Inch
Inch is an island in Clackmannanshire, Scotland. Inch is situated nearby to the village South Alloa, as well as near Throsk.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Alloa Inch and Tullibody Inch.
Alloa Inch
Island
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Inch or Alloa Inch is an island in the tidal reaches of the River Forth near Alloa, just before the river opens out into the Firth of Forth. There is a derelict farmhouse on the island, as the land was farmed in the past.
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".
Alloa Tower
Museum
Photo: AllyD, Public domain.
Alloa Tower in Alloa, Clackmannanshire, in central Scotland, is an early 14th-century tower house that served as the medieval residence of the Erskine family, later Earls of Mar.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include South Alloa and Alloa.
South Alloa
Village
Photo: Ian S, CC BY-SA 2.0.
South Alloa is a small village which lies in the far north of the Falkirk council area of Scotland. The village is on the south bank of the River Forth where the river empties and widens to form the Firth of Forth.
Alloa
Town
Photo: Peter Gordon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Alloa is a town in Clackmannanshire in the Central Lowlands of Scotland. It is on the north bank of the Forth at the spot where some say it ceases to be the River Forth and becomes the Firth of Forth.
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.
Inch
- Type: Island
- Category: landform
- Location: Clackmannanshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.10597° or 56° 6′ 22″ northLongitude
-3.81647° or 3° 48′ 59″ westElevation
7 feet (2 metres)Open location code
9C8R454M+9CGeoNames ID
13285404
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