Places to see in ( Killin - UK )
Places to see in ( Killin - UK )
Killin is a village situated at the western head of Loch Tay in Stirling, Scotland. The west end of the village is magnificently sited around the scenic Falls of Dochart, the main street leading down towards the Loch at the confluence of the rivers Dochart and Lochay. The falls are crossed by a narrow, multi-arched stone bridge carrying the main A827 road into Killin.
Killin railway station was on the Killin Railway. The railway station was officially closed on 1 November 1965. Killin has a small primary school with 56 pupils. For secondary education the children have to travel to Callander, 21 miles to the south. The nearest Gaelic medium primary is in Stirling, 37 miles to the south.
The MacNab Clan were once dominant here, and have long been associated with Killin. Their ancient burial ground is on Inchbuie in the River Dochart, just below the falls, and is visible from the bridge. Kinnell House was the seat of the MacNabs. A well-preserved prehistoric stone circle (possibly 'restored' to improve its appearance) known as Killin Stone Circle can be seen in the grounds of the house. To the north of the village lie the ruins of the Campbells of Breadalbane stronghold of Finlarig Castle, with its associated chapel. The growing power of the Campbells eventually ousted the MacNabs, who lost Kinnell House to their rivals. In 1694 Sir John Campbell of Glenorchy, 1st Earl of Breadalbane established Killin as a Burgh of barony. In 1949 Kinnell House and its estate returned to the ownership of the Chief of Clan Macnab, but in 1978 death duties forced the then Chief, James Charles Macnab of Macnab, to sell most of the estate.
In 1767 the minister of Killin, James Stuart, published the first New Testament in Scottish Gaelic. By the end of the 18th century there was a local linen industry. Flax was grown locally, spun in small mills and woven into linen by home based weavers. Today, Killin services the local rural community and the growing tourism and leisure industries. In addition to walking on Ben Lawers National Nature Reserve, fishing for trout and salmon there are various watersports available on Loch Tay. Many local vernacular buildings have been preserved or converted, allowing the village to retain much of its historic character.
The 19th century Moirlanich Longhouse in nearby Glen Lochay is a rare surviving example of the cruck frame Scottish longhouse, and is now in the care of the National Trust for Scotland. The former Breadalbane Folklore Centre in the Victorian mill by the falls displays the 'healing stones' of Saint Fillan.
Tomnadashan Mine, an abandoned copper mine overlooking the village, is sometimes identified as the haunt of the Rabbit of Caerbannog of Monty Python and the Holy Grail fame. Nearby Glen Lochay is the mysterious location to which Richard Hannay, played by Robert Donat, heads in the 1935 Alfred Hitchcock film of The 39 Steps.
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1. Morar Bay - Scotland, Great Britain
2. Craters Silvestri of Mount Etna, Parking - Sicilia, Italy
3. Invercharnan, Ballachulish, Highlands - Scotland, Great Britain
4. Glencoe, Highlands - Scotland, Great Britain
5. Garden Of Sir Walter Scott, Abbotsford, Melrose - Scotland, Great Britain
6. Dalness, Ballachulish, Highlands - Scotland, Great Britain
7. Gualachulain, Ballachulish, Highlands - Scotland, Great Britain
8. The Home Of Sir Walter Scott, Abbotsford, Melrose - Scotland, Great Britain
9. Duntulm Sea Viewpoint, Portree, Isle of Skye - Scotland, Great Britain
10. Pasterze Glacier - Pasterzen Kees, Großglockner - Hohe Tauern, Austria
11. Neist Point, Isle of Skye - Scotland, Great Britain
12. Eilean Donan Castle, Dornie, Kyle of Lochalsh - Scotland, Great Britain
13. Crateri Silvestri Superiore, Catania - Sicilia, Italy
14. Königssee, Schönau am Königssee - Bayern, Germany
15. Near Livingston - Scotland, Great Britain
16. Near Loch Ainort, Isle of Skye - Scotland, Great Britain
17. Near Sgurr Fhuaran, Kyle of Lochalsh - Scotland, Great Britain
18. Strada Provinciale 92, Catania - Sicilia, Italy
19. Kilt Rock and Mealt Falls Viewpoint, Portree, Isle of Skye - Scotland, Great Britain
20. Tre Cime di Lavaredo - Parking, Auronzo di Cadore, Dolomiti - Italy
21. Morar Bay - Scotland, Great Britain
22. Pisz, Mazury - Poland
23. Predjamski Grad, Predjama - Slovenia
24. Postojna Cave, Postojnska Jama, Postojna - Slovenia
25. Postojna Cave, Postojnska Jama, Postojna - Slovenia
26. Near Silver Sands of Morar, Mallaig - Scotland, Great Britain
27. Path to Arisaig Beach, Arisaig - Scotland, Great Britain
28. Path to Arisaig Beach, Arisaig - Scotland, Great Britain
29. The Arisaig Beach, Arisaig - Scotland, Great Britain
30. Biebrzański Park Narodowy, Mazury - Poland
31. Muzeum Wsi Lubelskiej, Lublin - Poland
32. Adršpašskoteplické skály, Adršpach - Czech Republic
33. Adršpašskoteplické skály, Adršpach - Czech Republic
34. Muzeum Wsi Lubelskiej, Lublin - Poland
35. Summit of Śnieżka - Poland, Czech Republik
36. Port od Mallaig, Mallaig - Scotland, Great Britain
37. Dunblane Cathedral, Dunblane - Scotland, Great Britain
38. Craters Silvestri of Mount Etna, Parking - Sicilia, Italy
39. Near Bridge of Orchy, Highlands - Scotland, Great Britain
40. Three Sisters Car Park, Ballachulish, Highlands - Scotland, Great Britain
41. Garden Of Sir Walter Scott, Abbotsford, Melrose - Scotland, Great Britain
42. Canal Grande from Ponte di Rialto, Venezia - Italy
43. Somewhere in Venezia - Italy
44. Somewhere in Venezia - Italy
45. Near Kilmaluag, Portree, Isle of Skye - Scotland, Great Britain
46. Corpach Railway Station, Fort William, Highlands - Scotland, Great Britain
47. Chata pod Rysmi, Tatry - Slovakia
48. Near Żabie Stawy Mięguszowieckie, Tatry - Slovakia
49. Old Man of Storr, Portree, Isle of Skye - Scotland, Great Britain
50. Summit of Babia Góra, Diablak - Poland, Slovakia
51. Scott Monument, Edinburgh - Scotland, Great Britain
52. Top of Scott Monument, Edinburgh - Scotland, Great Britain
53. Edinburgh Old Town, Edinburgh - Scotland, Great Britain
54. Piazza San Marco, Venezia - Italy
55. Somewhere in Venezia - Italy
56. Neist Point Lighthouse, Isle of Skye - Scotland, Great Britain
57. Beach near to Pozzallo, Ragusa, Sicilia - Italy
58. Isole dei Ciclopi, Aci Trezza, Catania, Sicilia - Italy
59. Glenfinnan, Highlands - Scotland, Great Britain
60. The Home Of Sir Walter Scott, Abbotsford, Melrose - Scotland, Great Britain
61. The Home Of Sir Walter Scott, Abbotsford, Melrose - Scotland, Great Britain
62. Overtoun House, Dumbarton - Scotland, Great Britain
63. Etna View from Crateri Silvestri Superiore, Catania - Sicilia, Italy
64. Neist Point, Isle of Skye - Scotland, Great Britain
65. Zakopane, Równia Krupowa - Poland
66. Main Gate to Energylandia, Zator - Poland
67. Eilean Donan Castle, Dornie, Kyle of Lochalsh - Scotland, Great Britain
68. Residenzplatz, Salzburg - Austria
69. Near Hunglader, Portree, Isle of Skye - Scotland, Great Britain
70. Uig, Portree, Isle of Skye - Scotland, Great Britain
71. Uig, Portree, Isle of Skye - Scotland, Great Britain