Conservatory Blinds in Clackmannan

Clackmannan

Clackmannan is a small town as well as civil parish set in the Central Lowlands of Scotland. Located within the Forth Valley, Clackmannan is 1.8 miles (2.9 km) south-east of Alloa and 3.2 miles (5.1 km) south of Tillicoultry. The town is within the area of Clackmannanshire, of which it was formerly the county town, until Alloa overtook it in size and importance. According to a 2009 price quote the population of the negotiation of Clackmannan is 3,348 residents. The name of the community describes the Stone of Manau or Stone of Mannan, a pre-Christian monolith that can be seen in the community square beside the Tolbooth or Tollbooth Tower, which dates from 1592. During the 12th century, the area developed part of the lands managed by the abbots of Cambuskenneth. Later it ended up being related to the Bruce family, who, throughout the 14th century, developed a calculated tower-house. It still stands above the town according to Historic Scotland, but entry is restricted (due to decrease). A crater on planet 253 Mathilde is called after Clackmannan. Since Mathilde is a dark, carbonaceous body, its craters have been called after famous coalfields from across the world. The Clackmannan Group is the name offered to a collection of rocks of late Dinantian and Namurian age put down during the Carboniferous period in the Midland Valley of Scotland. The war memorial was made by Sir Robert Lorimer in 1919.