Killin
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Killin (; ) is a village in Perthshire in the central Highlands of Scotland. Situated at the western head of Loch Tay, it is administered by the Stirling Council area. Killin is a historic conservation village and sits within the Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park. It is the central settlement of the historic region of Breadalbane.
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Place details
- Locality
- Killin
- Region
- Alba / Scotland
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 720
- Timezone
- Europe/London
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- UK place.country
- Scotland
- UK place.official_name
- Killin
- UK place.gaelic_name
- Cill Fhinn
- UK place.label_position
- left
- UK place.static_image_name
- Main Street, Killin - geograph.org.uk - 1347515.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Main Street, Killin, with Meall nan Tarmachan in the background to the north
- UK place.population_ref
- ()
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- NN572328
- UK place.civil_parish
- Killin
- UK place.unitary_scotland
- Stirling
- UK place.lieutenancy_scotland
- Stirling and Falkirk
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Stirling and Strathallan
- UK place.constituency_scottish_parliament
- Stirling
- UK place.post_town
- Killin
- UK place.postcode_area
- FK
- UK place.postcode_district
- FK21
- UK place.dial_code
- 01567
- UK place.website
- www.killin.info
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- village
- Official name
- Killin
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 770
- Time zone
- UTC±00:00
- Official website
- www.killin.net
- Image
- Killin-wv.jpg
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- Commons category
- Killin
- historic county
- Perthshire
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- native label
- Killin
Sources (2)
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Encyclopedic overview
11 sectionsContents
- Location and Etymology
- History
- Local Folklore and Traditions
- Gaelic in Killin
- Amenities
- Sights and Activities
- Events
- Notable people
- Gallery
- References
- External links
Killin (; ) is a village in Perthshire in the central Highlands of Scotland. Situated at the western head of Loch Tay, it is administered by the Stirling Council area. Killin is a historic conservation village and sits within the Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park. It is the central settlement of the historic region of Breadalbane.
Killin is notable as a historically important part of the Gaidhealtachd of Perthshire and a centre of wildlife and adventure tourism.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Killin” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
Gallery (3)
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2 mapped locations
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