Balquhidder, Perthshire : Historical writing

Descriptive gazetteer entries

These other entries in our collection of descriptive gazetteers are also about Balquhidder. You may be able to find further references to Balquhidder in the descriptive gazetteers by doing a full-text search here.

Place Type of entry Source
Balquhidder parish Bartholomew
Balquhidder a Highland parish Groome

This additional information from our descriptive gazetteers is for locations within the parish or parishes associated with Balquhidder.

Place Type of entry Source
Achtow hamlet Bartholomew
Achtow a hamlet Groome
Balvag river Bartholomew
Ben Tulachan mountain Bartholomew
Ben Tulachan a summit Groome
Calair affluent Bartholomew
Calair a burn Groome
Doine a lake Groome
Doine loch Bartholomew
Edinample an estate, with a mansion Groome
Glenample a glen Groome
Glenbuckie a glen Groome
Glenogle a glen Groome
Glen Ogle rocky defile Bartholomew
Kingshouse railway station Bartholomew
King's House an inn Groome
Lochearnhead village with inn Bartholomew
Lochearnhead a village Groome
Strathyre village with railway station Bartholomew
Stronvar seat Bartholomew
Stronvar a mansion Groome
Voil, Loch a beautiful lake Groome
Voil, Loch Bartholomew

Travel writing

Sorry, but no mentions of this place can be found.

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Place Mentioned in Travel Writing Mentioned in Historical Gazetteer
Lochearnhead 0 2
Dochart 0 2
Loch Earn 1 1
Killin 2 2
Eilean Molach 0 2
Trossachs 0 2
Crianlarich 0 2
Callander 1 3
St Fillans 0 3
Breadalbane 11 2
Aberfoyle 0 2
Ardeonaig 0 2
Menteith 2 10
Inchmahome 0 2
Ardlui 0 2
Tyndrum 5 2
Inversnaid 0 2
Kilmadock 0 2
Gartmore 0 2
Comrie 1 3

Names from historical writing

The following appear as names for Balquhidder. Follow the links for what the author actually said:

Name Author Source
BAILE CHUL TIR F.H. Groome Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (Edinburgh: T.C. Jack, 1882-4).
BALQUHIDDER John Bartholomew Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887).
F.H. Groome Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (Edinburgh: T.C. Jack, 1882-4).

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