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California, Falkirk Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about California, Falkirk

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California, Falkirk history

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Nineteenth century

California grew on the common muir of Whitesiderigg between Gardrum Burn and Redding Muir. Throughout the 18th century the area was grazing land for cattle coming from the south on the way to the Falkirk Tryst. The settlement emerged in the 19th century as a result of intensive coal mining.

Twentieth century

In 1918, accounts of living conditions in California were presented by the Stirling Miners’ Union to the Royal Commission on Housing which was critical of housing in East Stirlingshire pit villages. The village ash-pits were cleaned monthly and the mineral railway, which ran through the village, was also used as a drain and sewer. The conditions described in these reports contributed to the provision of new housing in the 1930s.

Present day

California is mainly residential and contains California Primary School which was built in 1914 for miners’ children. Falkirk Council has tried to rebrand California as ‘The Sunshine Village’

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Best California, Falkirk places to visit

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

Falkirk Steeple The Falkirk Steeple was built in 1814 and replaced an earlier steeple dating from the late 17th century. A stylised image of the steeple appears on the crest of Falkirk Football Club.

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