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Blair Drummond - Wikipedia

Coordinates: 56°10′01″N 4°02′38″W / 56.167°N 4.044°W

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Blair Drummond
The River Teith by Blair Drummond
Blair Drummond Location within the Stirling council area
Civil parish	Kincardine
Council area	Stirling
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Stirling
Postcode district	FK9
Dialling code	01786

Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish

UK Parliament	Stirling
Scottish Parliament	Stirling
List of places UK Scotland 56°10′01″N 4°02′38″W / 56.167°N 4.044°W / 56.167; -4.044

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 enlightenment thinker Lord Kames whose wife inherited the house in 1766.^[1] Lord Kames began the transformation of the carse area of Blair Drummond; turning it from an often water-laden moss into productive agricultural land,^[2] which brought him an income of almost £2000 per year.^[1]

Blair Drummond House was entirely rebuilt in 1868-72 by James Campbell Walker (under instruction from George Stirling Home Drummond FRSE) and again by James Bow Dunn after a fire in 1921-23 and is now a home for adults with learning disabilities run by the Camphill Movement.^[3]

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 Iron Age torcs, known as the Stirling torcs, were found in Blair Drummond in 2009, dating from 300-100 BC. They are now held in the Museum of Scotland.

Gold Stirling torcs, 300-100 BC
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 commute to Stirling, Edinburgh and Glasgow. Blair Drummond is in the Stirling council area, although in the past it was part of Perthshire. Other communities bordering Blair Drummond are Gargunnock, Thornhill, Deanston, Doune and Dunblane. A community council covers both Thornhill and Blair Drummond, and the 2001 census for the area covered by the Thornhill and Blairdrummond Community Council put the population for the areas at 1,109.^[6]

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

^ ^a ^b Milne, Hugh M. (ed) (2001). Appendix to Boswell's Edinburgh Journals 1767-1768. Mercat Press. p. 556. ISBN 1-84183-020-8. {{cite book}}: |author= has generic name (help)
^ "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

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v t e Settlements in Stirling (council area)
Cities	Stirling
Towns	Bannockburn Bridge of Allan Callander Doune Dunblane
Villages	Aberfoyle Ashfield Balfron Balmaha Balquhidder Blanefield Blairlogie Buchlyvie Cambusbarron Cambuskenneth Cowie Crianlarich Croftamie Deanston Drymen Fallin Fintry Gargunnock Gartmore Killearn Killin Kinlochard Kippen Milton of Buchanan Lochearnhead Plean Port of Menteith Strathblane Strathyre Thornhill Throsk Tyndrum
Hamlets	Ardchullarie More Ardeonaig Arnprior Auchlyne Balfron Station Boquhan Buchanan Smithy Carbeth Dumgoyne Gartness Inverarnan Kilmahog Kinbuck Milton Mugdock Stronachlachar
Areas of Stirling	Broomridge Cornton Raploch St. Ninians Torbrex
Other settlements	Ardchyle Auchtubh Blair Drummond Brig o' Turk Dalmary Dalrigh Inversnaid Rowardennan Ruskie

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