Forgandenny

Forgandenny is a small village in Perth and Kinross, located eight miles south west of Perth, Scotland, UK. Perth is a 20 minute bus ride from Forgandenny, and there is a regular Stagecoach service. Forgandenny is 45 minutes from Edinburgh and one hour from Glasgow. The village is also close to the East coast mainline and there is a daily train service to London Kings Cross.

Forgandenny has a church (of Norman origin, though the windows and doors are not original), village hall, a primary school and a Bed and Breakfast. Near the village since 1920 is Strathallan School, a boarding school of approximately 450 pupils and 60 staff, many of whom live in Forgandenny. [http://www.strathallan.co.uk/school/default.asp]

Local author Gregory Ross released a book called "Forgandenny, a Place in History" on the December 1, 2007. The books tells the story of the history of Forgandenny and also includes Aberdalgie, Pathstruie, West Dron and Pitkeathly.

This quiet place is becoming popular as the nearby Strathallan Village and Ardargie are becoming better places to live.fact|date= March 2008

External links

* [http://www.fallingrain.com/world/UK/0/Forgandenny.html Forgandenny, United Kingdom Page] Falling Rain Genomics, Inc. 1996-2004
* [http://www.fifefhs.org/Records/Directory/forgandenny.htm Excerpt from the 1861 parochial directory for Fife and Kinross: Forgandenny]
* [http://member.melbpc.org.au/~andes/forgand1.html Kinross, Scotland: 1841 Census of the Parish of Forgandenny]
* [http://www.geo.ed.ac.uk/scotgaz/towns/townfirst1304.html Forgandenny, Perth and Kinross] The Gazetteer for Scotland
* [http://forgandenny.mysite.orange.co.uk Forgandenny, a Place in History]

ee also

*List of places in Perth and Kinross
*List of places in Aberdeenshire
*List of places in Angus
*List of places in Fife
*List of places in Highland
*List of places in Stirling district
*List of places in Argyll & Bute