The Little Denny Burn runs through the site.

The Hermitage was built by the Hill family in 1801 near the Auchenlilly Linn on the River Carron.

John (Jock) Muirhead was a stalwart of the Bo’ness United Football Club, having served as the club’s chairman and as a committee member.  Despite ‘being an incomer’ he became an integral part of the local community and his legacy at Bo’ness United remains. 

Red Brae is the name of a road running down towards the River Carron.

Possibly from John De Graham who died fighting with Wallace in 1298.  He had a castle, now in ruins, not far from Fankerton.  Graham is also a well known and respected family name in the area especially within farming circles.  

Margaret Ferguson, a resident of Maddiston, was killed in the Ibrox Stadium disaster on Saturday 2 January 1971. She was just 18 years  of age.