Tyndrum
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Tyndrum Scottish Gaelic Taigh an Droma |
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| Coordinates | 56 ° 26 ′ N , 4 ° 43 ′ W | ||
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| Post town | CRIANLARICH | ||
| ZIP code section | FK20 | ||
| prefix | 01838 | ||
| Part of the country | Scotland | ||
| Council area | Stirling | ||
| British Parliament | Stirling | ||
| Scottish Parliament | Stirling | ||
Tyndrum ( taɪnˈdrʌm ) is a village in Scotland. Its Gaelic name Taigh an Droma means house on the ridge . It is located in the wide Strath Fillan high valley at the southern end of the Rannoch Moor , below the 1130 m high Ben Lui .
history
According to tradition, Tyndrum is located near the battlefield of Dalrigh . Robert the Bruce is said to have been attacked by the MacDougall clan while in retreat after being defeated by the English at Methven and suffered another defeat.
Tyndrum is a former mining center. The hamlet of Clifton is a series of former miners' cottages along the A82 . Above this settlement are spoil heaps from a former lead mine. The Beinn Chùirn gold mine is 3 km southwest of Tyndrum at Cononish Farm . The mine was idle for lack of profitability. In view of the high gold price, it is planned (as of 2011) to reopen it. The mine is expected to employ 53 people and extract more than four tons of gold and 16 tons of silver within 10 years.
traffic
The village is at a traffic junction. About 8 km south of the West Highland Line of the railway forks in a branch to Fort William and one to Oban . Tyndrum therefore has two train stations, Upper Tyndrum on the Fort William branch and Lower Tyndrum on the Oban branch. The two train stations are only a few hundred meters apart on foot, but the distance by train is around 16 km. Tyndrum is the smallest settlement in the UK with more than one train station. On the one hand, this is due to the history of the Scottish railways, because two rail lines from two different railway companies were laid through the town. On the other hand, the two lines follow the local topography : By branching off at Crianlarich , the two lines can follow the course of the valleys and do not have to overcome any steep inclines.
The roads also follow this division. The A82 from Glasgow to Fort William runs through Tyndrum; the A85 to Oban branches off north of the village.
tourism
Tyndrum is a popular destination for tourists. It's on the West Highland Way . Hikers and other tourists can find accommodation on the campsite, in a hotel, a hostel or in one of the bed and breakfasts .
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Gaelic Place Names of Scotland
- ^ Rodger Moffet: The Battle of Dalrigh and the Lost Sword of Robert the Bruce. ( Memento of the original from November 9, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , December 2, 2012, accessed November 7, 2013
- ↑ Paul Kelbie: UK's last gold mine set to reopen: Soaring price of precious metals makes drilling viable after a decade of idleness , The Guardian , June 29, 2008, accessed November 7, 2013
- ^ Russell Bruce: Scotland gets its first commercial gold mine. ( Memento of the original from April 2nd, 2012 in the web archive archive.today ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Newsnetscotland.com, October 25, 2011, accessed November 7, 2013
