The town of Aberfoyle

Aberfoyle

The village of Aberfoyle (Obar Phuill) has a population of around 640 and it is in the Scottish county of Stirling,situated 27 miles northwest of Glasgow.

Geography

Aberfoyle is situated at the foot of Craigmore and on the Laggan, a head-water of the River Forth.

Industry

Formerly, Iron, slate and wool were the main industries of Aberfoyle but these have all now closed and the main industry today is tourism. Aberfoyle is ideally situated as the gateway to the Trossachs National Park.

Places of interested

Places of interest around Aberfoyle include: Loch Ard, Eilean Gorm (the green isle), the falls of Ledard, Loch Chon, Loch Katrine, Loch Lomond, The Trossachs National Park, Inchmahome Priory, the Lake of Menteith.

History

Rob Roy MacGregor was born near Aberfoyle and the village has associations with Mary Queen of Scots, who ofetn visited Inchmahome Priory as a child.

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