Killin

Killin ( Scottish Gaelic: Cill Fhinn ) is a village with about 640 inhabitants ( 2004 estimate ) in the county of Perthshire in Scotland.

Infrastructure

Through the town flows the River Dochart and the River Lochay that flow east of Killin in the Loch Tay. The main road A 827 performs at the south end of the village on the spectacular waterfalls, the Falls of Dochart, which are the major attractions of the place. One lane bridge offers a good view of the extensive rapids.

The building is a former water mill near the falls, is the Breadalbane Folklore Centre with tourist information and an exhibition on local history with the healing stones of the Celtic missionary St. Fillan from the 8th century. On an island in the middle of the River Dochart is the old cemetery of the Clan McNab. This clan lived about 800 years in Glen Dochart and Strathfillan and felt responsible for the protection of the residents.

On the northern outskirts of the village you can see the ruins of Finlarig Castle, which was built around 1620 by Black Duncan of Glenorchy, a member of the Clan Campbell. There, along a path towards Loch Tay, is the Moirlanich Longhouse. This is maintained by the National Trust for Scotland and is open for tours.

North of Killin, at the main road, the Church of St. Fillan, which was originally built in 1876 by ​​the seventh Earl of Breadalbane as a private chapel. In the immediate vicinity is the 1744 built Parish Church of Killin and Ardeonaig whose baptismal font to be from the earliest days of Christianity in Scotland. In addition to the Parish Church is the Stuart Memorial Stone, a memorial for James Stuart, minister of Killin 1737-1789. He was the first who translated the New Testament of the Bible in the Scottish Gaelic language.

From the shores of Loch Tay led to 1939 a line of steamers on the lake, and a railway connection, a branch line of the Callander & Oban Railway, brought guests in the place, so that Killin could already established around the turn of the century as a holiday resort. Today located on the shore of the lake, a camping and a golf course. Nearby is a hydroelectric power plant, which is fed by pipes from the northern mountains.

Killin forms an eastern boundary to the Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park. Due to its special location, surrounded by impressive mountains, the Ben Lawers is the highest in the Northeast with 1214 meters, the surrounding lakes and versatile hiking is the place interesting for tourists and offers some Nächtigungsmöglichkeiten.

To the northeast lies the extensive area of Breadalbane. In this hilly area residents operate mainly sheep farming. There, the Glen Lyon and Loch Lyon is with its dam. A forest road through Breadalbane leads to the Bridge of Balgie with an old post office, which has since been converted into a small, typical Scottish pub.

The Acharn Forest is located southwest of Killin. This woodland consists mainly of conifers and is crossed by open moorland. The Bicycle Route National Cycle Route 7 winds through this forest area.

To the west of Killin is Sron a ' Chlachain, a 400 m high wasteland with hiking path that offers a good view of the surroundings. To the east the forest area also More Circuit spreading, with additional routes for walkers and cyclists.

History

When the Campbells of Glenorchy disappeared from the area, Killin was in 1694 under the First Earl of Breadalbane to a free city. First, the Earls of Breadalbane inhabited the Finlarig Castle. Around 1580, they built the Taymouth Castle at the east end of Loch Tay. The lying in ruins burial place of Breadalbanes is also located in Finlarig Castle.

Traces of the Clan McNab can be traced back to the 12th century.

Towards the end of the 18th century there were around line manufacturing operations. Flax was grown and woven in mostly in-house production to linen.

Killin in the film

In the film The 39 Steps by Alfred Hitchcock, the hero of a dying spy receives a map in which a settlement is marked near Killin. The hero travels there to solve the mystery. Therefore, the other film is to a large extent in the area of Killin.