Blackness

Blackness is a small village and harbour at Blackness Bay, an inlet of the in . It lies 3.4 mi east-southeast of , 5.0 mi west-northwest of and 3.8 mi north-east of , within the council area of Falkirk.
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  • Type: Village with 214 residents
  • Description: village in Falkirk, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “Blackness, Falkirk”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Blackness, St Ninians Way, War Memorial and House of the Binns.

Memorial
Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Castle
Photo: JThomas, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The , or simply the Binns…

Castle
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is a late 16th-century tower house in . is situated 1½ miles southeast of Blackness.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Champany and Philpstoun.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet in Falkirk, on the junctions…

Village
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is a small village in … is situated 2 miles south of Blackness.

Village
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is a village and civil parish in , Scotland. is situated 2 miles east of Blackness.

Blackness

Latitude
56.00373° or 56° 0′ 13″ north
Longitude
-3.52217° or 3° 31′ 20″ west
Population
214
Elevation
3 feet (1 metre)
Open location code
9C8R2F3H+F4
Open­Street­Map ID
node 29338291
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
11694315
Wiki­data ID
Q4923190
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Urdu—“Blackness” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Blackness”
  • Chinese: “布莱克内斯”
  • Dutch: “Blackness”
  • French: “Blackness”
  • German: “Blackness”
  • Irish: “An Dubh-Nis”
  • Irish: “An t-Sròn Dhubh”
  • Scots: “Blackness, Fawkirk”
  • Scots: “Blackness”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “An t-Sròn Dhubh”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Blackness”
  • Urdu: “بلیک نیس، فالکرک”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Mannerston Holdings and Pardovan.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Blackness Boatclub and Blackness, Blackness Mission Church.

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