Larbert

#3968 among destinations in the United Kingdom

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Larbert is a small town in the Falkirk council area of Scotland. The town lies in the Forth Valley above the River Carron which flows from the west. Larbert is three miles from the shoreline of the Firth of Forth and 2+1⁄2 miles northwest of Falkirk, the main town in the area. The village of Stenhousemuir lies directly east of Larbert, with both settlements being contiguous and sharing certain public amenities with one another. ()

Alternative names: Population: 9.5 thous.Area: 1.5 mi²Coordinates: 56°1'30"N, 3°49'15"W

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Larbert – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Falkirk Wheel, Falkirk Stadium, Callendar House, The Kelpies.

1.9 miSW
Rotating boat lift connecting 2 canals
Falkirk Wheel, Falkirk
48 min walk • The Falkirk Wheel is a remarkable piece of modern engineering and a unique transportation phenomenon located in the city of Falkirk, Scotland. Opened in 2002, the Falkirk Wheel is the world's first and only rotating boat lift, serving as a connector between the Forth...
3 miSE
Concerts and shows, Sport, Arenas and stadiums
Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
76 min walk • The Falkirk Stadium is a football stadium in Falkirk, central Scotland, which is the home ground of Scottish League One club Falkirk and Lowland Football League club East Stirlingshire. The stadium has a capacity of 7,937 and currently consists of three fully completed stands.
3 miSE
Historical place, Specialty museum, History museum
Callendar House, Falkirk
76 min walk • Callendar House is a mansion set within the grounds of Callendar Park in Falkirk, central Scotland. During the 19th century, it was redesigned and extended in the style of a French Renaissance château fused with elements of Scottish baronial architecture.
2.6 miE
Sculpture, Monuments and statues
The Kelpies, Falkirk
65 min walk • The Kelpies are 30-metre-high horse-head sculptures depicting kelpies, located between Falkirk and Grangemouth, standing next to a new extension to the Forth and Clyde Canal, and near River Carron, in The Helix, a new parkland project built to connect 16 communities in the Falkirk Council Area, Scotland.
2.3 miSW
Archaeological site
Rough Castle Fort, Falkirk
59 min walk • Rough Castle Fort is a Roman fort on the Antonine Wall roughly 2 kilometres south east of Bonnybridge near Tamfourhill in the Falkirk council area, Scotland. It is owned by the National Trust for Scotland.
3.2 miNE
Spa, Hotel, Reportedly haunted
Airth Castle, Airth
83 min walk • Airth Castle is a castle overlooking the village of Airth and the River Forth, in the Falkirk area of Scotland. The castle is currently operating as a hotel and spa.
2.2 miSE
Church
Falkirk Old Parish Church, Falkirk
56 min walk • Falkirk Old & St. Modan's Parish Church also known as "Falkirk Trinity Church" is a congregation of the Church of Scotland in Falkirk, central Scotland.
2 miSE
Library
Falkirk Public Library, Falkirk
52 min walk • Falkirk Public Library is a public library in Falkirk, Scotland. It is administered by Falkirk Community Trust. Local author Alan Bissett credits the library for giving him his passion for writing.
2.4 miSE
55°59'56"N • 3°46'50"W
Callendar Square Shopping Centre, Falkirk
61 min walk • Shopping, Shopping centre
2.3 miS
Park
Bantaskine, Falkirk
59 min walk • Bantaskine is a park with woodlands in Falkirk, Scotland that was formerly the Bantaskine Estate, a coal mining estate. The artist Mary Georgina Wade Wilson grew up there. The Battle of Falkirk Muir was fought nearby. It is also known as South Bantaskine. North Bantaskine, on the other side of the Union Canal, was an agricultural estate.
1.9 miSW
Canal
Millennium Link
49 min walk • The Millennium Link is one of the biggest engineering projects ever undertaken by British Waterways. The Union Canal and the Forth & Clyde Canal were originally joined by a flight of locks. The Millennium Link project replaced the locks with a boat lift, the Falkirk Wheel.