History

The land has its roots well in to much of the local history of the area. In the 6C Prince Aedan mac Gabhran of Dalriada, King of Manau Gododdin made Aberfoyle the capital of Scotland. Aberfoyles’ reputation as the gateway to the highlands may reach back in to history from a time when it was the most strategic point in the west of Scotland. The area between Aberfoyle and Stirling is the shortest point to cross the whole country-around 40 miles. Flanders Moss was completely impassable and Aberfoyle offered the ideal crossing point to invade northern Scotland. There is still an ancient stone slipway on the land where craft could be launched to reach the bank on the other side. 

Aberfoyle is also rife with stories of Rob Roy, who lived a few miles up the road in Inversnaid and forayed locally.

The 'Second Covenant’, which gave Scotland its own Parliament, was signed by a small group of dedicated and proud Scotsmen at the Covenantors a stones throw from the land.