Buchanan Smithy
Buchanan Smithy is a hamlet in Buchanan in the far west of Stirling, Scotland. The current settlement was mostly purpose-built in the 18th century for the estate workers of James Graham, 3rd Duke of Montrose, who lived at nearby Buchanan Castle.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Hamlet
- Description: village in Stirling, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Buchanan Smiddy”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Buchanan Castle and Kilmaronock Church.
Buchanan Castle
Castle
Photo: william craig, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Buchanan Castle is a ruined castle in Stirlingshire, Scotland, located 1 mile west of the village of Drymen. The house was commissioned by the 4th Duke of Montrose and built in 1852–1858 as a home for the Montrose family, serving as such until 1925.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Drymen and Milton of Buchanan.
Drymen
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Drymen is a village in Stirlingshire in the Central Belt of Scotland. It's within Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park, four miles from the east shore of Loch Lomond, and this is the main reason to visit.
Milton of Buchanan
Village
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Milton of Buchanan is a small village in Stirling, Scotland, within the parish of Buchanan. Historically, the village was in the Registration County of Stirlingshire.
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 2½ miles south of Buchanan Smithy.
Buchanan Smithy
- Categories: village and locality
- Location: Stirling, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.07359° or 56° 4′ 25″ northLongitude
-4.46917° or 4° 28′ 9″ westElevation
210 feet (64 metres)Open location code
9C8Q3GFJ+C8OpenStreetMap ID
node 27081087OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From Basque to French—“Buchanan Smithy” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Buchanan Smithy”
- Dutch: “Buchanan Smithy”
- French: “Buchanan Smithy”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Buchanan Castle Golf Club and Drymen Village Hall.
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