Allandale is a small village in the Falkirk council area of Scotland. Allandale is located 1.6 miles (2.6 km) south-west of Bonnybridge, 3.5 miles (5.6 km) north-east of Cumbernauld and 5.4 miles (8.7 km) west-southwest of Falkirk. The entire village is a row of terraced housing along a section of the B816 road from Bonnybridge to Castlecary. The village is bordered to the north by the Forth & Clyde Canal and to the south by the former LMS railway.
| Allandale | |
|---|---|
 The row of terraced cottages in Allandale | |
  Allandale Location within the Falkirk council area | |
| OS grid reference | NS799787 |
| • Edinburgh | 28 mi (45 km) ESE |
| • London | 347 mi (558 km) SSE |
| Civil parish | |
| Council area | |
| Lieutenancy area | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Bonnybridge |
| Postcode district | FK4 |
| Dialling code | 01324 |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| UK Parliament | |
| Scottish Parliament | |
History
editThe village of Allandale was built in 1904 to house workers of a new brickworks started by J.G Stein and Co.[1] Dundas Cottages was built for management and office staff a few years later, the council built additional houses in the 1960s. See www.allandalecottages.co.uk
Sports
editIn 1970 football club, Steins Thistle, was founded as a team for the workers of the Steins Brickworks, named after John Stein.[2] Despite the closure of the brickworks, the football club remains to date and currently compete in the Central Scottish Amateur Football League.[3]
References
edit- ^ Monklands Online Archived 2010-04-19 at the Wayback Machine, www.monklands.co.uk. Retrieved 2011-04-13
- ^ Scott, Ian (26 March 2016). "Stein's – a success story built with bricks". The Falkirk Herald. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
- ^ Steins Thistle, www.steinsthistle.co.uk. Retrieved 2001-04-13