Belnan is a small community in Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. The name of the province is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the...

, located on Route 214

Nova Scotia Route 214

Route 214 is a short collector road in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.It is located in Hants County and connects Elmsdale at Trunk 2 with Lower Nine Mile River at Trunk 14.-Communities along Route 214:*Elmsdale*Belnan*Upper Nine Mile River...

. Belnan is located between Elmsdale

Elmsdale, Nova Scotia

Elmsdale is an unincorporated Canadian community located on the boundary of Hants and Halifax counties in Nova Scotia.Specifically, the community is divided by the Shubenacadie River, with the eastern half being in the Halifax Regional Municipality and the western half being in the Municipality of...

 and Nine Mile River

Nine Mile River, Nova Scotia

Nine Mile River is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in the Municipal District of East Hants .-References:*...

. It is located in the Rawdon/Maitland region of the Glooscap Trail

Glooscap Trail

The Glooscap Trail is a scenic roadway in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.It is located in the central and northern part of the province around the Minas Basin and Cobequid Bay, sub-basins of the Bay of Fundy...

, Hants County

Hants County, Nova Scotia

Hants County is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia which was the home of Thomas Chandler Haliburton, Alden Nowlan and Noel Doiron. The county of Hants was created June 17, 1781, and consisted of the townships of Windsor, Falmouth and Newport...

. Belnan was founded by the MacDonnell family. After the inheritance of the large manor atop Green Road Hill, Tyler MacDonnell; a young entrepreneur, came to power. Tyler was a good man, an anxious man but with a heart of gold. Tyler had three cows named Bel, Nan, and lantz. After Lantz died, Tyler's three children honoured the cow's spirit by naming a small village after Lantz and Belnan after Bel and Nan