The Loan

The Loan is a hamlet in Falkirk, Scotland. The Loan is situated near the locality Causewayend, as well as near the village Maddiston.

Places of Interest

Highlights: Avon Aqueduct and Almond Castle.

Avon Aqueduct

Bridge

Photo: Eileen Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Avon Aqueduct is a navigable aqueduct that carries the Union Canal over the River Avon, near Linlithgow, Scotland.

Almond Castle

Castle

Photo: Rob Burke, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Almond Castle is a ruined L-plan castle dating from the 15th century. It is located 3 miles west of Linlithgow, and north of the Union Canal, in Falkirk, Scotland.

Manuel Junction is a railway junction near the village of Whitecross, Falkirk, Scotland. It is the terminus of the Bo'ness and Kinneil Railway and forms a connection between it and the Glasgow–Edinburgh via Falkirk line.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Maddiston and Whitecross.

Maddiston

Village

Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Maddiston is a village in the Falkirk council area of Scotland. It lies 3.8 miles west-southwest of Linlithgow, 1.3 miles south of Polmont and 0.6 miles south-east of Rumford at the south-east edge of the Falkirk urban area.

Whitecross

Village

Photo: Greg Fitchett, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Whitecross is a small village within the Falkirk council area, close to the boundary of West Lothian council in Scotland. It lies 2.0 miles west-southwest of Linlithgow and 2.5 miles south-east of Polmont on the west bank of the River Avon.

Standburn

Hamlet

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Standburn is a small village which lies within the Falkirk council area in central Scotland. It is located 1.3 miles south-west of Maddiston, 1.7 miles north-east of Avonbridge and 4.0 miles south east of Falkirk.

The Loan

Type: Hamlet
Category: locality
Location: Falkirk, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

55.96319° or 55° 57′ 48″ north

Longitude

-3.67997° or 3° 40′ 48″ west

Open location code

9C7RX87C+72

OpenStreetMap ID

node 5977979159

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Causewayend and Rumford.

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Highlights: Muir Wood and Castlehill, Motte.

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