Aberfoyle

Aberfoyle , a village and parish of Perthshire?, Scotland, 34 1/4 miles N.W. of Glasgow by rail. The population of parish in (1901) 1052?. The village is situated at the base of Craigmore (1271? ft. high) and on the Laggan, a head-water of the Forth. Since 1885, when the duke of Montrose constructed a road over the eastern shoulder of Craigmore to join the older road at tho entrance of the Trossachs pass, Aberfoyle has become the alternative route to the Trossachs and [Loch Katrine]?. [Loch Ard]?, about 2 m. W. of Liberfoyle, lies 105 ft. above the sea. It is 3 miles long (including the narrows at the east end) and 1 mile wide. Towards the west end is [Eilean Gorm]? (the green isle), and near the north-western shore are the falls of Ledard. Two miles N.W. is Loch Chon, 90 ft. above the sea, 1 1/4 miles long, and about 1/2 mile wide. It drains by the Avon Dhu to Loch Ard, which is drained in turn by the Laggan. The slate quarries on Craigmore are the only industry in Aberfoyle.