Forgandenny (

Scottish Gaelic Scottish Gaelic (, ; Endonym and exonym, endonym: ), also known as Scots Gaelic or simply Gaelic, is a Celtic language native to the Gaels of Scotland. As a member of the Goidelic language, Goidelic branch of Celtic, Scottish Gaelic, alongs ...

''Forgrann Eithne'', 'Over-Bog of Eithne' n ancient female Gaelic name is a small village in

Perth and Kinross Perth and Kinross (; ) is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland, and a Lieutenancy areas of Scotland, lieutenancy area. It is bordered by Highland (council area), Highland and Aberdeenshire to the north, Angus, Scotland, Angus, Dundee, and F ...

, Scotland, located four miles south of

Perth Perth () is the list of Australian capital cities, capital city of Western Australia. It is the list of cities in Australia by population, fourth-most-populous city in Australia, with a population of over 2.3 million within Greater Perth . The ...

. Perth is a 20-minute bus ride from Forgandenny, and there is a regular

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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

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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 a private boarding and day school in Scotland for boys and girls aged 5-18. 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 staff. It h ...

, a

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of approximately 550 pupils and 70 staff, many of whom live in Forgandenny.

Notable people

* William Oliphant, Lord Newton * William Row *

William Balmain William Balmain (2 February 1762 – 17 November 1803) was a Scottish-born naval surgeon and civil administrator who sailed as an assistant surgeon with the First Fleet to establish the first European settlement in Australia, and later to take up ...

, First Fleet surgeon

References

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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 Villages in Perth and Kinross {{PerthKinross-geo-stub