Port of Menteith
Port of Menteith is a village and civil parish in the Stirling district of Scotland, the only significant settlement on the Lake of Menteith. It was established as a burgh of barony, then named simply Port, in 1457 by King James III of Scotland.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Inchmahome and Inchtalla.
Inchmahome
Island
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Inchmahome, an anglicisation of Innis Mo Cholmaig, is the largest of three islands in the Lake of Menteith, in Stirlingshire.
Inchtalla
Islet
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Inchtalla or Inch Talla is an island in the Loch or Lake of Menteith in central Scotland. Its name derives from the Gaelic words innis and "talla". The entire island is dominated by Talla Castle, which appears to have been built in the 18th century.
Talla Castle
Castle
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Talla Castle, also known as Inch Talla or Inchtalla Castle, was a 15th-century castle on Inchtalla upon Lake of Menteith, Scotland. The castle was built by Malise Graham, Earl of Mentieth starting in 1427.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Aberfoyle and Arnprior.
Aberfoyle
Village
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Aberfoyle is a village in the historic county and registration county of Perthshire and the council area of Stirling, Scotland. The settlement lies 27 miles northwest of Glasgow. Aberfoyle is situated 4 miles west of Port of Menteith.
Arnprior
Village
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Arnprior is a hamlet in the Stirling council area of Scotland on the A811 about 12 miles west of Stirling and is one of the smallest community council districts in the region. Arnprior is situated 4½ miles southeast of Port of Menteith.
Brig o’ Turk
Hamlet
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Brig o' Turk is a small rural village historically in Perthshire and today within the council area of Stirling, Scotland. It is situated in the Trossachs, a range of hills on the A821 road. Brig o’ Turk is situated 4½ miles northwest of Port of Menteith.
Port of Menteith
- Type: Town with 792 residents
- Description: village in Stirling, Scotland, UK
- Categories: village and locality
- Location: Stirling, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.18311° or 56° 10′ 59″ northLongitude
-4.28126° or 4° 16′ 53″ westPopulation
792Elevation
102 feet (31 metres)Open location code
9C8Q5PM9+6FOpenStreetMap ID
way 1450183605OpenStreetMap feature
place=townGeoNames ID
2640015Wikidata ID
Q7231194
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Swedish—“Port of Menteith” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Port of Menteith”
- Cebuano: “Port of Menteith”
- Dutch: “Port of Menteith”
- French: “Port of Menteith”
- German: “Port of Menteith”
- Irish: “Port Teadhaich”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Port of Menteith”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Port Teadhaich”
- Swedish: “Port of Menteith”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Port Of Menteith Cemetery and Port Of Menteith Churchyerd.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Port of Menteith”. Photo: Brian Turner, CC BY-SA 2.0.