Plean Mining Disaster Memorial
Plean Mining Disaster Memorial is a memorial in Stirling, Scotland. Plean Mining Disaster Memorial is situated nearby to Walled Garden, as well as near Dipping Pond.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Plean House and Plean Castle.
Plean House
Ruins
Photo: Kevin Rae, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Plean House is a ruins, which is situated 980 feet southeast of Plean Mining Disaster Memorial.
Plean Castle
Castle
Photo: Derek Ferris, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Plean Tower, also known as Cock-a-bendy Castle, Mengie Castle, Menzies Castle and Plane Castle, is located around 1 mile from Plean, in Stirling, central Scotland. Plean Castle is situated 1½ miles east of Plean Mining Disaster Memorial.
William Simpson’s Home
Social service facility
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The William Simpson's Home is a care home in Plean, Scotland. It provides care for members of the armed services who have developed mental health or alcohol related problems. William Simpson’s Home is situated 3,500 feet east of Plean Mining Disaster Memorial.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Plean and Torwood.
Plean
Village
Photo: Kevin Rae, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Plean is a village, in the Stirling council area of central Scotland, located on the main A9 road from Falkirk. At the 2001 census, Plean had a population of 1,740. Plean has some historic buildings, some council houses and an estate.
Torwood
Village
Photo: Leslie Barrie, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Torwood is a small village located 2 miles north-northwest of Larbert, 4 miles north-west of Falkirk and 6 miles south-southeast of Stirling. Torwood lies within the Falkirk Council area of Scotland. Torwood is situated 1½ miles southeast of Plean Mining Disaster Memorial.
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 north of Plean Mining Disaster Memorial.
Plean Mining Disaster Memorial
- Type: Memorial
- Inscription: “Dedicated to the coal-miners who worked and died in the Plean Pits.”
- Category: historic site
- Location: Stirling, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
56.05982° or 56° 3′ 35″ northLongitude
-3.88462° or 3° 53′ 5″ westOpen location code
9C8R3458+W5OpenStreetMap ID
node 2398650422OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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