Buchlyvie is a village in the
Stirling
Stirling (; ; ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, city in Central Belt, central Scotland, northeast of Glasgow and north-west of Edinburgh. The market town#Scotland, market town, surrounded by rich farmland, grew up connecting the roya ...
council area {{Unreferenced, date=May 2019, bot=noref (GreenC bot)
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of
Scotland
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. It is situated west of
Stirling
Stirling (; ; ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, city in Central Belt, central Scotland, northeast of Glasgow and north-west of Edinburgh. The market town#Scotland, market town, surrounded by rich farmland, grew up connecting the roya ...
and north of
Glasgow
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. Lying within the
Carse of Forth, to the north is
Flanders Moss and to the south are the
Campsie Fells
The Campsie Fells (also known as the Campsies; ) are a range of hills in central Scotland, stretching east to west from Denny Muir to Dumgoyne in Stirlingshire and overlooking Strathkelvin to the south. The southern extent of the range falls wi ...
. The village lies on the
A811, which follows the line of an eighteenth-century military road between
Stirling
Stirling (; ; ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, city in Central Belt, central Scotland, northeast of Glasgow and north-west of Edinburgh. The market town#Scotland, market town, surrounded by rich farmland, grew up connecting the roya ...
and
Balloch. According to the 2001 census the village's population was 479.
History
Railways
Buchlyvie Junction formed the intersection of the
Forth and Clyde Junction Railway
The Forth and Clyde Junction Railway was a railway line in Scotland which ran from Stirling to Balloch.
It was built with the expectation of conveying coal from the Fife coalfields to a quay at Bowling on the Clyde for onward transport, but th ...
, which linked
Stirling
Stirling (; ; ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, city in Central Belt, central Scotland, northeast of Glasgow and north-west of Edinburgh. The market town#Scotland, market town, surrounded by rich farmland, grew up connecting the roya ...
and
Balloch, and the
Strathendrick and Aberfoyle Railway
The Strathendrick and Aberfoyle Railway was a railway line in Scotland.
The line was operated by the North British Railway and then, after 1923, by the London and North Eastern Railway. Unable to compete in the face of road competition, the lin ...
which ran north to
Aberfoyle Aberfoyle may refer to:
* Aberfoyle, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland
*Aberfoyle, Stirling
Aberfoyle () is a village in the historic county and registration county of Perthshire and the council area of Stirling, Scotland. The settlement li ...
. The station closed in 1951.
The Baron O' Buchlyvie
Buchlyvie was granted
Burgh of Barony
A burgh of barony was a type of Scottish town (burgh).
Burghs of barony were distinct from royal burghs, as the title was granted to a landowner who, as a tenant-in-chief, held his estates directly from the crown. (In some cases, they might also ...
status in 1672.The Baron O' Buchlyvie was born in 1900 at Woodend Farm, Buchlyvie. The famous
Clydesdale Horse
The Clydesdale is a horse breed, breed of draught horse which originated in the seventeenth century, and takes its name from the Clydesdale (district), Clydesdale district of Scotland. The first recorded use of the name "Clydesdale" for the bre ...
was sold in 1902. The case went to the
House of Lords
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, to determine ownership of the horse. The owners were forced to sell the horse at auction in Balfron 1911 for £9,500, a record for any horse at the time.
The Baron had sired generations of Clydesdale horses, and was highly prized in America. In 1914, the Baron's leg was broken by a kick from a mare and was put down. He was buried, but his skeleton was later uncovered and displayed in the
Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum
Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum is a museum and art gallery in Glasgow, Scotland, managed by Glasgow Museums. The building is located in Kelvingrove Park in the West End of the city, adjacent to Argyle Street. Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Mu ...
in the West End of
Glasgow
Glasgow is the Cities of Scotland, most populous city in Scotland, located on the banks of the River Clyde in Strathclyde, west central Scotland. It is the List of cities in the United Kingdom, third-most-populous city in the United Kingdom ...
.
Facilities
Buchlyvie is in the catchment area for
Balfron High School
Balfron High School is a Secondary education in Scotland, secondary school situated in the village of Balfron, approximately 18 miles (29 km) west of Stirling and 16 miles (26 km) north of Glasgow. The catchment area extends over most o ...
- the local high school situated in the nearby village of
Balfron
Balfron () is a village in the Stirling council area of Scotland. It is situated near Endrick Water on the A875 road, 18 miles (29 km) west of Stirling and 16 miles (26 km) north of Glasgow. Although a rural settlement, it lies within ...
. The local primary school is situated on Station Road in Buchlyvie and has a shared head teacher with the nearby village of
Fintry
Fintry is a small riverside village in Stirlingshire, central Scotland. It is located south-west of Stirling and around north of Glasgow.
Landscape
The village of Fintry sits by the Endrick Water in a strath between the Campsie Fells and the ...
. Recently refurbished, the building now also houses the Buchlyvie Medical Centre. The village of Buchlyvie had two churches, a
United Free Church of Scotland
The United Free Church of Scotland (UF Church; , ) is a Scottish Presbyterian denomination formed in 1900 by the union of the United Presbyterian Church of Scotland (or UP) and the Free Church of Scotland (1843–1900), majority of the 19th-cen ...
in the north of the village on Station Road (now closed) and a
Church of Scotland
The Church of Scotland (CoS; ; ) is a Presbyterian denomination of Christianity that holds the status of the national church in Scotland. It is one of the country's largest, having 245,000 members in 2024 and 259,200 members in 2023. While mem ...
in the south east of the village on the Main Street.
Sports
The village has a local football team,
Buchlyvie United who play in the
Forth and Endrick Football League
The Forth and Endrick Football Association (commonly known as the Forth and Endrick League) is a welfare football league, operating in the central belt of Scotland.
History
Formed in 1910, the league is competed for during the summer months, an ...
, and have done so since the league's inception in 1910. The local rugby team is
Strathendrick RFC
Strathendrick RFC is a rugby union side based in Fintry, Stirlingshire. The 1st XV play in .
History
The club was founded in 1975.
It has a tradition of touring; and it has toured in Kansas (1992) and Toronto (2001).
They have an active mini ...
who play their home games in the nearby village of
Fintry
Fintry is a small riverside village in Stirlingshire, central Scotland. It is located south-west of Stirling and around north of Glasgow.
Landscape
The village of Fintry sits by the Endrick Water in a strath between the Campsie Fells and the ...
. Buchlyvie Primary School also has a team for football and netball and they play against several teams which are
Drymen
Drymen (; from ) is a village in the Stirling district of central Scotland. Once a popular stopping place for cattle drovers, it is now favored by visiting tourists given its location near Loch Lomond. The village is centred around a village gr ...
,
Balfron
Balfron () is a village in the Stirling council area of Scotland. It is situated near Endrick Water on the A875 road, 18 miles (29 km) west of Stirling and 16 miles (26 km) north of Glasgow. Although a rural settlement, it lies within ...
,
Kippen
Kippen is a village in west Stirlingshire, Scotland. It lies between the Gargunnock Hills and the Fintry Hills and overlooks the Carse of Forth to the north. The village is west of Stirling and north of Glasgow. It is south-east of Loch Lo ...
,
Fintry
Fintry is a small riverside village in Stirlingshire, central Scotland. It is located south-west of Stirling and around north of Glasgow.
Landscape
The village of Fintry sits by the Endrick Water in a strath between the Campsie Fells and the ...
and
Gargunnock
Gargunnock is a small village in the Stirling council area with an active community trust, west of Stirling, in Scotland. The census population was 912. It is situated on the south edge of the Carse of Stirling, at the foot of the Gargunnock ...
.
References
External links
Buchlyvie Village WebsiteStirling Council - Buchlyvie Community
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Villages in Stirling (council area)