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The village is a transport junction for road and rail. Crianlarich has been a major crossroads for northbound and westbound journeys since the Middle Ages. In the 1750s, two military roads met in the village and in the 19th century, it became a railway junction. In the 20th century it became the meeting point of the major A82 and A85 roads, signposted from as far as Glasgow, Perth, Oban and Fort William. | The village is a transport junction for road and rail. Crianlarich has been a major crossroads for northbound and westbound journeys since the Middle Ages. In the 1750s, two military roads met in the village and in the 19th century, it became a railway junction. In the 20th century it became the meeting point of the major A82 and A85 roads, signposted from as far as Glasgow, Perth, Oban and Fort William. | ||
To each side of the village beauteous peaks rise up, including a number of munros amongst the range known as the Crianlarich Hills.}}<noinclude> | To each side of the village beauteous peaks rise up, including a number of munros amongst the range known as the Crianlarich Hills.}}<noinclude>{{FP data}} | ||
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CrianlarichCrianlarich is a small village of fewer that 200 souls in the highlands of western Perthshire, about six miles north-east of the head of Loch Lomond. The village's name derives from the Gaelic for "low pass". The village is a transport junction for road and rail. Crianlarich has been a major crossroads for northbound and westbound journeys since the Middle Ages. In the 1750s, two military roads met in the village and in the 19th century, it became a railway junction. In the 20th century it became the meeting point of the major A82 and A85 roads, signposted from as far as Glasgow, Perth, Oban and Fort William. To each side of the village beauteous peaks rise up, including a number of munros amongst the range known as the Crianlarich Hills. (Read more) |