Clackmannanshire

This article is about the County.
For the Highway Authority, see Clackmannanshire Council.

Clackmannanshire is a traditional county in the central belt and also the smallest county in mainland Scotland, it is therefore affectionately known as 'The Wee County'. The county was reinstated as the Clackmannanshire Council unitary authority in 1996, with almost identical boundaries.

Geography & Economy

The B910 in Clackmannan

Despite its small size the county has a varied landscape from the flat, and largely developed land along the north shore of the Firth of Forth to the steep craggy slopes of the Ochil Hills in the north of the county. Below the escarpment a series of villages lie above the River Devon. The largest town, however, is Alloa which has grown substantially in recent years with large new housing estates and new roads. The old county town of Clackmannan lies to the east and is comparatively untouched, retaining a pleasant town square.

The county is also well known for the tower houses and castles that adorn almost every village. Alloa Tower sits in the town centre, Clackmannan Tower on a knoll at the west end of the town and Castle Campbell is hidden in a picturesque glen above Dollar. There is no stand out industry in the county, tourism plays its part, and there are a large number of bonded warehouses on the banks of the Forth.

Roads

Old Tullibody Bridge alongside the A907

The wee county has a dense network of roads, including several A and B roads, largely due to the urbanised nature of much of the county. The A91 and A907 run east to west, the former along the foothills of the Ochils and the latter through Alloa. The short A908 runs roughly north to south, again through Alloa, with B roads criss crossing in between. There used to be a ferry across the Forth at Alloa, but with the opening of the bridges across the Firth, none of which are in Clackmannanshire, it has long since ceased.

All non-trunk roads within the traditional county are maintained by Clackmannanshire Council. The only roads in the county maintained by Transport Scotland are short sections of the A876 and A977, connected to the Clackmannanshire Bridge which doesn't actually land in the county, but the road reaches its first junction just inside the border.

Route	From	To	Length
A91	Stirling	St Andrews	53 miles	View
A876	Bowtrees	Kilbagie	4.0 miles	View
A907	Causewayhead	Halbeath	22.4 miles	View
A908	Alloa	Tillicoultry	3.7 miles	View
A977	Kincardine	Kinross	17.3 miles	View
B906	Kersie Mains	Alloa	1.2 miles	View
B908	Alva	Alloa	2.9 miles	View
B909	Keilarsbrae	Whinhill, Alloa	0.6 miles	View
B910	Marywood	Gartlove	2.7 miles	View
B911	Dunfermline	Clackmannan	12.6 miles	View
B913	Dollar	Gowkhall	9.1 miles	View
B9096	Alloa	Tullibody	2.6 miles	View
B9140	Tullibody	Dollarbeg	7.6 miles	View
T94	Stirling	St Andrews		View

Key

Motorway

Primary Route

Non Primary Route

Former Motorway

Defunct Route

E Road

Future Motorway

Future Primary

Future Non Primary

Historical Route

Tourist Route

Roman Road

Unbuilt Motorway

Unbuilt Primary

Unbuilt Non Primary

National Cycle Network

Cycle Route

Eurovelo Cycle Route

Junctions

Main Article: Junctions in Clackmannanshire

Bridges, Tunnels, and other Crossings

Main Article: Crossings in Clackmannanshire

Links

• Tourism website