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Inchmahome Priory and Inch Talla

A small community of Augustinian canons established the priory around 1238 on the island of Inchmahome. Their founder and patron was Walter Comyn, Earl of Menteith, who had a main residence on Inch Talla, a nearby island. The Comyns were the most powerful family in Scotland at the time.

This station was built for the opening of the Forth & Clyde Junction

Railway, a cross-country route opened as a 'cheap railway' in 1856. The stations were almost all at some distance from the villages they were supposed to serve, and passenger services over the whole route only lasted until 1934.

This shows the station building from the north-east. This was of the company's standard type, with a station-master's house above the booking office. Note the timber-faced platform, a sign of economy in construction.

After closure of through passenger services, the line was split into three. The middle section was retained as part of the Aberfoyle branch, open for passengers and goods, and the ends were worked as freight-only branches until the late 1950s. This building is now a house.

This loch is situated south west of Callander on the road to Port of Menteith. On an island in the middle of Loch Ruskie, now submerged, was the stronghold of Sir John Menteith, who had inherited these lands from his father Walter Menteith. Sir John Menteith built a Peel castle on this small island along with several building and stables situated on the shore of this small lochan. Sir John Menteith was accused of treachery by the Scottish people for the betraying of William Wallace shortly after his momentous victory at the battle of Stirling Bridge. Sir John Mentieth was the sherif of Dunbartonshire and held Wallace at Dumbarton before delivering Wallace to the English. There would have been outrage at the actions of Sir John Mentieth and unsurprisingly nothing remains of Ruskie castle, even the island lies silently submerged below the murky waters of Ruskie, as if to deny its part in Scotlands turbulent past.

The name "Inchmahome" comes from the Gaelic Innis MoCholmaig, meaning island of St Colmaig.

The priory was founded in 1238 by the Earl of Menteith, Walter Comyn, for a small group of members of the Augustinian order (the Black Canons). The Comyn family were one of the most powerful in Scotland at the time, and had an imposing country house on Inch Talla, one of the other islands on the Lake of Menteith.

The hotel stands on the site of the manse to the church which still stands next to the hotel. This building was formerly known as the “Port of Menteith Inn” and was for many years the property of the Duke of Montrose.

Inchmahome Priory is situated on Inchmahome, the largest of three islands in the centre of the Lake of Menteith, close to Aberfoyle. Although most of the buildings are now ruins, much of the original 13th-century structure remains, and it is now in the care of Historic Environment Scotland, who maintain and preserve it as a scheduled ancient monument. The priory can be visited by a boat that is operated between March and September by Historic Scotland, which departs from the nearby pier at the Port of Menteith.

The Lake of Menteith, formerly known as the Loch of Inchmahome has the distinction of being Scotlands only Lake. This its owes to a Dutch mapmaker who mistakenly attributes Laigh (meaning lowland) of Menteith to the Loch itself rather than the surrounding area. (In the Blaeu's 'Atlas of Scotland', published in 1654, it is referred to as "Loch Inche mahumo") The Lake of Menteith is home to one of Scotland's famous priories: Inchmahome. Sitting on the largest of the three islands, the priory was established in 1238 by Augustinian canons. The impressive remains of the priory still stand today and they were visited by some of Scotland's famous historic figures.

It is reputed that Robert the Bruce visited the priory on three occasions: 1305, 1308 and 1310. In 1358, the future King Robert II visited the island. Its was also here that 4 year old Mary Queen of Scots took shelter in 1547, prior to her flight to France. During the 19th century the priory became a popular tourist attraction, pictured above is the steam boat that belonged to the Lake Hotel and provided trips to the island for its guests.

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The Lake of Menteith hid away another Spitfire Mark IIA which took a plunge following a practice flight mishap in 1943. The pilot lived through the ordeal, but the aircraft remained at the bottom. Known to have at least one air victory, it awaits potential recovery from the lake’s depths, where it has been resting for over 70 years.

Situated in at the heart of the the Trossachs in central Scotland, Loch Venachar SC is one of Scotland's finest sailing clubs in some of the most beautiful scenery in the Trossachs area of Scotland. Set on the South shore of Loch Venachar just over 2 miles NW of the Tourist town of Callander.

The Lake of Menteith is Scotland’s only natural lake and is internationally renowned for the quality of trout fishing and its rare Lowland beauty with the the Highland hills as a backdrop. It is the main venue for National Trout Fly Fishing Championships.

The walk up this hill normally starts close to the popular tourist town of Callander on the A81 Glasgow Road.

It comprises a hike upwards from around 60m above sea level to 414m so you should be prepared for a bit of a challenge but the path is good and easy to find. The summit hosts a selection of Radio Masts.

Would also be helpful to provide EV charging facilities

Foitoarh from a81 to fisheries or car park.

They do this through encouraging people of all ages to get into the woodlands, through supporting communities with traditional skills, delivering workshops and events, offering volunteering, developing sustainable products, running kids clubs and projects, and managing woodlands sustainably

The bridge was built by the government from the revenues of forfeited lands. This is reference in a panel to the S face of the E abutment, with inscription: "THIS BUILDING ERECTED A.D. 1774 / HIS MAJESTY / GAVE IN AID TO IT OUT OF THE ANNEXED / ESTATES £250 STR. / VIATOR / TUTO TRANSEAS / SIS / MEMOR / REGII / BENEFICII" (Traveller, may you cross safely. Be mindful of the Royal benefaction). This panel is now obscured (possibly removed) by an early 21 century gabion wall.

KEN

Add low maintenance small garden around the junction in the field on new footpath taking pedestrians off the B8034 which has no pavement for the increasing foot traffic.

Ken

This area could support parking for 80 cars or more and would cater for future visitor growth.