Northern Glass Cone, Alloa

Name: Northern Glass Cone
Address: Alloa, United Kingdom

#4 among attractions in Alloa

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The Northern Glass Cone is a 19th-century glass cone formerly used in the glass manufacturing process at Alloa Glass Works in the burgh of Alloa, the administrative centre of the central Scottish council area of Clackmannanshire. The brick-built cone is the only such structure to survive in Scotland, and is one of four in the United Kingdom: the other three are at Lemington on Tyneside, Catcliffe in South Yorkshire and Wordsley in the West Midlands. It is a Scheduled Ancient Monument. ()

Built: 1825 (199 years ago)Coordinates: 56°6'41"N, 3°48'9"W

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Alloa United Kingdom

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Northern Glass Cone – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Dunmore Pineapple, Alloa Tower, Airth Castle, St. Mungo's Parish Church.

2.5 miS
Architecture, Historical place, Sculpture
Dunmore Pineapple, Falkirk
63 min walk • The Dunmore Pineapple is a folly in Dunmore Park, near Airth in Stirlingshire, Scotland. It was ranked "as the most bizarre building in Scotland".
0.6 miE
Furnished 14th-century castle keep
Alloa Tower, Alloa
15 min walk • Alloa Tower in Alloa, Clackmannanshire in central Scotland is an early 14th century tower house that served as the medieval residence of the Erskine family, later Earls of Mar.
3.7 miS
Spa, Hotel, Reportedly haunted
Airth Castle, Airth
94 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.
~1340 ftNE
Church
St. Mungo's Parish Church, Alloa
7 min walk • The church is named after Saint Mungo, patron saint and founder of the city of Glasgow. It belongs to the Church of Scotland Presbytery of Stirling and serves the parish of Alloa.
3.8 miSE
Bridge
Clackmannanshire Bridge
97 min walk • The Clackmannanshire Bridge is a road bridge over the Firth of Forth in Scotland which opened to traffic on 19 November 2008. Prior to 1 October 2008 the bridge was referred to as the upper Forth crossing while the name was chosen.
2.3 miNE
Forts and castles
Sauchie Tower
58 min walk • Sauchie Tower, also known as Devon Tower, is a 15th-century tower house in Clackmannanshire, Scotland. The tower is located by the village of Fishcross, 1 kilometre north of Sauchie and 2.5 kilometres north of Alloa, close to the River Devon.
2.2 miNW
Church
Tullibody Old Kirk
56 min walk • Tullibody Old Kirk is a ruined 12th-century church in Tullibody, Clackmannanshire, Scotland. It was rebuilt in the 16th century, and restored again in 1760. The roofless building is protected as a Scheduled Ancient Monument.
3.4 miNW
Forts and castles
Broomhall Castle, Menstrie
87 min walk • Broomhall Castle was originally built in 1874 by John Foukes and Frances Mackison for James Johnstone. It is situated in Menstrie, Clackmannanshire, Scotland on the Ochil Hills and consists of three storeys and a tower.
2.9 miN
56°9'10"N • 3°48'6"W
Alva Parish Church, Alva
73 min walk • Church
2.2 miS
Cemetery, Forts and castles
Elphinstone Tower
58 min walk • Elphinstone Tower, also known as Dunmore Tower or Airth Tower, is a ruined tower house on the Dunmore Estate in central Scotland. It is located 1.5 kilometres north-west of Airth and 9 kilometres east of Stirling in the Falkirk council area. The 16th-century ruin is protected as a category C listed building.
3.9 miSW
Forts and castles
Plean Castle
99 min walk • Plean Tower, also known as Cock-a-bendy Castle, Mengie Castle, Menzies Castle and Plane Castle, is located around 1 mile from Plean, in Stirling, central Scotland. It comprises a small oblong tower house probably dating from the 15th century, and an adjoining 16th-century manor house.