Clackmannan
Clackmannan is a small town as well as 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 and 3.2 miles (5.1 km) south of Tillicoultry. The community is within the region of Clackmannanshire, of which it was formerly the county town, until Alloa overtook it in dimension as well as importance. According to a 2009 price quote the population of the settlement of Clackmannan is 3,348 locals. The name of the town describes the Stone of Manau or Stone of Mannan, a pre-Christian monument that can be seen in the community square close to the Tolbooth or Tollbooth Tower, which dates from 1592. During the 12th century, the location created part of the lands managed by the abbots of Cambuskenneth. Later on it ended up being connected with the Bruce family members, that, throughout the 14th century, developed a critical tower-house. It still stands above the town according to Historic Scotland, yet entrance is prohibited (because of subsidence). A crater on planet 253 Mathilde is called after Clackmannan. Since Mathilde is a dark, carbonaceous body, its craters have been called after well-known coalfields from across the world. The Clackmannan Group is the name provided to a collection of rocks of late Dinantian and also Namurian age laid down throughout the Carboniferous duration in the Midland Valley of Scotland. The war memorial was made by Sir Robert Lorimer in 1919.