Forgandenny (

Scottish Gaelic Scottish Gaelic ( gd, Gàidhlig ), also known as Scots Gaelic and Gaelic, is a Goidelic language (in the Celtic branch of the Indo-European language family) native to the Gaels of Scotland. As a Goidelic language, Scottish Gaelic, as well a ...

''Forgrann Eithne'', 'Over-Bog of

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' n ancient female Gaelic name is a small village in

Perth and Kinross Perth and Kinross ( sco, Pairth an Kinross; gd, Peairt agus Ceann Rois) is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland and a Lieutenancy Area. It borders onto the Aberdeenshire, Angus, Argyll and Bute, Clackmannanshire, Dundee, Fife, Highland an ...

, Scotland, located four miles south of

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. Perth is a 20-minute bus ride from Forgandenny, and there is a regular Stagecoach service. It is 45 minutes from

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and one hour from

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. There is a daily train service from Perth to London King's Cross. Cottage Post Office - geograph

Forgandenny has a church (of Norman origin, though the windows and doors are not original), village hall and a primary school. Its

Post Office A post office is a public facility and a retailer that provides mail services, such as accepting letters and parcels, providing post office boxes, and selling postage stamps, packaging, and stationery. Post offices may offer additional serv ...

closed in 2020 after its owners for 32 years, Jim and Jacqueline Johnston, retired. "Everything is online," said Jim Johnston in April 2020. "The last few years all we have sold is

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and

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. It's time to put the feet up." The Post Office said it is committed to maintaining a branch in the village."Village poised to lose its post office and only shop"] - '' The Courier (Dundee), The Courier'', 27 April 2020 Near the village since 1920 is

Strathallan School Strathallan School is an independent boarding and day school in Scotland for boys and girls aged 7–18. The school has a campus at Forgandenny, a few miles south of Perth. School roll The school has 73 full-time staff, and 18 part-time staf ...

, a boarding school of approximately 550 pupils and 70 staff, many of whom live in Forgandenny. Gregory Ross released a book called ''Forgandenny, a Place in History'' (Forgandenny: Triuirdarach Publishing ) on 1 December 2007. The book tells the story of the history of Forgandenny and also includes

Aberdalgie Aberdalgie (Gaelic: ''Obar Dheilgidh'', 'Confluence of the Thorn-Stream') is a small village in the Scottish council area of Perth and Kinross. It is southwest of Perth, and lies between the B9112 road, to the north, and the River Earn, to the ...

, Pathstruie, West Dron and Pitkeathly.

Notable people

* William Oliphant, Lord Newton *

William Row William Row (1563–1634) was a Scottish presbyterian divine. Early life and education William Row was born in 1563. He was second son of John Row, the reformer and minister of Perth. His mother was Margaret, daughter of John Beaton of Balf ...

External links

Forgandenny, United Kingdom Page
Falling Rain Genomics, Inc. 1996-2004
Forgandenny, a Place in History by Gregory Ross
* ttps://web.archive.org/web/20070220063438/http://member.melbpc.org.au/~andes/forgand1.html Kinross, Scotland: 1841 Census of the Parish of Forgandennybr>Forgandenny, Perth and Kinross
The Gazetteer for Scotland

References

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