Crianlarich

Crianlarich is a village in the unitary authority in Stirling and the traditional county of Perthshire in Scotland, about ten kilometers north- east of Loch Lomond. The village's name derives from the Gaelic word for " low pass ", which is related to the location of the village at the intersection of two valleys.

Location

It lies in the valley of Strath Fillan in the northwestern foothills of the Trossachs and the shade of some Munro summit. Worth mentioning, for example, Ben More, but also Stob Binnein and Cruach Ardrain. Crianlarich is located on the West Highland Way long distance footpath and marks there about the middle of the path. The village calls itself the "Gateway to the Highlands ". A controversial designation, since, for example, Pitlochry and Dunoon also call it that.

Traffic

Crianlarich was a major hub for travel to Scotland to the north and west for several hundred years. In the 1750s, two old military roads met in the village. In the nineteenth century, the village was connected via the West Highland Line to the railway, thus enabling a rail link to Glasgow. Today, the line separates into its branches to Oban or Fort William in Crianlarich. The major roads A82 and A85 intersect also in place. By coach Crianlarich is to change trains connected with Glasgow, Edinburgh and Fort William.

Townscape

Most buildings in Crianlarich are on the A85 just before their junction with the A82. In the village there is next to some houses a police station, Bed -and- breakfast accommodation, a hostel, a hotel, a church, a primary school, a few pubs and a small shop. Crianlarich has only few historical buildings and consists mainly of functional buildings of the 20th century.

2001, there were 185 people in Crianlarich.