 It is surrounded by the villages of Polmont, Wallacestone and Rumford.It is central within the Braes area of Falkirk which makes it “Capital of the Braes”

The village was built up around the sandstone quarry which was in operation from as early as the 17th Century.The Edinburgh and Glasgow Union Canal was built to the south of the village in 1822 and connects the village with the two main cities of Scotland.