Balquhidder
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 Ruins of the former Balquhidder Church | |
  Balquhidder Location within the Stirling council area | |
| OS grid reference | NN533208 |
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| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Lochearnhead |
| Postcode district | FK19 |
| Dialling code | 01877 |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
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Balquhidder (/bælˈhwɪdər/ ; Scottish Gaelic: Both Chuidir [ˌpɔˈxutʲɪɾʲ] or Both Phuidir [ˌpɔˈfutʲɪɾʲ])[2][3] is a small village in Perthshire located 10 miles (16 km) north-west of Callander. It is administered by the Stirling council area of Scotland and is overlooked by the dramatic mountain terrain of the 'Braes of Balquhidder', at the head of Loch Voil.[4] Balquhidder Glen is also popular for fishing, nature watching and walking.
- ^ The Online Scots Dictionary
- ^ "A story about drovers inadvertently playing cards with the Devil". June 1964. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
- ^ "Balquhidder". Ainmean-Àite na h-Alba.
- ^ AA Book of British Villages. Drive Publications Limited. 1980. p. 49. ISBN 9780340254875.