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Stenhousemuir The Lowland town between Stirling and Larbert. Stenhousemuir started life as a small village bordering Larbert and northwest of Stirling. Situated in the picturesque Forth Valley where the River Carron runs past, this is a pretty small town ideal for visiting in the summer months. We took the five-minute tour around Stenhousemuir to report…
The Five Minutes Spare Guide to Montrose The seaside town in Angus with the name that sounds like someone’s 80 year old grandad. Montrose is situated on the coastline of Angus, a densely populated area of Scotland known for its East-Coast accent and some stunning scenery. Montrose is a bit of an island town, situated…
Forfar was formerly known as Angus, named after the county, that it sits in. It is a market town with an ancient history that has been committed to local legend. It is in the heart of the rural region known as the Valley of Strathmore. The Strathmore Glen is known for the Strathmore Springs which…
The Five Minutes Spare Guide to Cowdenbeath Fife’s best kept secret until Queen Victoria arrived. A former coaching stop on the road up to Perth, Cowdenbeath shot to success in the 1820s. However, we know from our other Scottish town guides that the regions have a far longer history than most initial thumbs through the…
The Five Minute Spare Guide to Stranraer The old Dumfries and Galloway port town on the west coast of Scotland. We all know and love Stanraer for being the port town where we catch the ferry to Belfast. To this day, the ferry terminal at Stranraer is one of the busiest in the country. However,…
Alloa is the biggest town in Clackmannanshire. It sits on the River Forth, right at the crux point where the river becomes the Firth of Forth. This is a bustling part of Scotland that has a long fishing history, but where there would have been ports dotted all around the land. Alloa lies just south…
Craig Taylor