Arnprior is a hamlet in the

Stirling council area The Stirling council area ( sco, Stirlin; gd, Sruighlea) is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland, and has a population of about ( estimate). It was created under the Local Government etc (Scotland) Act 1994 with the boundaries of the Stirl ...

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on the A811 about 12 miles west of

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and is one of the smallest community council districts in the region. The hamlet is next to the

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National Nature Reserve and close to the east boundary of the

Loch Lomond Loch Lomond (; gd, Loch Laomainn - 'Lake of the Elms'Richens, R. J. (1984) ''Elm'', Cambridge University Press.) is a freshwater Scottish loch which crosses the Highland Boundary Fault, often considered the boundary between the lowlands of C ...

and

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National Park, which includes the

Lake of Menteith Lake of Menteith, also known as Loch Inchmahome (Scottish Gaelic: ''Loch Innis Mo Cholmaig''), is a loch in Scotland located on the Carse of Stirling (the flood plain of the upper reaches of the rivers Forth and Teith, upstream from Stirling). ...

. Until 1996, the hamlet had a

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. Due to a lack of pupils, it was shut down along with

Croftamie Croftamie (Scottish Gaelic ''Croit Sheumaidh'') is a small village and community council area in the Stirling council area in Scotland. It lies to the south of the larger village of Drymen. The village was traditionally part of Dunbartonshire. ...

Primary School and

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Primary School. Part of the school has since been converted into a nursery. Pupils were transferred to Buchlyvie Primary School.

Etymology

The name is from the Gaelic 'earrann' meaning a division of land.

Walter Comyn Walter Comyn, Lord of Badenoch (died 1258) was the son of William Comyn, Justiciar of Scotia and Mormaer or Earl of Buchan by right of his second wife. Life Walter makes his first appearance in royal charters as early as 1211–1214. In 122 ...

, the Earl of Menteith, founded

Inchmahome Priory Inchmahome Priory is situated on Inchmahome, the largest of three islands in the centre of the Lake of Menteith, close to Aberfoyle, Scotland. The name "Inchmahome" comes from the Gaelic ''Innis MoCholmaig'', meaning island of St Colmaig. The ...

in 1238 and it is thought the name of the hamlet could date from then. There are other ‘Arns’ in the area, some of which indicate size (e.g. Arnmore) and others indicate previous owners (e.g. Arnfinlay). The town of

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was named after the hamlet, the ancestral home of its founder Archibald McNab.

Commerce

The notable commerce of the hamlet is provided by Arnprior Farm, which in 2015, as part of a diversification programme, established what it claims to be "Scotland's original and best pumpkin patch". In addition, there is also a hair salon and agricultural mechanics.

References

External links

BBC - Domesday Reloaded - Arnprior villagesCanmore - Arnprior Castle site record
Hamlets in Stirling (council area) {{Stirling-geo-stub