Tamfourhill

Tamfourhill
Scottish Gaelic: Tom a' Phùir
These modern houses are close to the site of Tamfourhill, which, apparently vanished, like so many other old buildings, in the second half of the 20th century.
Tamfourhill  Tamfourhill shown within the Falkirk council area
OS grid reference	NS858797
Civil parish	Falkirk
Council area	Falkirk
Lieutenancy area	Stirling and Falkirk
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	FALKIRK
Postcode district	FK1
Dialling code	01324
Police	Scottish
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
EU Parliament	Scotland
UK Parliament	Falkirk
Scottish Parliament	Falkirk West
List of places UK Scotland

Coordinates: 55°59′50″N 3°49′47″W / 55.9972°N 3.8297°W

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.^[1] 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.^[2] 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". Scottish Gazetteer. Retrieved 21 January 2011.
2. "Tamfourhill". Central Scotland Police. Retrieved 21 January 2011.

External links

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