To the north are seen the rich valley of the
Carse, the Forth, with the towns of Culross, Kincardine, Clackmannan, and
Alloa, on the opposite shore, and the country reaching to the foot of the
Ochils. To the north also may be seen the village of Larbert, as well as
several seats, the most conspicuous of which are Carron Hall, Carron Park,
Kinnaird, which once belonged to Bruce the traveller, Stenhouse, the
property of Sir W. Bruce, and Dunmore House, belonging to the earl of that
name. Immediately below the spectator is Falkirk, and beyond it, the Carron
Iron Works. At the further extremity of the valley may be seen the shipping
of Grangemouth, and lower down, that of Bo' Ness.
The church of Falkirk was founded in 1057, by Malcolm Canmore, but rebuilt
in 1809. In the churchyard are the graves of Sir John Graham and Sir John
Stewart, both of whom were killed in 1298, when Edward I. obtained the
famous victory over the Scots, under Sir W. Wallace. The battle took place
halfway between Falkirk and the river Carron. A stone, called Wallace's
Stone, denotes the spot which his division occupied previous to the
contest.
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