Gartness is a hamlet in
Stirling
Stirling (; sco, Stirlin; gd, Sruighlea ) is a city in central Scotland, northeast of Glasgow and north-west of Edinburgh. The market town, surrounded by rich farmland, grew up connecting the royal citadel, the medieval old town with its me ...
, Scotland. It is located 1.8 miles/2.9 km from
Killearn
Killearn (Scottish Gaelic: ''Cill Fhearann'', from orig. ''Ceann Fhearann'', "Head/End of (the) Land/Territory" – until the 15th century when ''Ceann'' was replaced by ''Cill''; denoting the presence of a house of worship) – is a smal ...
and 3.1 miles/5 km from
Drymen. Most pupils attend Killearn Primary School and senior pupils attend
Balfron High School. The
Endrick Water passes through the hamlet.
In 1572,
John Napier had an estate at Gartness with his second wife,
Agnes Chisholm
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.
Etymology
The name derives from the
Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic ( gd, Gàidhlig ), also known as Scots Gaelic and Gaelic, is a Goidelic language (in the Celtic branch of the Indo-European language family) native to the Gaels of Scotland. As a Goidelic language, Scottish Gaelic, as well as ...
''Gart an Easa'', which means "enclosed field by the stream".
Facilities
Whilst the hamlet has no facilities, there is an honesty shop serving walkers on the famous West Highland Way, and Drymen Camping, a campsite along the road towards Drymen, also directly on the trail.
References
External links
Vision of Britain - GartnessCanmore - Gartness CastleCaledonian Mercury - The Pots of Gartness
Hamlets in Stirling (council area)
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