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BALQUHIDDER (Gaelic, " the See also: village and parish of See also: Perthshire, Scotland
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Pop. of parish (1901) 605
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The village lies 2 m
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W. of the station of the same name on the Caledonian railway from See also: Callander to See also: Oban, and 274 M
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N.W. of See also: Stirling
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It is situated at the See also: east end of Loch Voil, a lake at the See also: foot of the Braes of Balquhidder
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The Maclaurins acquired the See also: district as early as the 9th century and occupied it for several See also: hundred years until ousted by the Macgregors, a neighbouring clan, who had repeatedly raided their lands, and in 1558 slew the chief and many of his followers
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Balquhidder was the scene of some of the exploits of Rob See also: Roy, who died there in 1734
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His See also: grave in the old kirkyard is marked by a See also: stone ornamented with,
See also: rude See also: carving, executed probably centuries before his See also: time
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Another See also: ancient stone is said traditionally to cover the grave of See also: Angus, the See also: Columban missionary, who was the first to carry on Christian See also: work in this See also: part of the See also: Highlands
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