CASTLECARY, a village, in the parish of Falkirk,
county of Stirling, 8 miles (W. S. W.) from Falkirk.
This hamlet, which is situated at the wc ' .rn extremity
of the parish, and on the bank of the lorth and Clyde
canal, takes its name from an ancient castle on the line
of the Roman road, of which the tower, now inhabited
by the Earl of Zetland's forester, is the only remaining
portion. On the bank of the canal is a small landingplace
for goods and passengers; and in the immediate
vicinity are some saw-mills driven by water, in which
about sixteen persons are employed, and some freestone
quarries which are extensively wrought. Great facility
of intercourse is afforded by the Edinburgh and Glasgow,
the Caledonian, and the Scottish-Central railways. See
Falkirk.