Bantaskine

Bantaskine
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LocationFalkirk, Scotland

Bantaskine is a park with woodlands in Falkirk, Scotland[1] that was formerly the Bantaskine Estate, a coal mining estate.[2][3][4][5][6] The artist Mary Georgina Wade Wilson grew up there. The Battle of Falkirk Muir was fought nearby.[7][8] It is also known as South Bantaskine. North Bantaskine, on the other side of the Union Canal, was an agricultural estate.[9] It is listed as a historically significant archeological site by Historic Environment Scotland.[6]

  1. ^ "Parks & estates - Bantaskine Estate | Falkirk Council". www.falkirk.gov.uk.
  2. ^ "Bantaskine Estate | MyParkScotland".
  3. ^ "Parks & estates - Bantaskine Estate | Falkirk Council". www.falkirk.gov.uk.
  4. ^ "South Bantaskine Estate". April 26, 2018.
  5. ^ "Bantaskine family reigned when coal was king". www.falkirkherald.co.uk.
  6. ^ a b Historic Environment Scotland. "South Bantaskine (134515)". Canmore. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  7. ^ "Falkirk". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  8. ^ Forth Valley Orienteers | Results | Bantaskine Local Event ... https://fvo.org.uk/events/2019/jun/16/bantaskine-local-event
  9. ^ Meek, Donald. "Passages from Tiree".