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Clackmannanshire
Also known as: Swydd Clackmannan, Comhairle Siorrachd Chlach Mhanann
Clackmannanshire in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
About
Clackmannanshire is a place of interest in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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Clackmannanshire ( ; Scots: Clackmannanshire; Scottish Gaelic: Siorrachd Chlach Mhanann), or the County of Clackmannan, is a historic county, council area, registration county and lieutenancy area in Scotland, bordering the council areas of Stirling, Fife, and Perth and Kinross. To the south, it is separated from Falkirk by the Firth of Forth. In terms of historic counties it borders Perthshire, Stirlingshire and Fife. The name consists of elements from three languages. The first element is from Scottish Gaelic: Clach meaning "Stone". Mannan is a derivative of the Brythonic name of the Manaw, the Iron Age tribe who inhabited the area. The final element is the English word shire. As Britain's smallest historic county, it is often nicknamed "The Wee County". When written, Clackmannanshire is commonly abbreviated to Clacks.
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Background
History
Clackmannanshire takes its name from the original county town of Clackmannan, which is named after a stone anciently associated with the pre-Christian deity Manau or Mannan. The stone now rests on a larger stone beside the surviving tower of Clackmannan Tolbooth and the Mercat Cross at the top of Main street, Clackmannan. Clackmannanshire became known for the weaving mills powered by the Hillfoots burns. Other industries included brewing, glass manufacture, mining and ship building. Now capitalising on its central position and transport links, Clackmannanshire attracts service industries and tourism. The motto of Clackmannanshire is "Look Aboot Ye" (Circumspice in Latin). In 2007 a…
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- Coordinates
- 56.1667, -3.7500
Sources
- wikidata: Q207268 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Clackmannanshire (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Clackmannanshire?
- Clackmannanshire is in Scottish Highlands, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 56.1667°, -3.7500°.
- Who owns Clackmannanshire?
- Clackmannanshire is owned by Clackmannanshire Council.