Stenhousemuir
Stenhousemuir is a town in the Central Lowlands of Scotland.
Stenhousemuir is a town in the Central Lowlands of Scotland. It lies within the Falkirk council area of Scotland. The town is two miles north-northwest of Falkirk and directly adjoins to Larbert in the west, where the nearest rail access is located. The villages of Carron and Carronshore adjoin Stenhousemuir to the east but to a lesser extent. Historically, Stenhousemuir lies with the historic county of Stirlingshire. At the 2001 census it showed that it had a resident population of 10,351 but according to a 2009 estimate this was revised to around 10,190 residents. The combined population of the four localities in 2011 was 24,722, representing about 15% of the Falkirk council area total.
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Worth seeing in and around Stenhousemuir
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.
- 01The 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.
3.3 km · sculpture by Andy Scott · Wikipedia - 02Edinburgh and Glasgow Union Canal
The Union Canal, originally called Edinburgh and Glasgow Union Canal, is a canal in Scotland, running from Falkirk to Edinburgh, constructed to bring minerals, especially coal, to the capital. It was opened in 1822 and was initially successful, but the construction of railways, particularly the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway, which opened in 1842, diminished its value as a transport medium.
3.8 km · canal in Scotland, running from Falkirk to Edinburgh · Wikipedia - 03Ochilview 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.
500 m · stadium in Falkirk, Scotland, UK · Wikipedia - 04Firs 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.
3.1 km · stadium in Falkirk, Scotland, UK · Wikipedia - 05Falkirk 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.
3.3 km · church in Falkirk, Scotland, UK · Wikipedia - 06Falkirk 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.
3.5 km · Clock tower in Falkirk, Scotland · Wikipedia - 07St 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.
3.3 km · church in Falkirk, Scotland, UK · Wikipedia - 08Forth to Firth Canal Pathway
The Forth and Clyde canal pathway runs between the Firth of Forth and the Firth of Clyde and is a 106-kilometre-long footpath and cycleway that runs across Scotland, between Bowling, west of Glasgow, and Lochrin Basin in Edinburgh. The path runs on the towpaths of the Forth & Clyde and Union Canals and is entirely off-road.
3.8 km · canal walkway · Wikipedia - 09Arthur'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.
600 m · probable Roman temple near Falkirk, Scotland, destroyed in 1743 · Wikipedia - 10Brockville 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.
2.9 km · stadium in Falkirk, Scotland, UK · Wikipedia
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Getting to Stenhousemuir
- Airports
- Edinburgh (EDI), 28 km · Glasgow (GLA), 43 km · Glasgow Prestwick (PIK), 76 km
- Stations
- Larbert railway station, 1.6 km · Falkirk Grahamston railway station, 3.1 km · Camelon railway station, 2.5 km
- Glasgow → Stenhousemuir33 km · quickest by road, 44 min · £3–4.5
- Prestwick, South Ayrshire → Stenhousemuir77 km · quickest by road, 1h 41m · £8–11
- Aberdeen → Stenhousemuir163 km · quickest by road, 3h 4m · £18–24
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No local-transport research exists yet for Stenhousemuir
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Stenhousemuir. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inGrangemouth Docks are busy with freight but never had ferries.
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Stenhousemuir is 33 km from Glasgow, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.