Clackmannan
Clackmannan is a town and civil parish set in the Central Lowlands of Scotland. Situated within the Forth Valley, Clackmannan is 1.8 miles (2.9 km) south-east of Alloa as well as 3.2 miles (5.1 km) south of Tillicoultry. The community is within the county of Clackmannanshire, of which it was formerly the county town, till Alloa surpassed it in size as well as significance. According to a 2009 quote the population of the settlement of Clackmannan is 3,348 residents. The name of the town 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 connected with the Bruce family, that, during the 14th century, developed a calculated tower-house. It still stands over the town according to Historic Scotland, yet entry is forbidden (as a result of decrease). A crater on asteroid 253 Mathilde is named after Clackmannan. Because Mathilde is a dark, carbonaceous body, its craters have been called after renowned coalfields from throughout the globe. The Clackmannan Group is the name provided to a suite of rocks of late Dinantian and Namurian age laid down throughout the Carboniferous duration in the Midland Valley of Scotland. The war memorial was created by Sir Robert Lorimer in 1919.
