Almond Castle
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.Photo: Rob Burke, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Manuel Junction and Avon Aqueduct.
Manuel Junction
Railway station
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. Manuel Junction is situated 3,300 feet east of 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. Avon Aqueduct is situated 1 mile southeast of Almond Castle.
Birkhill railway station
Railway station
Photo: Tom Sargent, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Birkhill railway station is a railway station on the Bo'ness and Kinneil Railway in Scotland, equidistant from Grangemouth, Bo'ness, Linlithgow and Polmont. Birkhill railway station is situated 1¼ miles northeast of Almond Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Whitecross and Maddiston.
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.
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.
Rumford
Village
Photo: M J Richardson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rumford is a small village between Maddiston and Brightons in the Falkirk council area, of Scotland. The village went through a great deal of expansion in the late 1990s and early 2000s, resulting in the population increasing exponentially since the 1991 census, when it was recorded as around 275 residents.
Almond Castle
- Type: Castle
- Description: castle in Falkirk, Scotland, UK
- Categories: Tower House, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Falkirk, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.97718° or 55° 58′ 38″ northLongitude
-3.67359° or 3° 40′ 25″ westOpen location code
9C7RX8GG+VHOpenStreetMap ID
way 1008667096OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q17816792
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In Other Languages
“Almond Castle” goes by many names.
- German: “Almond Castle”
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