Killearn
Killearn – is a small village of approximately 1800 people in the Stirling council area of Scotland. The village is approximately 15 miles north of Glasgow, 7 miles east of Loch Lomond, and sits on the northwest flank of the Campsie Fells, most predominantly in the shadow of the volcanic plug of Dumgoyne, overlooking the confluence of the Endrick Water and Blane Water.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Buchanan Monument, Killearn and Dualt Spout.
Dualt Spout
Waterfall
Much of Scotland is mountainous; western areas of the Highlands enjoy a wet climate. The more steeply plunging west coast highland rivers in particular are home to countless waterfalls. Dualt Spout is situated 1½ miles southwest of Killearn.
Glengoyne distillery
Distillery
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Glengoyne distillery is a whisky distillery continuously in operation since its founding in 1833 at Dumgoyne, north of Glasgow, Scotland. Glengoyne is unique in producing Highland single malt whisky matured in the Lowlands. Glengoyne distillery is situated 2 miles south of Killearn.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Finnich Glen and Balfron.
Finnich Glen
Locality
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Finnich Glen in Stirlingshire, is a short, steep glen up to 70 ft deep which runs east from Finnich Bridge on the A809. It was carved from the red sandstone by the Carnock Burn. Finnich Glen is situated 2 miles southwest of Killearn.
Balfron
Village
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Balfron is a village in the Stirling council area of Scotland. It is situated near Endrick Water on the A875 road, 18 miles west of Stirling and 16 miles north of Glasgow. Balfron is situated 2 miles northeast of Killearn.
Croftamie
Village
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Croftamie is a small village and community council area in the Stirling council area in Scotland. It lies to the south of the larger village of Drymen. Croftamie is situated 3 miles west of Killearn.
Killearn
- Type: Village with 1,760 residents
- Description: village in Stirling, Scotland, UK
- Category: locality
- Location: Stirling, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.04401° or 56° 2′ 38″ northLongitude
-4.37273° or 4° 22′ 22″ westPopulation
1,760Elevation
312 feet (95 metres)United Nations Location Code
GB KRNOpen location code
9C8Q2JVG+JWOpenStreetMap ID
node 27299240OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Welsh—“Killearn” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Killearn”
- Bulgarian: “Килеарн”
- Cebuano: “Killearn”
- Chinese: “基尔纳”
- Chinese: “基爾納”
- Dutch: “Killearn”
- French: “Killearn”
- German: “Cill Earnain”
- German: “Killearn”
- Irish: “Cill Earn”
- Irish: “Cill Earnain”
- Irish: “Cill Eàrnain”
- Italian: “Killearn”
- Japanese: “キラーン”
- Persian: “کیلرن”
- Polish: “Killearn”
- Russian: “Киллирн”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Cill Earnain”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Cill Eàrnain”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Killearn”
- Spanish: “Killearn”
- Swedish: “Killearn”
- Welsh: “Killearn”
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