Kinloch Rannoch
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Kinloch Rannoch is a village in Perth and Kinross
, Scotland
, at the eastern end of Loch Rannoch
, 18 miles (29 km) west of Pitlochry
, on the banks of the River Tummel
.
The village is a tourist and outdoor pursuits centre. It has a small population and is fairly remote.
The name of the village is a slight oddity as Kinloch
normally refers to a place at the head of a loch, not the foot.
Formerly a tiny hamlet, Kinloch Rannoch, was enlarged and settled, under the direction of James Small, formerly an Ensign in Lord Loudoun’s Regiment, mainly by soldiers discharged from the army, but also by displaced crofters. Small had been appointed by the Commissioners for the Forfeited Estates to run the Rannoch estates, which had been seized from the clan chieftains who had supported the Jacobites following the Battle of Culloden
in 1746. Local roads and bridges were improved, enabling soldiers at Rannoch Barracks
to move more freely around the district.
Small was supported by Dugald Buchanan
and his wife who taught the villagers new trades and crafts. Dugald (Dùghall Bochanan in Gaelic
) was a local schoolmaster and Gaelic poet, who is commemorated by a large monument in the centre of the square in Kinloch Rannoch.
The main economic activities in the area are tourism, forestry and farming. Local tourist activities include rafting, cycling and trekking.
Near the village is a hill reputed to resemble the head, shoulders, and torso of a man. It has been given the name of "The Sleeping Giant". Local myth says that the giant will wake up only when he hears the sounds of his master's flute.
The village and some of its inhabitants were featured in the film Shepherd on the Rock.
Perth and Kinross
Perth and Kinross is one of 32 council areas in Scotland, and a Lieutenancy Area. It borders onto the Aberdeenshire, Angus, Dundee City, Fife, Clackmannanshire, Stirling, Argyll and Bute and Highland council areas. Perth is the administrative centre...
, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
, at the eastern end of Loch Rannoch
Loch Rannoch
Loch Rannoch is a large body of fresh water in Perth and Kinross, Scotland.The loch is over long in a west-east direction with an average width of about . The River Tummel begins at its eastern end. The Tay Forest Park lies along its southern shore...
, 18 miles (29 km) west of Pitlochry
Pitlochry
Pitlochry , is a burgh in the council area of Perth and Kinross, Scotland, lying on the River Tummel. Its population according to the 2001 census was 2,564....
, on the banks of the River Tummel
River Tummel
The River Tummel is a river in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. Discharging from Loch Rannoch, it flows east to a point near the Falls of Tummel, where it bends to the southeast, a direction which it maintains until it falls into the River Tay, just below Logierait, after a course of from its source...
.
The village is a tourist and outdoor pursuits centre. It has a small population and is fairly remote.
The name of the village is a slight oddity as Kinloch
Kinloch
-People:* Bruce Kinloch, author* Francis Kinloch, South Carolina delegate to Continental Congress* George Kinloch, Scottish MP* Sir John Kinloch, 2nd Baronet, Scottish MP, grandson of the above* Kinloch Baronets* Peter Kinloch, Scottish mountaineer-Places:...
normally refers to a place at the head of a loch, not the foot.
Formerly a tiny hamlet, Kinloch Rannoch, was enlarged and settled, under the direction of James Small, formerly an Ensign in Lord Loudoun’s Regiment, mainly by soldiers discharged from the army, but also by displaced crofters. Small had been appointed by the Commissioners for the Forfeited Estates to run the Rannoch estates, which had been seized from the clan chieftains who had supported the Jacobites following the Battle of Culloden
Culloden
Culloden may refer to any of the following:*Culloden, Highland, a village in Scotland**The Battle of Culloden, a battle which took place there in 1746...
in 1746. Local roads and bridges were improved, enabling soldiers at Rannoch Barracks
Rannoch Barracks
Rannoch Barracks was a military barracks constructed in 1746 at Bridge of Gaur, Perthshire, Scotland, at the western end of Loch Rannoch. The barracks were built in response to the Jacobite uprising of 1745....
to move more freely around the district.
Small was supported by Dugald Buchanan
Dugald Buchanan
Dugald Buchanan was a Scottish poet writing in Scots and Scottish Gaelic who helped the Rev. James Stuart or Stewart of Killin to translate the New Testament into Scottish Gaelic....
and his wife who taught the villagers new trades and crafts. Dugald (Dùghall Bochanan in Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic language
Scottish Gaelic is a Celtic language native to Scotland. A member of the Goidelic branch of the Celtic languages, Scottish Gaelic, like Modern Irish and Manx, developed out of Middle Irish, and thus descends ultimately from Primitive Irish....
) was a local schoolmaster and Gaelic poet, who is commemorated by a large monument in the centre of the square in Kinloch Rannoch.
The main economic activities in the area are tourism, forestry and farming. Local tourist activities include rafting, cycling and trekking.
Near the village is a hill reputed to resemble the head, shoulders, and torso of a man. It has been given the name of "The Sleeping Giant". Local myth says that the giant will wake up only when he hears the sounds of his master's flute.
The village and some of its inhabitants were featured in the film Shepherd on the Rock.