Old Photographs Polmont Scotland

Old photograph of Polmont near Falkirk, Scotland. The name Polmont derives from the Scottish Gaelic term Poll-Mhonadh, which translates into English as Pool of the Moor. Old Polmont, situated on a raised beach overlooking the Firth of Forth and the Ochils, which was an important fort on the Roman Antonine Wall. This fort, embankment and water source has been marked out and can be visited in Polmont Woods, close to the M9 motorway. The Union Canal runs adjacent to the village.

Old photograph of Polmont near Falkirk, Scotland.

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