Glen Village

Glen Village is a settlement in the Falkirk council area of Scotland, situated at the southern end of Callendar Park, and around 1 mile south of Falkirk town centre.

Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Type: Village with 327 residents
Description: village in Falkirk, Scotland, UK
Also known as: “Glenvillage”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Falkirk High railway station and Callendar House.

Falkirk High railway station

Railway station

Photo: Geof Sheppard, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Falkirk High railway station is one of two railway stations serving the town of Falkirk in Scotland. It is on the Glasgow to Edinburgh via Falkirk Line and situated on the southern edge of the town, close to the Union Canal.

Callendar House

Museum

Photo: John Lord, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Callendar House is a mansion set within the grounds of Callendar Park in Falkirk, central Scotland. During the 19th century, it was redesigned and extended in the style of a French Renaissance château fused with elements of Scottish baronial architecture.

Falkirk Steeple

Photo: Kevin Rae, CC BY-SA 2.0.

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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Woodlands and Shieldhill.

Woodlands

Suburb

Woodlands is a large, prosperous central area of Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland, which is mainly residential. Much of the ward is taken up by leafy streets where property prices are among the highest in Central Scotland and includes Lochgreen, Slamannan, Rosebank, Gartcows and Southern Pleasance areas.

Shieldhill

Village

Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Shieldhill is a village within the Falkirk council area in Central Scotland. The village is two miles southeast of Falkirk, 2+1⁄2 miles southwest of Polmont and 1⁄2 mile north of California.