Forgandenny
Forgandenny is a small village in Perth and Kinross, located four miles south of Perth, Scotland, UK. Perth is a 20 minute bus ride from Forgandenny, and there is a regular Stagecoach service. Forgandenny is 45 minutes from Edinburgh and one hour from Glasgow. The village is also close to the East coast mainline and there is a daily train service to London Kings Cross.
Forgandenny has a church (of Norman origin, though the windows and doors are not original), village hall, a primary school and a Bed and Breakfast. Near the village since 1920 is Strathallan School, a boarding school of approximately 450 pupils and 60 staff, many of whom live in Forgandenny.[1]
Forgandenny was a site of a minor battle during the Wars of Scottish Independence which historically had a huge soldier to death rate due to a poisoned water supply which affected both sides. Records show that due to a mixture of poisoned water and battle related wounds only 3 of the 142 recorded soldiers for both sides survived the 8 day skirmish. A rumour was started about 50 years after the end of the war that the Scottish warriors were carrying a large case of gold and other valuable supplies to a nearby base which were lost during the battle, and now thought to be hidden somewhere in Forgandenny. This is unconfirmed by any historical records but the rumour still circulates the local area today.
Local computing teacher and part time carrot/santa claus Gregory Ross released a book called "Forgandenny, a Place in History" on the December 1, 2007. The books tells the story of the history of Forgandenny and also includes Aberdalgie, Pathstruie, West Dron and Pitkeathly.
[edit] External links
- Forgandenny, United Kingdom Page Falling Rain Genomics, Inc. 1996-2004
- Excerpt from the 1861 parochial directory for Fife and Kinross: Forgandenny
- Kinross, Scotland: 1841 Census of the Parish of Forgandenny
- Forgandenny, Perth and Kinross The Gazetteer for Scotland
- Forgandenny, a Place in History
Coordinates: 56°20′N 3°29′W / 56.333°N 3.483°W
[edit] See also
- List of places in Perth and Kinross
- List of places in Aberdeenshire
- List of places in Angus
- List of places in Fife
- List of places in Highland
- List of places in Stirling district
- List of places in Argyll and Bute
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