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Falkirk hosted a national arts festival which ran in Callendar Park from 2000 to 2009 called Big In Falkirk. After its inception in 2000, the festival won Scottish Thistle Award for Events & Festivals in 2005. [40] Consisting of a free weekend of events, the festival was one of the largest cultural events in Scotland, attracting over 100,000 ...
Falkirk (/ ˈ f ɔː l k ɜːr k / FAWL-kurk; Scots: Fawkirk [ˈfɔːkɪrk]; Scottish Gaelic: An Eaglais Bhreac) is one of 32 unitary authority council areas of Scotland.It was formed on 1 April 1996 by way of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 from the exact boundaries of Falkirk District, one of three parts of the Central region created in 1975, which was abolished at that time.
The first municipal building in the town was the Falkirk Steeple which was completed in 1814. [2] After the area became a police burgh in 1859, [3] the burgh council decided to procure dedicated municipal buildings.
The constituency takes in the town of the same name and stretches west to include Denny and Banknock and east to the village of Whitecross. Falkirk is joined by most of the various sized towns and villages of its council area, including Bainsford, Banknock, Bonnybridge, Brightons, Camelon, Denny, Glen Village/Hallglen, Head of Muir, Laurieston, Maddiston, Polmont, Redding, Rumford, Shieldhill ...
The Falkirk Wheel (Scottish Gaelic: Cuibhle na h-Eaglaise Brice) is a rotating boat lift in Tamfourhill, Falkirk, in central Scotland, connecting the Forth and Clyde Canal with the Union Canal. It opened in 2002 as part of the Millennium Link project, reconnecting the two canals for the first time since the 1930s.
Upload another image See more images Airth Mercat Cross Airth NS8990587534 56°04′05″N 3°46′12″W / 56.067925°N 3.769992°W / 56.067925; -3.769992 (Airth Mercat Cross) Late 17th-century market cross 2095 Upload another image See more images Airth Castle Airth NS9000786834 56°03′42″N 3°46′05″W / 56.061662°N 3.768066°W / 56.061662; -3.768066 ...
Plaque on the building. The first judicial building in the town was the Falkirk Steeple which incorporated several prison cells and was completed in 1814. [2] [3] However, court hearings were held in various locations, including the Assembly Rooms at the corner of Rankine's Lane and The Pleasence, the Red Lion Inn in the High Street, and the sheriff's offices at 14 High Street.
Pages in category "Falkirk" The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...