Wallacestone is a small village in the council area of Falkirk, central Scotland, sitting on a slight ridge with pleasant views across the Forth Valley. It is best known for a roadside commemorative stone that marks the traditional spot from which William Wallace is said to have watched the 1298 Battle of Falkirk, and the line of the Roman Antonine Wall runs nearby, leaving visible earthworks that attract history enthusiasts.
Today Wallacestone keeps a rural, village feel while functioning largely as a commuter settlement for nearby towns and cities such as Falkirk, Edinburgh and Glasgow. Its mix of housing, farmland and accessible walking country makes it appealing to people who like a quieter base with easy links to the wider Central Belt and to local heritage sites.
Postcode districts covering Wallacestone
Most populated places nearby
- Glasgow 21.5 miles34.5 km
- Edinburgh 20.2 miles32.5 km
- East Kilbride 23.1 miles37.2 km
- Livingston 9.8 miles15.8 km
- Hamilton 18.8 miles30.3 km
- Cumbernauld 10.4 miles16.8 km
- Dunfermline 12.9 miles20.7 km
- Kirkcaldy and Dysart 24.1 miles38.8 km
- Coatbridge 14.1 miles22.7 km
- Stirling 12.8 miles20.5 km
- Airdrie 11.9 miles19.1 km
- Falkirk 2.9 miles4.7 km
Neighbouring places
- Reddingmuirhead Place 0.3 miles0.5 km
- Brightons Place 0.7 miles1.1 km
- Redding Place 0.9 miles1.5 km
- Rumford Place 0.9 miles1.5 km
- California Place 1 mile1.5 km
- Westquarter Place 1.1 miles1.7 km
- Lower Braes Ward 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Shieldhill Place 1.3 miles2 km
- Laurieston Place 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Polmont Place 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Maddiston Place 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Hallglen Place 1.7 miles2.7 km
Example postcodes in Wallacestone
FK2 0DG, FK2 0GB, FK2 0DL, FK2 0EB, FK2 0DN, FK2 0YR, FK2 0DH, FK2 0EE, FK2 0YP … See all
Transport links
- Edinburgh Airport 14.1 miles22.7 km
- Glasgow International Airport 28 miles45.1 km
- Polmont Railway Station 0.9 miles1.5 km
- Falkirk High Railway Station 2.5 miles4 km
Hotels near Wallacestone Ad
- Premier Lodge 3 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Metro Inns Falkirk 1.6 miles2.6 km
- The Grange Manor 4 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Macdonald Inchyra Hotel & Spa 4 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Leapark Hotel 3 3 miles4.8 km
- Kelpies Serviced Apartments 3 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Park Hotel 3 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Oxgang Kitchen Bar & Rooms 3 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Best Western the Hilcroft Hotel West Lothian 3 7.9 miles12.6 km
- Orchard Hotel 2.5 miles4 km
Local points of interest
- Callendar Wood Forest 1.8 miles2.8 km
- Falkirk Stadium Stadium 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Manuel Priory Historic site 3.3 miles5.4 km
- Ochilview Park Stadium 4.8 miles7.7 km
- Culross Abbey (Culross, Scotland) Historic site 7.1 miles11.4 km
- Recreation Park Stadium 9.9 miles15.9 km
- Almondvale Stadium Stadium 10.3 miles16.6 km
- Lower Polmaise Estate 10.3 miles16.6 km
- Hopetoun House Estate 10.6 miles17 km
- Excelsior Stadium Stadium 11.9 miles19.1 km
- Broadwood Stadium Stadium 11.9 miles19.2 km
- Forthbank Stadium Stadium 12 miles19.4 km