwick (PIK), 76 km

Stations

Larbert railway station, 2.4 km · Falkirk High railway station, 3.8 km · Falkirk Grahamston railway station, 2.7 km · Camelon railway station, 2.7 km

• Glasgow → Carron

  34 km · quickest by road, 49 min · £3.5–5
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• Prestwick, South Ayrshire → Carron

  78 km · quickest by road, 1h 46m · £8–11
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• Aberdeen → Carron

  162 km · quickest by road, 3h 3m · £18–24
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