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Map of Scotland with the Falkirk council area highlighted. This is a list of public art in Falkirk, Scotland, and includes works in the Falkirk council area.This list applies only to works of public art on permanent display in an outdoor public space and does not, for example, include artworks in museums.
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.
Internally, the principal room was the council chamber. [1] A memorial by the sculptor William Grant Stevenson, in the form of a Highlander protecting his fallen comrade, mounted on a pedestal and intended to commemorate local service personnel who had died in the Second Boer War, was erected in front of the municipal buildings in 1905.
This is a list of Category A listed buildings in the Falkirk council area, central Scotland.. In Scotland, the term listed building refers to a building or other structure officially designated as being of "special architectural or historic interest". [1]
Falkirk Council is one of the largest employers in this sphere, with a workforce of over 7,000, many based at the council headquarters in the town centre. [15] One of the principal offices of the UK Child Support Agency , covering Scotland and the north east of England, is located in the Callendar Business Park on the outskirts of Falkirk. [ 37 ]
Name Location Date Listed Grid Ref. [note 1] Geo-coordinates Notes LB Number [note 2] Image 142-146 High Street Category B 31184: Upload Photo: Falkirk And Counties Trustee Savings Bank High Street And 1 Cow Wynd
Listed buildings in Falkirk council area, registered with Historic Scotland as being of national, regional or local importance. Subcategories This category has the following 4 subcategories, out of 4 total.
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