Arnprior, Stirling
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Arnprior is a hamlet in the
Stirling council area The Stirling council area (; ) is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland, and has an estimated population of (). It was created in 1975 as a lower-tier district within the Central region. The district covered parts of the historic counties ...
of
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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 Flanders Moss National Nature Reserve and close to the east boundary of the
Loch Lomond Loch Lomond (; ) is a freshwater Scottish loch which crosses the Highland Boundary Fault (HBF), often considered the boundary between the lowlands of Central Scotland and the Highlands.Tom Weir. ''The Scottish Lochs''. pp. 33-43. Published by ...
and
Trossachs The Trossachs (; ) generally refers to an area of wooded glens, braes, and lochs lying to the east of Ben Lomond in the Stirling council area of Scotland. The name is taken from that of a small woodland glen that lies at the centre of the are ...
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 River Forth, Forth and River Teith, Teith, u ...
. Until 1996, the hamlet had a
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. Due to a lack of pupils, it was shut down along with Croftamie Primary School and
Kinbuck Kinbuck is a hamlet in Stirlingshire, Scotland. It lies by the Allan Water and the Stirling-Perth Railway line. It is four miles north of Dunblane. Education Despite a campaign to save it, Kinbuck Primary School was controversially closed in 199 ...
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, the Earl of Menteith, founded Inchmahome Priory 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
Arnprior Arnprior is a town in Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada. Arnprior has experienced significant growth in populations with the widening of the Ontario Highway 417 to four lanes. The town experienced an increase in population by 8.4% from 2011 to 2 ...
,
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,
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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". 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