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[[Image:Killin Visitor Centre.jpg|thumb|250px|Killin Visitor Centre, looking south east across the Falls of Dochart.]]
'''Killin''' (''Cill Fhinn'' 'the White [or Fair] Church' in [[Scottish Gaelic|Gaelic]] ) is a village situated at the western head of [[Loch Tay]] in [[Stirling (council area)|Stirling]] (formerly [[Perthshire]]), [[Scotland]].
The west end of the village is magnificently sited around the scenic [[Falls of Dochart]], the main street leading down towards the Loch at the confluence of the rivers [[River Dochart|Dochart]] and [[River Lochay|Lochay]]. The Falls are crossed by a narrow, multi-arched stone bridge carrying the main A827 road into Killin.
[[Killin railway station]] was on the [[Killin Railway]]. The station was officially closed on [[1 November]] [[1965]].
The [[Clan MacNab|MacNab Clan]] were once dominant here, and have long been associated with Killin. Their ancient burial ground is on [[Inchbuie]] in the River Dochart, just below the Falls, and is visible from the bridge.
[[Kinnell House]] was the seat of the MacNabs. A well preserved prehistoric [[standing stone]] circle (possibly 'restored' to improve its appearance) can be seen in the grounds of the House. To the north of the village lie the [[ruin]]s of the [[Clan Campbell|Campbells of Breadalbane]] stronghold of [[Finlarig Castle]], with its associated chapel. The growing power of the Campbells eventually ousted the MacNabs, who lost Kinnell House to their rivals. In 1694 Sir [[John Campbell, 1st Earl of Breadalbane and Holland|John Campbell of Glenorchy]], 1st [[Earl of Breadalbane]] established Killin as a [[Burgh of barony]].
By the end of the 18th century there was a local [[linen]] industry. [[Flax]] was grown locally, spun in small [[Mill (factory)|mills]] and woven into linen by home based [[weaver]]s. Today, Killin services the local rural community and the growing tourism and leisure industries. In addition to walking on [[Ben Lawers]], [[fishing]] for [[trout]] and [[salmon]] there are various [[List of water sports|watersport]]s available on Loch Tay. Many local vernacular buildings have been preserved or converted, allowing the village to retain much of its historic character.
The 19th century [[Moirlanich Longhouse]] in nearby [[Glen Lochay]] is a rare surviving example of the [[cruck frame]] Scottish longhouse, and is now in the care of the [[National Trust for Scotland]]. The Breadalbane Folklore Centre in the [[Victorian era|Victorian]] former village mill displays the 'healing stones' of [[Fillan|Saint Fillan]].
==External links==
* [http://www.killin.info The Killin Web Site]
* [http://www.geo.ed.ac.uk/scotgaz/towns/townfirst531.html Killin on the Gazeteer for Scotland]
* [http://www.incallander.co.uk/breadalbane.htm Killin on Loch Lomond and Trossachs Guide]
* [http://www.wakefieldfhs.org.uk/genealogyjunction/Perthshire/Killin%20War%20Memorial.shtml Killin war memorial]
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[[Category:Villages in Stirling council area]]
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