Buchlyvie
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Stirling (council area)
Stirling is one of the 32 unitary local government council areas of Scotland, and has a population of about 87,000 . It was created under the Local Government etc Act 1994 with the boundaries of the Stirling district of the former Central local government region, and it covers most of the former...
council area
Subdivisions of Scotland
For local government purposes, Scotland is divided into 32 areas designated as "council areas" which are all governed by unitary authorities designated as "councils"...
of Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
. It is 24 km west of Stirling
Stirling
Stirling is a city and former ancient burgh in Scotland, and is at the heart of the wider Stirling council area. The city is clustered around a large fortress and medieval old-town beside the River Forth...
, south of Flanders Moss in the Carse of Forth
River Forth
The River Forth , long, is the major river draining the eastern part of the central belt of Scotland.The Forth rises in Loch Ard in the Trossachs, a mountainous area some west of Stirling...
. The village lies on the A811, which follows the line of an eighteenth-century military road. According to the 2001 census the village's population was 479.
History
Buchlyvie was granted Burgh of BaronyBurgh of barony
A burgh of barony is a type of Scottish town .They were distinct from royal burghs as the title was granted to a tenant-in-chief, a landowner who held his estates directly from the crown....
status in 1672, and by the eighteenth century was a mining village served by two railway lines. Buchlyvie Junction formed the intersection of the Forth and Clyde Junction Railway
Forth and Clyde Junction Railway
The Forth and Clyde Junction Railway was a railway line in Scotland which ran from Balloch to Stirling.It shared a short stretch from Gartness Junction to Buchlyvie Junction with the Strathendrick and Aberfoyle Railway.- Opening :...
, which linked Stirling and Balloch
Balloch, West Dunbartonshire
Balloch is a small town in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, at the foot of Loch Lomond. The name comes from the Gaelic for "the pass".Balloch is at the north end of the Vale of Leven, straddling the River Leven itself. It connects to the larger town of Alexandria and to the smaller village of...
, and the Strathendrick and Aberfoyle Railway
Strathendrick and Aberfoyle Railway
The Glasgow to Aberfoyle Line was a railway line in Scotland, now closed.Starting from the Queen Street terminus in Glasgow, it wound through Strathblane taking in Killearn and Balfron, ultimately depositing travellers in Aberfoyle, where they could change to road transport to reach the Trossachs...
which ran north to Aberfoyle
Aberfoyle
Aberfoyle is a village in the region of Stirling, Scotland, northwest of Glasgow.The town is situated on the River Forth at the base of Craigmore...
http://www.railscot.co.uk/Forth_and_Clyde_Junction_Railway/frame.htm. Passenger services closed in 1951, and the railway itself closed in 1959.
Education
Buchlyvie is in the catchment area for Balfron High SchoolBalfron High School
Balfron High School is situated in the village of Balfron, approximately 18 miles from Glasgow and 20 miles from Stirling. The catchment area includes the larger villages of Killearn, Strathblane, Drymen and Kippen; the smaller villages of Buchlyvie, Fintry and Croftamie; along with the village of...
- the local high school situated in the village of Balfron
Balfron
Balfron, is a village in the Stirling council area of Scotland. It is situated near Endrick Water on the A875 road, 18 miles west of Stirling and 16 miles north of Glasgow. Although a rural settlement, it lies within commuting distance of Glasgow, and serves as a dormitory town.-History:The name...
. The local primary school is situated on Station Road in Buchlyvie.
Sport
The Village has a local football team, Buchlyvie United play in the Forth and Endrick Welfare League, and have done so since the leagues inception in 1910. The local rugby team is Strathendrick RFCStrathendrick RFC
Strathendrick RFC is a rugby union side based in Fintry, Stirlingshire. The 1st XV play in the Scottish Hydro Electric Regional West League 1 and the 2nd XV play in Scottish Reserve League West 2...
who play their home games in the nearby village of Fintry
Fintry
Fintry is a small village in central Scotland, nestled in the strath of the Endrick Water between the Campsie Fells and the Fintry Hills, some 19 miles north of Glasgow. It is within the local government council area of Stirling...
.