Fallin
Fallin is a former pit village in Central Stirling, in the county of Stirlingshire. It was on the site of the Polmaise Colliery 3&4, and both of the names Polmaise and Fallin were commonly used.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Village with 2,850 residents
- Description: village in Stirling, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Fallin, Stirling”
Places of Interest
Highlights include The Gothenburg and Forthbank Stadium.
The Gothenburg
Pub
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Gothenburg, or simply The Goth, is a community-run pub in the former mining village of Fallin, near Stirling, Scotland. Founded in 1910, it is one of the few remaining pubs in Scotland still run under the Gothenburg system, with at least 95% of the profits donated to community causes.
Forthbank Stadium
Stadium
Forthbank Stadium is a football stadium in Stirling, Scotland. Opened in 1993, it has been the home ground of Scottish Professional Football League club Stirling Albion since then. Forthbank Stadium is situated 2 miles northwest of Fallin.
Tullibody Inch
Island
Photo: Thomas Nugent, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tullibody Inch is an islet in the estuarine waters of the River Forth. It takes its name from the nearby town of Tullibody, "inch" being from the Scottish Gaelic innis meaning "island" or "meadow". Tullibody Inch is situated 2 miles east of Fallin.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Throsk and Cowie.
Throsk
Village
Photo: Gareth Foster, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Throsk is a village in the Stirling council area of Scotland. It lies on the A905 road east of Fallin close to the River Forth. The United Kingdom Census 2001 recorded the population as 231.
Cowie
Village
Photo: Kevin Rae, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cowie is a village in the Stirling council area of Scotland. Historically part of Stirlingshire, it lies on the minor B9124 road approximately 4 miles southeast of Stirling and about 1 mile north of the A9 road. Cowie is situated 1½ miles south of Fallin.
Bannockburn
Town
Photo: Finlay McWalter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bannockburn is an area immediately south of the centre of Stirling in Scotland. It is part of the City of Stirling. It is named after the Bannock Burn, a stream running through the town before flowing into the River Forth. Bannockburn is situated 1½ miles southwest of Fallin.
Fallin
- Category: locality
- Location: Stirling, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.10426° or 56° 6′ 15″ northLongitude
-3.87495° or 3° 52′ 30″ westPopulation
2,850Elevation
43 feet (13 metres)Open location code
9C8R443G+P2OpenStreetMap ID
node 29340661OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
11592149Wikidata ID
Q5432280
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Fallin”. Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.