A Walk in the Past with Valerie Campbell

The view of Clackmannan from Kings Seat

Walk in the Past: The original castle at Clackmannan
DURING the reign of Malcolm IV, between 1153 and 1165, a motte and bailey castle was built at the top of King Seat Hill in Clackmannan.

The Clacks pit memorial in Fishcross

A Walk in the Past: The Pretoria Pit incident of 1906

The Tillycorthie Fountain

A Walk in the Past: The Tillycorthie Fountain

The Coalsnaughton Burns Club is now housed in the former Co-op building.

A Walk in the Past: The Coalsnaughton Co-op building

The coat of arms of the Earl of Mar who was upset over the burn

A Walk in the Past: The Earl of Mar and the Alloa Burn stench

Alloa Burgh School

A Walk in the Past: Alloa Burgh School

The church at Glendevon

A Walk in the Past: The Warlock at Fossoway

A Walk in the Past: The Kennet Farm Servant Case

The Moncrieff United Free Church in Alloa

A Walk in the Past: Laying the Moncrieff church foundation stone

Many women refused to go anywhere near the graveyard at night not knowing whether there was a ghost or someone was simply playing tricks

A Walk in the Past: The ghost of Alva

FLOOD: A bridge over Alva Burn was washed away in the torrent

A Walk in the Past: Alva flood of 1883

Tillicoultry Royal Hotel

A Walk in the Past: A case of travellers in Tillicoultry

In our archives section this week we go back to Menstrie, 1963, when the queen visited the Wee County. Here she is pictured with county convener TR Millar.

A Walk in the Past: The queen's visit to Tillicoultry

The relics were found at Dollar

A Walk in the Past: Ancient remains found at Dollar

Schaw's monument at Dunfermline Abbey

A Walk in the Past: William Schaw, Master of Works

A Walk in the Past: The little boy who drowned near Clackmannan

The Alloa House Fire of 1800

A Walk in the Past: The Alloa House Fire of 1800

A Walk in the Past: The 1858 fire in Devonside

A Walk in the Past: The Clackmannan Witchcraft Trial

The tragedy took place near Menstrie

A Walk in the Past: A tragic death at Jerah, near Menstrie

Cowden House, near Dollar

A Walk in the Past: A Broken Promise

FAIR FRIGHTIT: The cemetery was blieved to have been haunted

A Walk in the Past: The Haunting of Alloa's Greenside Cemetery

A Walk in the Past: The Mill Fires in Tillicoultry

Menstrie Parish Church

A Walk in the Past: Laying the foundation stone at Menstrie Parish Church

The Cambus apple theft case of 1870

A Walk in the Past: A case of apple theft in Cambus

A Walk in the Past: The history of Sauchie Hall

Dollar Railway Station

A Walk in the Past: Dollar Railway Station

Candleriggs, where the brewery was back in 1898

A Walk in the Past: The tragedy at Candleriggs Brewery

The tragedy took place almost 100 years ago

A Walk in the Past: Springtime tragedy in the Ochils

Removal of the old white paint revealed old signage at the former Dollar pub - Picture by Jan van der Merwe

Works at former pub reveal old signage

The Rob Roy statue in Stirling

A Walk in the Past: Rob Roy and the Laird of Tullibody

The Alloa Tragedy took place on Clackmannan Road in the winter of 1900

A Walk in the Past: The Alloa Tragedy of 1900

Kincardine, looking west

A Walk in the Past: The Kincardine Poachers

The fountain was unveiled in 1897

A Walk in the Past: The Tillicoultry Baking Company Fountain

The Forth around Cambus

A Walk in the Past: The Creature in the Water at Cambus

The River Forth at Alloa. Picture courtesy of Billy Hunter

A Walk in the Past: A case of salmon poaching

Tillicoultry Glen

A Walk in the Past: The history of Tillicoultry Glen

A Walk in the Past: The history of Alloa Athletic

Tobias Bauchop's house in Alloa

A Walk in the Past: The works of Tobias Bauchop

An image of women workers for illustrative purposes only

A Walk in the Past: The Old Maid of Menstrie

A map of Dumyat and Bridge of Allan

A Walk in the Past: The Logie Fairy Well

A Walk in the Past: John Erskine at the Act of Union

The Stirling Jug

A Walk in the Past: The Stirling Jug

The Glentana Mill in Alva

A Walk in the Past: The Glentana Mills in Alva

Clackmannan Old Tolbooth

A Walk in the Past: Clackmannan Tolbooth

A Walk in the Past

A Walk in the Past: A Muckhart Folk Tale

A Walk in the Past: A history of Robert Abercomby

Tillicoultry from days gone by - Thanks to Billy Hunter for supplying the postcard images

Picture Gallery Take a look at Tillicoultry from days gone by

The old cemetery in Tillicoultry

A Walk in the Past: The Kirkyard Hut, Tillicoultry

A Walk in the Past: How Tillicoultry became a police burgh

The founder of Jamesons was from Alloa

A Walk in the Past: Wee County founder of Jamesons whiskey

Back in the day: The streets of Tillicoultry

Picture Gallery Back in the day: The streets of Tillicoultry

North Bridge engraving

A Walk in the Past: Captial schemes of John Erskine

A Walk in the Past: The Stirling Ghost That Never Was