Blair Drummond
Blair Drummond | |
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The River Teith by Blair Drummond | |
Location within the Stirling council area | |
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Council area | |
Country | Scotland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Stirling |
Postcode district | FK9 |
Dialling code | 01786 |
Police | Scotland |
Fire | Scottish |
Ambulance | Scottish |
UK Parliament | |
Scottish Parliament | |
Blair Drummond is a small rural community 5 miles (8 kilometres) northwest of Stirling in the Stirling district of Scotland, predominantly located along the A84 road. Lying to the north of the River Forth, the community is within the registration county of Perthshire and the civil parish of Kincardine
History
A former resident of Blairdrummond House was
Blair Drummond House was entirely rebuilt in 1868-72 by
In 1830 the remains of a Bronze Age wooden wagon wheel were discovered in Blair Drummond, dating from 1260-810 BC. This is the oldest preserved wheel from Scotland.[4]
Four gold
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Gold Stirling torcs, 300-100 BC
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Wooden wheel remains, 1260-810 BC
Facilities
Blair Drummond has a local authority primary school - Kincardine in Mentieth Primary School, a Church of Scotland church, and a community hall which was rebuilt in 2005.[5] Blair Drummond is also the location of the Blair Drummond Safari Park, and a caravan park housed in the old walled garden of Blair Drummond House.
The Community
Many of the residents of Blair Drummond are farmers, although others
Notable people from Blair Drummond
- Henry Home, Lord Kames - 18th century Scottish philosopher and writer
- Henry Home-Drummond
- George Stirling Home Drummond
- William Downie Stewart Sr - 19th century New Zealand politician
References
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- ^ "History of Flanders Moss". Scottish National Heritage. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 12 April 2008.
- ^ "DSA Building/Design Report". Dictionary of Scottish Architects. 2006. Archived from the original on 7 February 2012. Retrieved 12 April 2008.
- ^ "Wheel from Blair Drummond, Perthshire". National Museums Scotland.
- ^ Blair Drummond Hall
- ^ Thornhill and Blairdrummond Community Council Archived September 27, 2007, at the Wayback Machine