Clackmannan

Worth seeing in and around Clackmannan

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
   Airth Castle

   Airth Castle is a castle overlooking the village of Airth and the River Forth, in the Falkirk area of Scotland. Until 2023, the castle operated as a hotel and spa.

   5.2 km · castle in Falkirk, Scotland, UK · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Alloa Tower

   Alloa Tower in Alloa, Clackmannanshire, in central Scotland, is an early 14th-century tower house that served as the medieval residence of the Erskine family, later Earls of Mar. Retaining its original timber roof and battlements, the tower is one of the earliest and largest Scottish tower houses, with immensely thick walls.

   2.5 km · castle in Clackmannanshire, Scotland, UK · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Clackmannan Tower

   The Clackmannan Tower is a historic five-storey tower house situated at the summit of King's Seat Hill in Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland. It dates back to at least the 14th century when it was inhabited by King David II of Scotland and later sold to his cousin Robert Bruce, 2nd Baron of Clackmannan in 1359.

   800 m · tower house in Clackmannanshire, Scotland, UK · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Kincardine Bridge

   The Kincardine Bridge is a road bridge crossing the Firth of Forth from Falkirk to Kincardine, Fife, Scotland.

   4.8 km · bridge between Falkirk and Fife, Scotland · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Recreation Park

   Recreation Park, also known as Recreation Grounds, "The Recs" and The Indodrill Stadium for sponsorship reasons, is a football stadium in Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland. It is the home ground of Scottish Professional Football League team Alloa Athletic, who have played there since 1895.

   2.1 km · football stadium in Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland, UK · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Tulliallan Castle

   Tulliallan Castle is a large house in Kincardine, Fife, Scotland. It is the second structure to have the name, and is a mixture of Gothic and Italian style architecture set amid some 90 acres of parkland just north of where the Kincardine Bridge spans the Firth of Forth.

   4.4 km · country house in Fife, Scotland, UK · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Elphinstone Tower

   Elphinstone Tower, also known as Dunmore Tower or Airth Tower, is a ruined tower house on the Dunmore Estate in central Scotland. It is located 1.5 kilometres north-west of Airth and 9 kilometres east of Stirling in the Falkirk council area.

   3.7 km · tower house in Falkirk, Scotland, UK · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Sauchie Tower

   Sauchie Tower, also known as Devon Tower, is a 15th-century tower house in Clackmannanshire, Scotland. The tower is located by the village of Fishcross, 1 kilometre north of Sauchie and 2.5 kilometres north of Alloa, close to the River Devon.

   4.2 km · tower house, later house, in Clackmannanshire, Scotland, UK · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Gartmorn Dam

   Gartmorn Dam is an artificial freshwater loch north-east of Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland, UK, built in 1711–12 as a reservoir to supply water to hydraulic machines used in Alloa's mining industry. It was commissioned by John Erskine, 23rd and 6th Earl of Mar, to designs by George Sorocold, and is one of the earliest constructed reservoirs in Scotland.

   2.5 km · 1711-12 reservoir near Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland, UK, outflows west to Brothie Burn · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Gean House

    Gean House, or The Gean, is an early 20th-century Arts and Crafts style mansion, located on Tullibody Road, Alloa, Scotland. It was owned and used as a venue for events but has now been restored to a private residence since October 2018.

    4.4 km · house in Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland, UK · Wikipedia

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Getting to Clackmannan

Airports

Edinburgh (EDI), 29 km · Glasgow (GLA), 50 km · Glasgow Prestwick (PIK), 85 km

Stations

Alloa railway station, 2.7 km · Forest Mill railway station, 2.4 km

• Glasgow → Clackmannan

  41 km · quickest by road, 59 min · £4.5–6
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• Prestwick, South Ayrshire → Clackmannan

  86 km · quickest by road, 1h 56m · £9–12
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• Aberdeen → Clackmannan

  153 km · quickest by road, 2h 54m · £17–23
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