About the town » Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland, Great Britain

Clackmannan (About this sound listen ; Scottish Gaelic: Clach Mhanainn, meaning "Stone of Manau"), is a small town and civil parish set in the Central Lowlands of Scotland. Situated within the Forth Valley, Clackmannan is 1.8 miles (2.9 km) south-east of Alloa and 3.2 miles (5.1 km) south of Tillicoultry. The town is within the county of Clackmannanshire, of which it was formerly the county town, until Alloa overtook it in size and importance.According to a 2009 estimate the population of the settlement of Clackmannan is 3,348 residents.