Callander
Callander is a town in the council area of Stirling, Scotland, positioned on the River Teith. The community lies in the historic area of Perthshire and also is a prominent traveler quit to as well as from the Highlands. The town works as the eastern entrance to the Loch Lomond as well as the Trossachs National Park, the initial National Park in Scotland, as well as is often referred to as the "Entrance to the Highlands". Dominating the community to the north are the Callander Crags, a noticeable part of the Highland Boundary Fault, rising to 343 metres (1,125 feet) at the cairn. Ben Ledi (879 metres, 2,884 feet) lies north-west of Callander. Popular regional walks include Bracklinn Falls, The Meadows, Callander Crags and also the Wood Walks. The Rob Roy Method passes through Callander. The town remains on the Trossachs Bird of Prey Trail. The River Teith is developed from the assemblage of 2 smaller sized rivers, the Garbh Uisge (River Leny) and Eas Gobhain concerning 1/3 mile (500 m) west of the bridge at Callander. A 19th century Gothic church stands in the community square, called after Saint Kessog, an Irish missionary who is stated to have actually taught in the location in the sixth-century. The church closed in 1985 and in between 1990 and also 2006 the building, after undertaking substantial indoor alterations, was home to a site visitor centre and also audio-visual attraction telling the story of regional hooligan, Rob Roy MacGregor. The church structure was occupied by The Clanranald Trust for Scotland between 2015 as well as 2018, yet it now exists vacant. Established in 1892, McLaren High School enlightens students aged 11 to 18 from a vast catchment area expanding as far as Killin, Tyndrum and Inversnaid. Callander achieved prestige throughout the 1960s as the imaginary setup "Tannochbrae" in the BBC tv series Dr. Finlay's Casebook. In 2018 Callander was called Scotland's First Social Enterprise Place, [9] due to the amount of social venture activity within the community. This includes Callander Neighborhood Hydro Ltd., a neighborhood owned renewable energy job which distributes funds to a range of local projects.
