Bothkennar

Bothkennar is a hamlet in , . Bothkennar is situated nearby to the village , as well as near .
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  • 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.

Photo: Steven Straiton, CC BY 2.0.
are a pair of monumental steel horse-heads between the Scottish towns of and . They stand next to the M9 motorway and form the eastern gateway of the , which meets the River Carron here.

Stadium
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is a football stadium in in the Falkirk council area of Scotland. It is the home ground of Scottish Championship club Stenhousemuir. is situated 2 miles west of Bothkennar.

Railway station
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is one of three railway stations serving the town of in . It is located on the Edinburgh to Dunblane Line and also the Cumbernauld Line. is situated 2 miles southwest of Bothkennar.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Skinflats and Carronshore.

Village
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is a small village in the Falkirk council area of . It is located 1.5 miles north-west of , 1.1 miles east of and 2.3 miles north-east of .

Village
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is a village in the Falkirk council area of . The village lies in the Forth Valley, 1.7 miles north of the town of and directly to the east of neighbouring village .

Hamlet
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is a very small and old hamlet situated on the south bank of the River Carron, 1.1 miles north-west of . Originally built on farmland in 1240 as houses for farm slaves the now standing cottages date back as far as 1878.

Bothkennar

Latitude
56.03153° or 56° 1′ 54″ north
Longitude
-3.76195° or 3° 45′ 43″ west
Open location code
9C8R26JQ+J6
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5977959701
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Wiki­data ID
Q17816694
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Satellite Map

Discover Bothkennar from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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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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