In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Aberfoyle like this:

Aberfoyle, par. and vil. with ry. sta., SW. Perthshire, on a head-stream of river Forth, 7 miles NW. of Bucklyvie, 29,215 ac. (2405 water), pop. 465; P.O.; celebrated in Scott's Rob Roy.

Aberfoyle through time

Aberfoyle is now part of STIRLING Council. Click here for graphs and data of how STIRLING has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Aberfoyle itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Aberfoyle, in Stirling and Perthshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/16982

Date accessed: 08th April 2026


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