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Clackmannan

1911 Encyclopedia Britannica

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the county town of Clackmannanshire, Scotland. Pop. r 505. It lies near the north bank of the Forth, 2 m. E. of Alloa, with two stations on the North British railway. Among the public buildings are the parish church, the tower of which, standing on a commanding eminence, is a conspicuous landmark. Clackmannan Tower is now a picturesque ruin, but at one time played an important part in Scottish history, and was the seat of a lineal descendant of the Bruce family after the failure of the male line. The old market cross still exists, and close to it stands the stone that gives the town its name (Gaelic, clack, stone; Manann, the name of the district). A large spinning-mill and coalpits lend a modern touch in singular contrast with the quaint, old-world aspect of the place. About r m. to the S.E. is Kennet House, the seat of Lord Balfour of Burleigh, another member of the Bruce family.

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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Clackmannan'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​bri/​c/clackmannan.html. 1910.
 
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