Balquhidder, Stirling - Loch Voil - JB White postcard - local pmk 1941

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• Picture / Image:  Reflections, Loch Voil, Balquhidder [Stirling]
• Publisher: JB White, Dundee 'Best of All' series (No. 4313)
• Postally used: yes
• Stamp:  George VI 2d orange
• Postmark(s): Balquhidder [looks like 1941 but could be 1944 based on stamp denomination]
• Sent to:  Mrs WP Britton, 226 Hathersley Road, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England
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Balquhidder (/bælkˈhwɪdər/ (; Scottish Gaelic: Both Chuidir [ˌpɔˈxutʲɪɾʲ] or Both Phuidir [ˌpɔˈfutʲɪɾʲ])^[2][3] is a small village in the Stirling council area of Scotland. It is overlooked by the dramatic mountain terrain of the 'Braes of Balquhidder', at the head of Loch Voil. Balquhidder Glen is also popular for fishing, nature watching and walking.

The local kirkyard is the final resting place of Rob Roy;^[4] his grave is marked with the appropriately defiant motto'MacGregor Despite Them'. He lies with the remains of his wife and two sons, the graves marked by three flat stones. One of these is contemporary, but the remaining two are re-used medieval grave monuments.^{[citation needed]}

Behind the present kirk is Tom nan Angeae, the hill of fire, where until the 19th-century hearth fires were renewed at Beltane and Samhain to encourage ancient gods to bring warmth to the land. St Angus was buried at the foot of this hill and a flagstone laid over him which stands today in the present church. This stone, formerly in the floor of the medieval church, has a crudely incised figure of a priest holding a chalice. The carving is probably late medieval in date.^{[citation needed]}

There are some foundations of the east end of the small medieval parish church of Balquhidder around the grave of Rob Roy and his family (which seem deliberately to have been buried at the site of its altar). A few metres to the west are the roofless ruins of this building's 17th-century successor. The present church, built on a new site to the north of the ancient graveyard, is of 19th-century date. As well as the slab attributed to St. Angus, the ancient, primitive font, probably of early medieval origin, is preserved in this building. There is a display on the history of Balquhidder in the church, which is open to the public during the summer, when there is also a programme of evening concerts in the building.

The Callander and Oban Railway reached Balquhidder in 1871 but the line closed in 1965. The site of Balquhidder railway station is now a holiday park with log cabins, caravans, camping etc.

Until 1993, Balquhidder had its own primary school, with a single teacher.^[8] Since this was closed, the children of the village have been schooled at Strathyre.

The name Balquhidder is commemorated in other Scottish areas of the world including South Australia. A large sheep property in the hills of South Australia is called Balquhidder. The village is also commemorated in song in a traditional Scottish air, "The Braes o' Balquhidder", written by Robert Tannahill (1774–1810) which appears in R. A. Smith's "Scottish Minstrel" (1821–1824) – Vol. I, p. 49 and Vol. IV, p. 89, and which has been recorded by the Tannahill Weavers, among others.^[9][10] The "Wild Mountain Thyme" is a variant of this song.

Loch Voil (Scottish Gaelic: Loch a' Bheothail)^[3] is a small freshwater loch that lies to the west of Balquhidder in the Stirling council area of Scotland. It is a short, narrow loch. It is separated from Loch Doine by fluvial deposits from the Monachyle Burn and is drained at its eastern end by the River Balvag at Balquhidder. The Loch can be reached by a small single track road from Balquhidder leading to Inverlochlarig.^[1][2]