Bothkennar
Bothkennar is a hamlet in Falkirk, Scotland. Bothkennar is situated nearby to the village Skinflats, as well as near Carronshore.Photo: Auldcathy, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: church building and area in Falkirk, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Both Cainneir” and “Bothkennar Parish Church”
Places of Interest
Highlights include The Kelpies and Ochilview Park.
The Kelpies
Photo: Steven Straiton, CC BY 2.0.
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.
Ochilview Park
Stadium
Photo: kim traynor, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ochilview Park is a football stadium in Stenhousemuir in the Falkirk council area of Scotland. It is the home ground of Scottish League One club Stenhousemuir. Ochilview Park is situated 2 miles west of Bothkennar.
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 Grahamston railway station is situated 2 miles southwest of Bothkennar.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Skinflats and Carronshore.
Skinflats
Village
Photo: Tom Sargent, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Skinflats is a small village in the Falkirk council area of Scotland. It is located 1.5 miles north-west of Grangemouth, 1.1 miles east of Carronshore and 2.3 miles north-east of Falkirk.
Carronshore
Village
Photo: John Lord, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Carronshore is a village in the Falkirk council area of Scotland. The village lies in the Forth Valley, 1.7 miles north of the town of Falkirk and directly to the east of neighbouring village Carron.
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.
Bothkennar
- Categories: church and locality
- Location: Falkirk, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
56.03153° or 56° 1′ 54″ northLongitude
-3.76195° or 3° 45′ 43″ westOpen location code
9C8R26JQ+J6OpenStreetMap ID
node 5977959701OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletWikidata ID
Q17816694
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Satellite Map
Discover Bothkennar from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Breton to Welsh—“Bothkennar” goes by many names.
- Breton: “Both Cainneir”
- Cornish: “Both Cainneir”
- Irish: “Both Cainneir”
- Manx: “Both Cainneir”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Both Cainneir”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Bothkennar”
- Welsh: “Both Cainneir”
- Welsh: “Bothkennar”
- “Both Cainneir”
- “Bothkennar”
- “Bothkennar - Both Cainneir”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Langlees and Auld Toon.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Bothkennar Parish Church and Bothkennar Church Hall.
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