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20-737: Somerled MacMillan says that "In 1296, the English spelling of Kilmallie was Kilmalyn,.. the Anglicized form of the Gaelic Cill-Maolan (Church of the little tonsured one..) Kilmallie.. derived its name from Maolan , progenitor of the Clan MacMillan." According to WJ Watson, "A saint called Màillidh is commemorated in Cill Mhàillidh ..Kilmallie .. the largest parish in Scotland. About eight miles away..

40-578: A fine new building stands today. 56°50′17″N 5°06′07″W  /  56.838°N 5.102°W  / 56.838; -5.102 Dalmally Dalmally ( Scottish Gaelic : Clachan an Dìseirt or Dail Mhàilidh ) is a village in Argyll and Bute , Scotland. It is near the A85 road and is served by Dalmally railway station . Former Labour Party leader John Smith was born in Dalmally in 1938. The village

60-506: Is Glen Mallie... There is also Dail Mhàillidh , Dalmally in Argyll" The parish was once much larger than the present ecclesiastical parish. It covered the Burgh of Fort William, North Ballachulish, Banavie, Corpach and Onich, Ardgour, Blaich, Duisky, Clovulin and Garvan. The quoad sacra parish of Duncansburgh, consisting of Fort William and Inverlochy, was created in 1860 The present parish church

80-532: Is in Corpach. Kilgour claims that the first church was erected in the vicinity by a Columban monk in the 6th century. Some years after the disruption of 1843 the Free Church of Scotland were granted a site on which to build a church. It is claimed that they were deliberately given impossibly boggy ground and that the building was never stable. It was demolished in 1976 and replaced by one in the new village of Caol, where

100-538: Is the location of the Craig Lodge Community Family House of Prayer, a Roman Catholic retreat house. The charity Scottish International Relief, also known as Mary's Meals , is based in Dalmally. Glenorchy Camanachd , a shinty team, play their home games in the village at Mart Park. Glenorchy Parish Church stands on an island site between the rivers Orchy and Orchy Bheag near the village. The category A listed building , constructed 1810–1811 on

120-581: The Brooch of Lorn . The village is notable as a junction of transport routes. The West Highland Line railway from Glasgow splits approximately 5 miles (8 km) to the south at Crianlarich , with one branch heading to Fort William and the other to Oban . Tyndrum has a station on each branch: Upper Tyndrum on the Fort William line and Tyndrum Lower on the Oban line. Thus unusually there are two stations serving

140-510: The 15th century and now maintained by Historic Scotland , stands on a peninsula (formerly an island) in Loch Awe , 2 miles (3 km) west of the village, and is open to the public in summer. There is a monument to honour Scottish Gaelic poet Duncan Ban MacIntyre in the hills near Dalmally, overlooking Loch Awe. The monument was built following a public subscription in 1859 and was designed by John Thomas Rochead . Dalmally Bridge over

160-565: The Green Welly Stop or one of the several other cafés and hotels. There is a filling station . The village is on the West Highland Way , and has a campsite , hotel , bunkhouse and bed and breakfasts to accommodate walkers. Overshadowed by Ben Lui , a Munro , Tyndrum is built over the battlefield where Clan MacDougall defeated Robert the Bruce in 1306, and supposedly took from him

180-584: The River Orchy was built by Ludovic Picard, an architect who worked for Lord Breadalbane. In 1780–81 he built various edifices at the western end of the Breadalbane Estates: Dalmally Bridge, the Bridge of Awe, which was swept away in 1992, Dalmally Inn, a renovated church, and several other houses in the area. Dalmally Bridge was built to make movements of cattle and troops easier: it was on

200-590: The farm, while Fraoch Eilean and Innisconnel need boats. Tyndrum Tyndrum ( / t aɪ n ˈ d r ʌ m / ; Scottish Gaelic : Taigh an Droma ) is a small village in Scotland . Its Gaelic name translates as "the house on the ridge". It lies in Strath Fillan , at the southern edge of Rannoch Moor . Tyndrum is a popular tourist village, and a noted stop on the A82 for road travellers to refresh at

220-447: The former mining cottages, and up the hillside beyond them the tailings of a former lead mine can be seen. Historical records indicate that the mine was exploited in several different phases between 1730 and 1928. Opencast mining was carried out from 1741 to 1745 under the orders of Sir Robert Clifton . The Scots Mining Company owned the mineral rights to the area from 1768 to 1791, introducing water-powered crushing machinery. A church

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240-460: The graves of early chiefs of the Clan MacGregor and their relatives. They show warriors in contemporary armour, interlace and other motifs. While there are a few more modern houses, most of the residents' homes are stone cottages. One of the oldest buildings in Dalmally is the house above the station square. It was once rundown and old but has now been restored. Kilchurn Castle , dating from

260-565: The line in Crianlarich allows the contours of the glen to be used to avoid very steep climbs heading north or west from Tyndrum. Roads mirror this division: the A82 from Glasgow to Fort William passes through Tyndrum, and the A85 to Oban splits off just north of the village. Tyndrum is a former mining centre. The hamlet of Clifton (the row of cottages across the A82 from the Green Welly) is made up of

280-426: The military road between Tyndrum and Oban . Since 1780, Dalmally Bridge has been strengthened and repaired. It withstands the force of the river in spate, and is a favourite spot from which to look for trout and salmon. There are four castles on Loch Awe: from north to south, Kilchurn (the best-known), Fraoch Eilean, Innisconnel, and Fincharn. There may also have been a castle near where Castle Farm now stands. There

300-456: The same small village, only a few hundred yards apart, but about 10 miles (16 km) apart by rail. Indeed, Tyndrum is the smallest settlement in the UK with more than one railway station. This is partly a legacy of the history of the railways in the area, after two separate railways belonging to different railway companies were built through the village. However, the main reason is geography: splitting

320-437: The site of at least two earlier churches, is a rare example of an octagonal plan with adjoining tower. The little-altered, white- harled (roughcast) church has been restored to its original appearance in recent years. The site is probably early Christian in origin, and is associated with Saint Conan . The large churchyard contains examples of medieval grave-slabs in the 'West Highland' style, which may have originally covered

340-554: Was also a castle at Achallader, at the head of Glen Orchy. The castles on Loch Awe were once served by boats, probably galleys - the island near Innisconnel is Innis-Sea-Rhamach, the island of the six-oared galleys. Kilchurn was built, probably in 1437, by Sir Colin Campbell, the First Laird of Glenurquhay. Fraoch Eilean is a 13th-century hall house with a defensive wall, granted to Gillechrist MacNachdan by Alexander III in 1267. Innisconnel

360-557: Was announced that the mine would be reactivated. It was expected to employ 52 people and produce 163,000 troy ounces (5,100 kg) of gold and 596,000 ozt (18,500 kg) of silver over the next 10 years, thereby generating an estimated £80 million for the Scottish economy. Following planning difficulties, which featured in the BBC Four programme Tales from the National Parks , and

380-462: Was built at Clifton in 1829 by Lady Glenorchy , which was reported in 1846 as being used by the Free Church of Scotland . The site of a gold mine is two miles (three kilometres) to the south and west of Tyndrum at Cononish, above Cononish Farm. Work on constructing the mine began in the 1980s but low gold prices forced the closure of the mine before it became fully operational. In October 2011 it

400-526: Was built by the Campbells of Argyll, then taken by the MacDougalls, and finally granted again to the Campbells by Robert the Bruce , whom they had helped in his battles. Fincharn Castle is probably 13th century. According to legend, soon after it was built it was burned down in a quarrel between rival families, and has never been inhabited since. Only Kilchurn is easily accessible. Fincharn requires permission from

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