Alloa Inch

Inch or Alloa Inch is an island in the tidal reaches of the River Forth near Alloa, just before the river opens out into the Firth of Forth. There is a derelict farmhouse on the island, as the land was farmed in the past.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Type: Island
Description: island in the tidal reaches of the River Forth near Alloa, Scotland, United Kingdom
Also known as: “Inch”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Alloa Tower and Alloa railway station.

Alloa Tower

Museum

Photo: AllyD, Public domain.

Alloa Tower in Alloa, Clackmannanshire, in central Scotland, is an early 14th-century tower house that served as the medieval residence of the Erskine family, later Earls of Mar.

Alloa railway station

Railway station

Photo: Richard Sutcliffe, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Alloa railway station is a railway station in Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland. The station was first opened in 1850 and operated until 1968. The original station building from 1850 was replaced by a new structure in 1887, which was demolished following the closure and removal of the railway lines in 1968.

Tullibody Inch

Islet

Photo: Thomas Nugent, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Tullibody Inch is an islet in the estuarine waters of the River Forth. It takes its name from the nearby town of Tullibody, "inch" being from the Scottish Gaelic innis meaning "island" or "meadow".

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Alloa and Tullibody.

Alloa

Town

Photo: Peter Gordon, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Alloa is a town in Clackmannanshire in the Central Lowlands of Scotland. It is on the north bank of the Forth at the spot where some say it ceases to be the River Forth and becomes the Firth of Forth.

Tullibody

Town

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Tullibody is a village set in the Central Lowlands of Scotland. It lies north of the River Forth near to the foot of the Ochil Hills within the Forth Valley.

Sauchie

Village

Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Sauchie is a town in Clackmannanshire, in the Central Lowlands of Scotland. It lies north of the River Forth and south of the Ochil Hills, approximately 1 mile north-east of Alloa.

Alloa Inch

Categories: wetland, nature reserve, recreation area, locality, and landform
Location: Clackmannanshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

56.1058° or 56° 6′ 21″ north

Longitude

-3.8165° or 3° 48′ 60″ west

Open location code

9C8R454M+89

OpenStreetMap ID

way 3466037

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=nature_reserve

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=wetland

OpenStreetMap feature

place=island

Wikidata ID

Q4732978

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Satellite Map

Discover Alloa Inch from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From Dutch to Welsh—“Alloa Inch” goes by many names.

Dutch: “Alloa Inch”
Norwegian Nynorsk: “Alloa Inch”
Scottish Gaelic: “Innis Allmhaigh”
Welsh: “Ynys Alloa”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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