Area Programmes

Participate in a costumed re-enactment which takes place in the Antonine Wall Gallery in Callendar House, then outside on the World Heritage Site itself. Investigate how and why the wall was built and the life of the soldiers who constructed and guarded it. Suitable for children aged 7-12yrs.

Places on the workshop are free but must be booked in advance by calling 01324 506850.

Children under 14yrs must be accompanied by a supervisory adult.

Built around 1840, the Callendar House Kennels building is situated in Callendar Wood, some distance from the big house so that the noise from barking dogs was not a nuisance. Callendar Wood is now cared for by the Forestry Commission Scotland and a series of events, including woodland trails and a kids craft corner, are scheduled for the Doors Open Days weekend.

A-listed Carronvale House, designed by leading architect of the time, John Burnet and completed in 1900, was the private residence of the Sherriff family. During the Second World War, the house was used as offices for the Prudential Insurance Company, evacuated from London. In 1946, it was purchased by the Boys' Brigade and now houses their Scottish Headquarters and serves as a training, conference and activity centre.

The Dobbie Hall, erected to commemorate the end of the war in South Africa was designed by A.& W. Black Architects of Falkirk. Funded by Major Robert Dobbie, the concert and dance hall, alongside the Larbert Carnegie Library, lay at the heart of the Larbert and Stenhousemuir communities. Many original features remain intact today, including fine tiled floors, the lavish proscenium arch and heavily coffered ceiling in the main hall and original plasterwork in the upper lesser hall.

The panelled library in Callendar House, designed by David Hamilton, is now home to the Council Archives, and holds a vast range of material relating to the local area; including electoral roles, family and personal papers, maps and thousands of photographs.

Built alongside the Dobbie Hall in 1904 and to a design by the same architects, A. & W. Black that complemented the Hall's rich exterior facade, the building that is now known as the Rotary Hall was in fact Larbert's public library. The building still has many original features, with a mosaic floor in the entrance hall and panelled reading room lit by an Italianate window.

Randolph Hill, home to Strathcarron Hospice since the 1970s, was built in 1912 by William Wallace, the general manager and director of Carrongrove Papermill. The building was designed by architect E. Simpson of Stirling in the latest style of architecture, with a nod to the Arts and Crafts movement.

The Hospice will welcome visitors to the site wiht a guided tour of the facilities and an explanation of the work of the organisation; with hospitality in the form of tea and scones available from the refectory.