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Clackmannan

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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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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.

== 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.

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