Torwood

Worth seeing in and around Torwood

5 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
   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.

   3.3 km · stadium in Falkirk, Scotland, UK · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Plean Castle

   Plean Tower, also known as Cock-a-bendy Castle, Mengie Castle, Menzies Castle and Plane Castle, is located around 1 mile from Plean, in Stirling, central Scotland. It comprises a small oblong tower house probably dating from the 15th century, and an adjoining 16th-century manor house.

   2.3 km · tower house in Stirling district, Scotland, UK · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Torwood Castle

   Torwood Castle is a ruined 16th-century L-plan castle near the village of Torwood, in the Falkirk Council area of central Scotland. It was designated as a Category A listed building in 1979.

   700 m · castle in Falkirk, Scotland, UK · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Denny Town House

   Denny Town House is a municipal building in Glasgow Road, Denny, Falkirk, Scotland. The structure is used by Falkirk Council for the provision of local services.

   3.8 km · municipal Building in Scotland · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Herbertshire Castle

   Herbertshire Castle was a castle built in the Barony of Herbertshire in the early 15th century, located near Dunipace, Falkirk, central Scotland. It is said once to have been a royal hunting station.

   3.9 km · castle in Falkirk, Scotland, UK · Wikipedia

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Getting to Torwood

Airports

Edinburgh (EDI), 32 km · Glasgow (GLA), 40 km · Glasgow Prestwick (PIK), 75 km

Stations

Larbert railway station, 3 km · Airth railway station, 3.8 km

• Glasgow → Torwood

  32 km · quickest by road, 43 min · £3–4.5
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• Prestwick, South Ayrshire → Torwood

  77 km · quickest by road, 1h 40m · £8–11
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• Aberdeen → Torwood

  163 km · quickest by road, 3h · £18–24
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No local-transport research exists yet for Torwood

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 Torwood. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.

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