The smallest county in Scotland is Clackmannanshire with an area of only 61 sq miles in size and a population of 48,000, half of whom live in largest town Alloa. Clackmannanshire borders on Perth and Stirling and Fife.

Clackmannanshire’s largest industries are agriculture, mining and brewing

Alloa is the largest town in Clackmannanshire with a population of just under 20,000, and lies on the banks of River Forth 6 miles from Stirling. Alloa has always been important in terms of the transport of goods made in Scotland to be exported, however coal mining was also a main employer. Since the completion of the Kincardine Bridge, which meant there was less need for sea transport, the main industries have also numbered fishing, brewing and service industries.