Visit Polmont Places

Welcome to Visit Polmont Places
The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Polmont

  

Polmont Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Polmont

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Polmont history

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The name Polmont derives from the Scottish Gaelic term Poll-Mhonadh, which translates into English as Pool of the Hill. Old Polmont was situated on a raised beach overlooking the Firth of Forth and the Ochils. The Antonine Wall ran through Polmont from Mumrills, the largest fort on the wall, west of Polmont. During World War II, the now-demolished St Margaret’s School for girls was used by the Polish forces as a signals training school.

Polmont culture & places

Polmont Parish Church was designed by John Tait in 1844. Parkhill House and grounds were used as a location in the fourth season of Outlander (TV series)

You can visit Polmont places with Walkfo Polmont to hear history at Polmont’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Polmont has 33 places to visit in our interactive Polmont map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Polmont, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Polmont places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Polmont & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 33 audio facts unique to Polmont places in an interactive Polmont map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Polmont Places Map
33 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Polmont historic spots	Polmont tourist destinations	Polmont plaques	Polmont geographic features
Walkfo Polmont tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Polmont

  

Best Polmont places to visit

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Polmont has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Polmont’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Polmont’s information audio spots:

Mumrills Mumrills was the site of the largest Roman fort on the Antonine Wall in Scotland. It is possible that the fort could exchange signals with Flavian Gask Ridge forts. Some believe it may have been part of Wallace’s defeat at the Battle of Falkirk.

Grandsable Cemetery Grandsable Cemetery lies on a small hill with views over the Firth of Forth. Unlike other cemeteries in the wider area it has almost no vandalism, probably due to its distance from any main town.

Callendar House Callendar House is 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. The core of the building is a 14th-century tower house, with a 300 ft frontage.

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