Nearly 100 homes evacuated in Scottish village after reports of ground movement | Scotland
Nearly 100 homes were evacuated in a former mining village in Clackmannanshire following reports of ground movement.
The properties began to be evacuated on 18 May and an investigation into this has since been launched in Coalsnaughton.
The local authority said 28 properties in Nechtan Drive and nine properties in Langour were evacuated as a precaution on Friday.
Aaron Anderson, who has three children including 11-year-old twins with autism, told BBC Scotland News his family had moved into an Airbnb in Grangemouth.
She said she was grateful to Kingdom Housing, which owns her property, for acting quickly to provide a temporary home that was “safe for my children.”
He added that his family’s “stress levels are high.”
Clackmannanshire council leader Nikki Bridle said: “Following ongoing investigations into ground movement in Coalsnaughton, the decision was made this afternoon to evacuate 28 properties in Nechtan Drive and nine properties in Langour as a precautionary measure.
“This brings the total number of properties evacuated since 18 May 2026 to 97.
“The evacuation is being carried out in a controlled manner and residents are supported by municipal officials and partner agencies throughout the process.
“The priority for all local resilience partners remains the safety and wellbeing of everyone involved and our officers remain in the local area to provide guidance and support to residents during what we appreciate is a worrying and uncertain time.”
Bridle added that specialist investigations by the Mining Improvement Authority were ongoing and were expected to take “some time” to be completed.
“We will continue to inform citizens as more information becomes available,” he said.
The local council told residents of Nechtan Drive on Thursday that the gas supply had been cut off as a precaution due to ground movement in the area.
Margo Brown, along with her husband and daughter, were among those evacuated from Dunmoss View on Wednesday before being allowed to collect personal belongings on Thursday.
He told the BBC: “You wait all day to find out what’s going to happen, then we get an email: no it’s okay, you don’t need to go out.
“20 minutes later, ‘all out, all out.’ Ten minutes before we were out and that was us.”
Scottish justice secretary Neil Gray met Clackmannanshire council leader Ellen Forson and local MSP Keith Brown on Friday to discuss the situation.
Gray said: “Investigations are being carried out by the Mining Remediation Authority to determine the source of the collapse and we await their findings.”
