Two major historical battles took place at Falkirk:-
a) The Battle of Falkirk in 1298 when William Wallace was defeated by Edward I.
b) The Second Battle of Falkirk in 1746 when the Jacobites under Bonnie Prince Charlie were victorious.
The Steeple in the Town Square of Falkirk |
Falkirk Old & St. Modan's Parish Church of Scotland. The medieval Old Parish Church is located in the centre of Falkirk and may have been founded as early as the 7th century. The church was largely rebuilt in the 19th century retaining the 18th-century steeple. The church is a category A protected listed building. |
Building in the High Street of Falkirk |
Church in the High
Street of Falkirk |
Old Sheriff
Court Building
of Falkirk |
St.Xavier's RC Church in Falkirk |
The Ochil Hills from Falkirk |
Union Canal at Falkirk Falkirk
is at the junction of the Forth
and Clyde Canal and the Union Canal
|
The Falkirk Wheel at the
Junction of the Union Canal with the Forth and Clyde Canal |
Callendar House in Callendar Park at Falkirk The
Antonine Wall across Scotland passes through
Falkirk
and remnants of it can be seen in Callendar Park and at Roughcastle |
Map of Town
Centre of Falkirk |
Map of Falkirk and Surroundings showing the Forth and Clyde Canal and the Union Canal and their
junction at the Falkirk Wheel
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