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, till Alloa surpassed it in size and also 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 town square close to the Tolbooth or Tollbooth Tower, which dates from 1592. During the 12th century, the location developed part of the lands controlled by the abbots of Cambuskenneth. Later on it ended up being connected with the Bruce household, who, during the 14th century, built a strategic tower-house. It still stands above the community according to Historic Scotland, however entry is restricted (because of subsidence). A crater on planet 253 Mathilde is named after Clackmannan. Because Mathilde is a dark, carbonaceous body, its craters have been called after famous coalfields from across the world. The Clackmannan Team is the name offered to a collection of rocks of late Dinantian as well as Namurian age put down throughout the Carboniferous duration in the Midland Valley of Scotland. The war memorial was created by Sir Robert Lorimer in 1919.
