Falkirk

Discover Falkirk

Falkirk is a town in Stirlingshire in the central belt of Scotland, with a population of 35,000 in 2010. Its name comes from "faw-kirk" which means "multi-coloured church" but that medieval building has been lost. It stands midway between Glasgow and Edinburgh on the canal between those cities, and the main reason to visit is the Falkirk Wheel, the ingenious device that lifts boats between two canals.