River Carron

River Carron is a watercourse in Falkirk, Scotland. River Carron is situated nearby to the suburb Langlees, as well as near the village Carronshore.

Places of Interest

Highlights include The Kelpies and Arthur’s O’on.

The Kelpies

Photo: Steven Straiton, CC BY 2.0.

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.

Arthur’s O’on

Ruins

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

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.

Ochilview Park

Stadium

Photo: kim traynor, CC BY-SA 2.0.

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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Carron and Carronshore.

Carron

Village

Photo: James Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Carron is a village in the Falkirk council area of Scotland. It is in the Forth Valley, about 2 miles north of Falkirk, 3 miles north-west of Grangemouth and 1⁄2 mile southeast of Stenhousemuir.

Carronshore

Village

Photo: John Lord, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Carronshore is a village in the Falkirk council area of Scotland. The village lies in the Forth Valley, 1.7 miles north of the town of Falkirk and directly to the east of neighbouring village Carron.

Bainsford

Suburb

Photo: David Kitching, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Bainsford is a small village within the Falkirk council area of Scotland. The village is situated in the Forth Valley, 1 mile north of the town of Falkirk.

River Carron

Type: Watercourse
Category: body of water
Location: Falkirk, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

56.02319° or 56° 1′ 24″ north

Longitude

-3.78573° or 3° 47′ 9″ west

Elevation

16 feet (5 metres)

Open location code

9C8R26F7+7P

GeoNames ID

10246489

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Localities in the Area

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