Clackmannan

Clackmannan ( ; ) is a small town and civil parish set in the Central Lowlands of Scotland. Situated within the Forth Valley, Clackmannan is south-east of Alloa and south of Tillicoultry. The town is within the county of Clackmannanshire, of which it was formerly the county town, until Alloa overtook it in size and importance.

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UK place.official_name: Clackmannan
UK place.gaelic_name: Clach Mhanann
UK place.country: Scotland
UK place.population_ref: ()
UK place.area_total_sq_mi: 0.40
UK place.os_grid_reference: NS911919
UK place.map_alt: Clackmannan is in the south of Clackmannanshire in the centre of the Scottish mainland.
UK place.post_town: CLACKMANNAN
UK place.postcode_area: FK
UK place.postcode_district: FK10
UK place.dial_code: 01259
UK place.constituency_westminster: Alloa and Grangemouth
UK place.unitary_scotland: Clackmannanshire
UK place.lieutenancy_scotland: Clackmannanshire
UK place.constituency_scottish_parliament: Clackmannanshire and Dunblane
UK place.static_image_name: Main Street, Clackmannan.JPG
UK place.static_image_caption: Clackmannan Tolbooth and Main Street (to the right)
UK place.static_image_alt: A tollbooth tower

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Official name: Clackmannan
Population: 3240
Area: 0.40
Image: Main Street, Clackmannan.JPG
Dialing code: 01259

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Commons category: Clackmannan
OS grid reference: NS911919
P8168: Rishon LeZion
postal code: FK10
native label: Clackmannan

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== Name and toponymy == The name Clackmannan may be of Brittonic origin. The first element is probably *clog, meaning "rock, crag, cliff" (cf. Welsh clog, Gaelic clach), and the second is the regional or ethnic name Manau, seen also in Slamannan (Sliabh Mhanann) and possible Dalmeny (though in Gaelic this is Dùn Mheinidh). The name comes from the root man- meaning "projecting" and may have ties to the Celtic deity Manannán. The name of the town has been said to allude to the Stone of Manau or Stone of Mannan, a pagan monument that can be seen in the town square beside Clackmannan Tolbooth, which dates from 1592.