Thu 28 Jan 2021
BEAR have agreed and appointed a contractor to do the work to stabilise the hillside at the location. They are finalising details of that and the timescale needed. Around 4 weeks of works are expected.
Sun 24 Jan 2021
Killin Community Council has a vacancy for an additional member. If you are interested in getting involved as a member of the Community Council, then please email: communitycouncilkillin@gmail.
Sat 23 Jan 2021
A new Discretionary Business Support Fund being administered by Stirling Council has opened for applications. Applications close at 5pm on February 10th 2021.
Tue 7 Jul 2020
A total of 7.8 km of overhead line will be removed, including 31 steel lattice towers, between Killin substation and Lix Toll.
Mon 6 Jul 2020
Channel 4 News Scotland Correspondent Ciaran Jenkins reported from Killin regarding the relaxation of lockdown rules and the effects that restrictions have had on local businesses.
John and Peter Sinclair, taken at the back of the Monemore Council Houses... The original "Dunvegan" to the left,,, The Tighnabruich boundry wall and Mansefield to the right.. ... See MoreSee Less
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A pair of terrors
Manse road council houses are not even built beside “dunvegan” What year would this be taken?
I remember being told by 'Kinnon' that they sold the croft land in the 1950's, Alex Stewart
**W.R.I.** Left to Right: ?????????, ???????? Mrs Ella Lamond , Mrs Watson, Mrs Campbell ?, Mrs Robertson, ?????????, ???????? Mrs Kennedy....................One of a number of photographs from James Lamonts daughter. ... See MoreSee Less
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I think possibly Violet Cameron behind Mrs Robertson ? Cameron Walker ?
Just lovely to see Mrs Robertson. A truly great neighbour.
Mrs Campbell, bankers wife and Mrs Kennedy.
Paddy yes 4th from right and Violet Cameron third
I think that’s too old for Paddy at that time
It would be lovely if some of these beautiful works of art have been donated to SWI HQ who hold an enormous amount of handcrafts which have been donated by previous members.
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Hamish MacGregor getting a bottle of whiskey as a thank you from the Raft teams in 1982 I think. ... See MoreSee Less
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Thank you for sharing Shirley, that’s a lovely photo xx
That's a great photo
Cameras were not great back then, but it is great to remember him, plus a man is always happy with a bottle in hand!
Lovely photo 😍
**Freddy Simson and Lester Mitchell ?? at the Falls of Dochart** .....One of a number of photographs from James Lamonts daughter via Lesley Stitt. ... See MoreSee Less
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Great photo
Great photo.
Found this today... ... See MoreSee Less
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See calums front page news landing his first salmon
I remember the "archaeological dig" with Killin Primary. I'm sure it was in Glen Lyon?
Killin Breadalbane Angling Club Dance, 2006 I think... ... See MoreSee Less
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some fresh young faces there :)
A lot of faces no longer with us.😢
Great photos. 👏👏💜
Great photos
Great photos. Would love to fish the river
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The school train heading down Glen Ogle 29th June 1965 ... See MoreSee Less
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The Hogwarts Express! 😃
Should still be re running.
And you were only 5 years old when this was took ian Hancock 🤣🤣🤣
Yes I was but it should still be running. 😉killin would be stunning as usual but with tourists and filling the Place with joy and work for all the locals 😉💙
That’s a lovely photo. Yes I agree should still be running. Xx
School's out for summer!
Great photo ye it should still be running would provide good jobs for local people
Travelled on this line to school from Luib.
I also traveled from Luib to MHS.Callendar,
Wow! Beautiful!
Looks like they have just built the wall thats now falling down.
Malcolm travelled on it from Luib station to Mclearen High School
It would be a Monday because it has the two coaches on to take Crianlarich and Tyndrum as well. During the week it only had one coach Friday it had two coaches to bring everyone home again.
Went to school on the Killin Pug 64/65 before landslide stopped it running then I had to bus it for my last year of h to mclaren high then off to start work in Perth aug66
Also went to McLaren High School from Luib 1958 to 1962...great excitement coming home on North Train on Fridays after a week in the hostel.
Great photo. I also travelled on this train to MHS from Luib staying at the hostel during the week 1957 to 1962.Happy memories!!
Your right Maisie it was 1957 to 1962...we did have fun. May Fast
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My mom, whose parents came to the US from Scotland, painted this picture of the Falls of Dochart from the photo (at lower left) sent by Scottish cousin. She took one trip to Scotland in 1970 but did not see the Falls. She took up painting at about age 60. ... See MoreSee Less
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Charles nice one, l did try to post it but failed miserably. It's a lovely painting.
Lovely painting, I really struggled to get a nice painting of the Falls of Dochart, but found this one some years ago that I liked. I had to settle for a limited edition print of the painting. Anyone else got a painting to share.
Nice story Charles and nice painting. Shame she never got to visit
I don’t like mine much. It is in the attic! I have always liked your one.
Talented lady!
Duncan Twigg painted this one....
Wow I love that one Marion, I wonder how many he painted.
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A more recent 360 from 2017. ... See MoreSee Less
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Wonderful clear photograph.
Great quiz last night - many thanks.
The question about the visit by Queen Victoria to Auchmore reminded me to ask a couple of questions:
* Is the large island at the head of the loch natural or man-made ?
* What do the locals call this island ?
Our Scouts in Edinburgh have been camping on “Sandy” Island most years since the 1950s, with grateful thanks to the Dowling family and previous owners. The story that we were told was that the channel between the headland and the island was dug to make it easier for the Queen to be taken by rowing boat from the steamer pier to the Auchmore boathouse in 1842. **Is that true ?** ... See MoreSee Less
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Not sure which is the true story, but I had been told that it was so that the angling boats could access the loch quicker. The Queen Vic story sounds plausible🤔
I will add another version from my pal Dougal. The Earl did not want those going out in boats to pass infront of Auchmore House so got the "Canal" for the boats to use dug hence the name. The boathouse and landing with the twin pillers were built for the Queen's visit as with the main flow passing down the Auchmore side there was good depth right onto the loch. The island furthest out grows with silt and at very low water both islands become one.
I’ve always called it ‘the island’.
The. Island was formed by the digging of a canal to facilitate the use of barges carrying the output of some of Breadalbane’s mining projects. According to my father it was known in the Gaelic as Happy Island. 95th Glasgow Scouts and Rovers camped on it from 1951 for many years., other island was known as bird island
Many thanks for all of these contributions. Looks like "Sandy Island' is definitely man-made and all of the suggested reasons are very plausible.
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I have these pictures on my wall. The one of the Falls was painted by J Taylor Brown 1900-1912. ... See MoreSee Less
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The other was painted in 1928 for a calander
The Gray Street one is signed James Gilmour dated 1921/31. eyesight not good enough.
Killin Raft teams 1980’s ... See MoreSee Less
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Absolutely brilliant.
Fantastic record from the rafting days..
OMG, this amazing!
Brilliant days.. I’ve got one of these too....😄
I have made an Album on the Facebook page, so I will add more photos when I can, so if anyone else wants to add them in there, hopefully you will be able to do so!
Brilliant🌈
Wow! Amazing!😀
Great memories. Xx
Brilliant photos, loved the raft racing days x Rosie Macdonald
So did we - in the ole' tin can "Sure and Steadfast" !!!
Fantastic Shirley,great to see them,we did have very well back in the day and all great fun on every race Xx
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