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Get a soil and ground-conditions check on any site you don't already know - clay, made-up ground or peat each call for different foundation strategies and ignoring this is the most expensive mistake on a build.

Make sure any drainage work is signed off in writing - groundworks that fail building control later are a nightmare to retrofit once a slab has been poured.

Clackmannan is the historic village that gives its name to Clackmannanshire, Scotland's smallest council area, sitting on a rise above the flat carseland south of Alloa with views across the Forth valley.

Clackmannan Tower, a well-preserved 14th-century tower house standing prominently above the village, was a residence of the Bruce family and is now in the care of Historic Environment Scotland.

The Stone of Mannan, a large boulder in the village centre, is said to be the origin of the settlement's name - local tradition connects it to Manau, a sea god of the ancient Britons, though its true history is uncertain.

Today Clackmannan is a quiet residential village with a primary school, a church and a small number of local amenities, its elevated position and historic architecture giving it a distinctive identity.

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Clackmannanshire is the smallest council area in Scotland by land area, tucked between the Ochil Hills to the north and the River Forth to the south, with Stirling to the west and Fife across the water to the east.

Alloa is the county town and largest settlement, a former brewing centre on the north bank of the Forth, while a chain of hillfoot towns and villages - Tillicoultry, Alva, Menstrie and Dollar - runs along the base of the Ochils to the north.

The county has a rich industrial heritage: textiles in the hillfoot towns, brewing in Alloa and coal mining across the lowland parishes shaped the area through the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries.

Despite its small size, Clackmannanshire packs in considerable variety - from the dramatic gorges and hill walks of the Ochils to the flat carseland of the Forth, from medieval tower houses to Victorian mill architecture.

The area is well connected, with the A91 running along the hillfoot corridor and rail services from Alloa to Stirling and onward to Glasgow, making it a practical base for commuters working across the central belt.