Place:


Balquhidder  Perthshire

 

In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Balquhidder like this:

Balquhidder, par. and vil., W. Perthshire, at E. end of Loch Voil, 3 miles W. of Lochearnhead ry. sta., 53,149 ac. (1474 water); quoad sacra par., 759 ac., pop. 627; P.O. The dist. is celebrated in Scottish song, and was the scene of many of the exploits of Rob Roy, whose tomb is in the graveyard.

Balquhidder through time

Balquhidder is now part of Stirling district. Click here for graphs and data of how Stirling has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Balquhidder itself, go to Units and Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Balquhidder, in Stirling and Perthshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/16914

Date accessed: 28th March 2024


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