Tamfourhill

Human settlement in Scotland
Tamfourhill is located in Falkirk
Tamfourhill
Tamfourhill
Location within the Falkirk council area
Population1,300 (2018)[1][2]OS grid referenceNS858797Civil parish
  • Falkirk
Council area
  • Falkirk
Lieutenancy area
  • Stirling and Falkirk
CountryScotlandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townFALKIRKPostcode districtFK1Dialling code01324PoliceScotlandFireScottishAmbulanceScottish UK Parliament
  • Falkirk
Scottish Parliament
  • Falkirk West
List of places
UK
Scotland
55°59′50″N 3°49′47″W / 55.9972°N 3.8297°W / 55.9972; -3.8297

Tamfourhill is a working-class residential suburb of Falkirk within the Falkirk (council area), Scotland. It is located approximately 1.5 miles (2.5 kilometres) west of the city centre.[3] The Falkirk Wheel is located just to the northwest of the village. Tamfourhill includes the residential area between the south side of the Forth & Clyde Canal and the north side of the Union Canal.[4] It also contains the Tamfourhill Industrial Estate. To the west of the village is a well preserved part of the Antonine Wall, built in the 2nd century and Rough Castle.

References

  1. ^ Tamfourhill - 03 (715), Scottish Government Statistics
  2. ^ Tamfourhill - 04 (642), Scottish Government Statistics
  3. ^ "Tamfourhill". Scottish Gazetteer. Retrieved 21 January 2011.
  4. ^ "Tamfourhill". Central Scotland Police. Archived from the original on 8 February 2006. Retrieved 21 January 2011.

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  • Antonine Wall - Tamfourhill Camp
  • Roman Britain - Tamfourhill Camp


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