Cowiehall Quarry

Places of Interest Nearby

Plean Castle

Castle

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Plean Tower, also known as Cock-a-bendy Castle, Mengie Castle, Menzies Castle and Plane Castle, is located around 1 mile from Plean, in Stirling, central Scotland. Plean Castle is situated 1½ miles south of Cowiehall Quarry.

Alloa Inch

Island

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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. Alloa Inch is situated 2 miles northeast of Cowiehall Quarry.

Tullibody Inch

Islet

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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". Tullibody Inch is situated 2 miles northeast of Cowiehall Quarry.

Places in the Area

Cowie

Village

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Cowie is a village in the Stirling council area of Scotland. Historically part of Stirlingshire, it lies on the minor B9124 road approximately 4 miles southeast of Stirling and about 1 mile north of the A9 road.

Throsk

Village

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Throsk is a village in the Stirling council area of Scotland. It lies on the A905 road east of Fallin close to the River Forth. The United Kingdom Census 2001 recorded the population as 231.

Fallin

Village

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Fallin is a former pit village in Central Stirling, in the county of Stirlingshire. It was on the site of the Polmaise Colliery 3&4, and both of the names Polmaise and Fallin were commonly used. Fallin is situated 1½ miles northwest of Cowiehall Quarry.

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