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PH6 2NF - St Fillans

St Fillans is a village in Perthshire in the central highlands of Scotland, in the council area of Perth and Kinross. The village lies at the eastern end of Loch Earn, 5 miles (8 km) west of Comrie on the A85 road, at the point where the River Earn leaves the loch. St Fillans was a small clachan in the 18th century, known as Port of Lochearn, or Meikleport. In 1817 it was renamed St Fillans by Lord Gwydyr, the husband of Clementina Drummond, heiress to the Drummond Estate.

The pre-Reformation church, St Fillan's Chapel, whose kirkyard is the traditional burial place of the Stewarts of Ardvorlich, lies to the south of the River Earn, between St Fillans and the Iron Age Pictish hill fort of Dundurn. It is believed that the Irish missionary Saint Fillan lived on this hill. Not far from the foot of the hill is the Allt Ghoinean burn which is claimed to be the Gonan or Monan of Sir Walter Scott's poem The Lady of the Lake:

The stag at eve had drunk his fill, where danced the moon on Monan's rill.

There is a large hydro-electric power station in St Fillans, fed from a dam at Loch Lednock high above the village. The power station, which forms part of the Breadalbane Hydro-Electric Scheme, is not visible within St Fillans as it is underground and was hewn from solid rock. The golf course at St Fillans was created in 1903 by Willie Auchterlonie.

The section of the River Earn from St Fillans down to Comrie, along with much of the surrounding countryside, is designated as a national scenic area (NSA). It is one of 40 such areas in Scotland, which are defined to identify areas of exceptional scenery and to ensure its protection by restricting certain forms of development. The River Earn (Comrie to St Fillans) NSA covers 12 square miles (3,108 ha) in total.

The village became the scene of controversy in November 2005 when a housing development was halted to avoid killing the fairies who allegedly lived under a rock on the proposed site. After some negotiation, the new housing estate was redesigned so that the rock in question was preserved, in a small park in the centre of the estate.

On the A85 just to the east of St Fillans lies the St Fillans Dragon and the St Fillans Toad." [1]

Situated in local authority Strathearn , St Fillans is classed as . Nearest towns are Lochearnhead (8 miles away), Killin (9 miles away), Callander (11 miles away), with the capital city, Edinburgh being 47 miles away.

Perthshire

Few regions can rival Perthshire for sheer variety of terrain and the breathtaking majesty of its landscapes. From the desolate and wild beauty of the beguiling Glen Lyon Valley to the calm of Loch Tay and from the stunning empty expanse of Rannoch Moor to the lakes and lush forest valleys in the east this is a truly wondrous landscape.

Perthshire was actually abolished as a county in 1975 by the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 and carved up between the Central and Tayside Regions. This was also changed in 1996 so that the area covered by the original county was divided between Stirling, Clackmannanshire and Perth and Kinross. Nevertheless, many people still refer to the region as Perthshire and the tourism board markets the 'Perthshire Tourist Route.'

At its heart this tourist route is made up of the stunning scenery in the region, with Kinross and Loch Leven at its center. Loch Leven is eerily beautiful and is a famous trout-fishing destination. It has the RSPB Vane Farm Nature Reserve on its shores and Leven Castle sits on an island in the Loch. Other beautiful spots include the Ochil Hills which feature some spectacular walking trails and the fantastic wooded gorge at Killecrankie, scene of a famous battle in 1689. Indeed nearly all of the most beautiful spots offer castles or ruins en route.

Perthshire has its fair share of historic sites, from Blair Castle to the 16th century Castle Menzies, from the Cathedral town of Dunkeld (with sites dating back to the 9th century) to Scone Palace, (ancient crowning site of Scottish Royalty) and Huntintower Castle with the gorgeous Branklyn Garden. Seemingly then, Perthshire has it all, but to top it off, it also offers the most famous golf course in the world at Gleneagles.

Where is it?

Location
St Fillans

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Ward
Strathearn

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Local Authority
Perth & Kinross

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Council

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Constituency

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County
Perthshire

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Region

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Country
Scotland

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Classification

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Area Type
Council Area

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ONS GSS ID
S00126220

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LSOADZ_NAME

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Government ID
Comrie, Gilmerton and St Fillans

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Coordinates
56.392, -4.117

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Phone Code
(01567) xxxxxx

Nearby Towns

Lochearnhead	7.5 mi
Killin	8.7 mi
Callander	11.1 mi
Crieff	12.4 mi
Glasgow	37.1 mi
Edinburgh	47.4 mi
Cardiff	342.6 mi
London	380 mi