Port of Menteith is a village and parish in the Stirling

Stirling (council area)

Stirling is one of the 32 unitary local government council areas of Scotland, and has a population of about 87,000 . It was created under the Local Government etc Act 1994 with the boundaries of the Stirling district of the former Central local government region, and it covers most of the former...

 district of Scotland

Scotland

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, the only significant settlement on the Lake of Menteith

Lake of Menteith

The Lake of Menteith , is a loch in Scotland, located on the Carse of Stirling, the flood plain of the upper reaches of the rivers Forth and Teith, upstream of Stirling. Until the early 19th century, the more usual Scottish name of Loch of Menteith was used...

. It was established as a burgh of barony

Burgh of barony

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, then named simply Port, in 1457 by King James III of Scotland

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. It lay in the former county of Perthshire

Perthshire

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The village lies at the north-eastern edge of the Lake, at the junction of the A81 road

A81 road

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 with the B8034 road, which runs south, just to the west of Flanders Moss

Flanders Moss

Flanders Moss is an area of bogland in the Carse of Stirling in central Scotland.It lies between the villages of Thornhill to the north and Kippen to the south....

, to meet the A811 road at Arnprior

Arnprior, Stirling

Arnprior is a village in the Stirling council area of Scotland. It is located on the A811 about 12 miles west of Stirling and is one of the smallest community council areas in Stirlingshire with a population of about 200....

. The elevation is around 25 m above sea level. The country around is generally low-lying, except to the north where the Menteith Hills rise, including Beinn Dearg (426 m), with the Trossachs

Trossachs

The Trossachs itself is a small woodland glen in the Stirling council area of Scotland. It lies between Ben A'an to the north and Ben Venue to the south, with Loch Katrine to the west and Loch Achray to the east. However, the name is used generally to refer to the wider area of wooded glens and...

 and the southern Highlands beyond. The Parish includes the outlying settlements of Coblehead, Dykehead, Gartmore and Ruskie.

The parish of Port of Menteith, area 7226 hectares, had a resident population of 768 in the United Kingdom Census 2001

United Kingdom Census 2001

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, down from 884 in 1991

United Kingdom Census 1991

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In the summer months a ferry runs from Port of Menteith to the island of Inchmahome

Inchmahome

Inchmahome, an anglicisation of Innis Mo Cholmaig , is the largest of three islands in the Lake of Menteith, in Stirlingshire.- History :...

, site of the Historic Scotland

Historic Scotland

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-maintained Inchmahome Priory

Inchmahome Priory

Inchmahome Priory is situated on Inchmahome , the largest of three islands in the centre of Lake of Menteith, close to Aberfoyle, Scotland....

. The village is home to a fishing club and is the starting point for anglers on the Lake of Menteith. Nick Nairn

Nick Nairn

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's cookery school is based at Loch End, just south of Port of Menteith at the south-east corner of the Lake.