History of Strathfillan in Central Scotland
| Christianity arrived in the area in the 7th Century. |
600AD
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Ancient Celtic foundation of St Fillan's Priory - which can be seen today at Kirkton. |
| A battle was fought in 729 between Nectan, King of the Picts and Oengus, son of Fergus, at Clifton. |
700AD
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The Dark Ages had begun to cause a massive gap in the recorded history of Britain as a whole, but particularly in remote areas like Strathfillan. |
| In 1306 Robert The Bruce was ambushed by Alisdair MacDougall of Lorne. A battle ensued on a large flat area known as Dal Righ, or the King's Field, in which Robert was defeated
- but despite losing both his sword and the brooch of Lorne, he escaped with his life. |
1300AD
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| At the end of the 15th Century King James IV established a Royal hunting lodge at Auch, in the vast Caledonian Forest. Today only 2 small parts of this woodland remain, one at
the end of Cononish and the other between Bridge of Orchy and Inveroran. |
1400AD
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Evidence suggests that there was a working mine at Tyndrum around 1428. It produced enough silver to be declared a 'Royal Mine' but output was probably sporadic. |
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1600AD
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Crianlarich & Tyndrum were established as resting and grazing places during the 17th, 18th and 19th century cattle droving era. An Inn came into existence at Tyndrum, where
2 drove roads met. |
| In 1730 Sir Robert Clifton opened up commercial mining in the area in pursuit of lead. |
1700AD
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Between 1751 and 1761 General Caufield constructed the military road system from Stirling to Fort William, passing through Strathfillan. |
| In 1870 Victorian railway engineers stretched the railway system from Callander as far as Crianlarich. In 1873 the same line reached Tyndrum on its way to Oban. |
1800AD
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In 1870 Victorian railway engineers stretched the railway system from Callander as far as Crianlarich. In 1873 the same line reached Tyndrum on its way to Oban. |
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