Clackmannan
Clackmannan is a village and civil parish set in the Central Lowlands of Scotland. Positioned within the Forth Valley, Clackmannan is 1.8 miles (2.9 kilometres) south-east of Alloa and also 3.2 miles (5.1 kilometres) south of Tillicoultry. The community is within the region of Clackmannanshire, of which it was previously the county town, up until Alloa surpassed it in size and importance. According to a 2009 quote the population of the settlement of Clackmannan is 3,348 homeowners. The name of the town refers to the Stone of Manau or Stone of Mannan, a pre-Christian monolith that can be seen in the town square beside the Tolbooth or Tollbooth Tower, which dates from 1592. During the 12th century, the location developed part of the lands regulated by the abbots of Cambuskenneth. Later it ended up being associated with the Bruce family members, who, during the 14th century, constructed a strategic tower-house. It still stands over the town according to Historic Scotland, yet entrance is forbidden (due to decrease). A crater on asteroid 253 Mathilde is called after Clackmannan. Due to the fact that Mathilde is a dark, carbonaceous body, its craters have actually been called after famous coalfields from across the globe. The Clackmannan Team is the name given to a suite of rocks of late Dinantian as well as Namurian age laid down throughout the Carboniferous period in the Midland Valley of Scotland. The war memorial was made by Sir Robert Lorimer in 1919.