Visit Sauchie Places

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

  

Sauchie Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Sauchie

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Sauchie history

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The name means the place or field of the willows. The land originally belonged to Clan Campbell, being mentioned in connection with Cailean Mór and Gilleasbaig of Menstrie. Robert the Bruce granted the lands of Sauchie to Henry de Annand, former Sheriff of Clackmannan. A tower was built in 1335, and the present Sauchie Tower is on the same site.

You can visit Sauchie places with Walkfo Sauchie to hear history at Sauchie’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Sauchie has 28 places to visit in our interactive Sauchie 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 Sauchie, 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 Sauchie places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Sauchie & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 28 audio facts unique to Sauchie places in an interactive Sauchie map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Sauchie Places Map
28 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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

  

Best Sauchie places to visit

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

HM Prison Glenochil HMP Glenochil is a prison located near Tullibody, Scotland. It houses male offenders of High, Medium and Low security classifications. The prison has a design capacity of 670 prisoners.

Sauchie Tower 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, 1km (0.62 mi) north of Sauchie and 2.5 km north of Alloa. It is protected as a Scheduled Ancient Monument.

Tullibody Old Kirk Tullibody Old Kirk is a ruined 12th-century church in Clackmannanshire, Scotland. It was rebuilt in the 16th century, and restored again in 1760. The roofless building is protected as a Scheduled Ancient Monument.

Upper Hirst The Upper Hirst is a coal seam in central Scotland that was mined in the 1950s through to 2002. It was mainly to supply Kincardine Power Station, and later, Longannet Power Station. Low sulfur content made it very suitable for power station use.

Gaberston Mill Gaberston Mill was a weaving and spinning mill located in Alloa, Scotland. It was founded by David Fraser Lambert (1805–56) in 1837.

Alloa Tower Alloa Tower in Alloa, Clackmannanshire, is one of the earliest, and largest, of Scottish tower houses. It was designated as a scheduled monument in 1960 and is now owned by the National Trust for Scotland.

Northern Glass Cone, Alloa Glass Works 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. It is the only such structure to survive in Scotland.

Clackmannan Tower Clackmannan Tower is a five-storey tower house situated at the summit of King’s Seat Hill. It dates back to at least the 14th century, when it was inhabited by King David II of Scotland. David is recorded as selling it to his cousin Robert Bruce in 1359.

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