Bankside
Bankside is a locality in Falkirk, Scotland. Bankside is situated nearby to the suburb Middlefield, as well as near Langlees.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include The Kelpies and Falkirk Grahamston railway station.
The Kelpies
Photo: Beninjam200, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.
Falkirk Grahamston railway station
Railway station
Photo: Nigel Thompson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Falkirk Grahamston railway station is one of two railway stations serving the town of Falkirk in Scotland. It is located on the Edinburgh to Dunblane Line and also the Cumbernauld Line.
Falkirk Public Library
Library
Falkirk Public Library is a public library in Falkirk, Scotland. It is administered by Falkirk Council. Local author Alan Bissett credits the library for giving him his passion for writing.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bainsford and 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.
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.
Glensburgh
Hamlet
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Glensburgh is a very small and old hamlet situated on the south bank of the River Carron, 1.1 miles north-west of Grangemouth. Originally built on farmland in 1240 as houses for farm slaves the now standing cottages date back as far as 1878.
Bankside
- Type: Locality
- Location: Falkirk, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.01223° or 56° 0′ 44″ northLongitude
-3.77623° or 3° 46′ 34″ westElevation
33 feet (10 metres)Open location code
9C8R266F+VGGeoNames ID
13268235
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