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KILLIN, BREADALBANE, CENTRAL SCOTLAND
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CLEMATIS COTTAGE
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KITCHEN AT CLEMATIS COTTAGE |
THE ACCOMMODATION:
Clematis Cottage on the main street of the village of Killin is a 350-year-old preserved
historical building. Once the cottage of the village midwife, and later a dairy, this
comfy grandmother’s style cottage makes an ideal touring base. All on one level, the
cottage has two small bedrooms (one with double bed, one with twin beds), one full
bathroom (with shower and tub), a cozy sitting room and a kitchen. The kitchen is light
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back of
the house. Like all Home
At First cottages, there is a color TV, hair
dryer, microwave, coffee maker, and toaster oven. |
HOSTESS:
The friendly hostess, who lives nearby in the village (population 700), sees to it that
guests are welcomed, well-oriented, and well looked after.
HIGHLY RATED: Clematis Cottage is among Home at First’s highest-rated
accommodations in Central Scotland by guest review.
"Killin is a beautiful,
central location—a small village where one has a chance to meet home folks in the
shops, restaurants, and markets on a relaxed, friendly basis. After two weeks it began to
feel like home."
—Shirley Barnes, New Mexico
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THE SETTING: The village of Killin, often
called the "Gateway to the Highlands", sits in the shadow of Ben Lawers, one of
Scotland’s highest mountains. A popular tourist destination, Killin is on the western
end of beautiful, 15-mile-long Loch Tay, where the Rivers Dochart and Lochay enter the
lake. Killin is blessed with a beautiful setting, straddling a waterfall and surrounded by
the Highlands. The town has a good selection of pubs and restaurants, as well as food
shops, a tourist center, a launderette ("laundromat" in American), and a bank.
All are within 5 minutes walking distance of Clematis Cottage. The house is on the main
street, but traffic noise is minimal due to thick walls and insulated glass windows, even
when Killin is at its busiest on summer weekends. Just outside of town is the 9-hole Killin Golf Course, an excellent facility overlooking Loch Tay. |
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FALLS OF DOCHART,
KILLIN,
CENTRAL SCOTLAND
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THE LOCATION:
Killin is an easy day trip drive from Scotland’s east and west coasts, as well as the
cities of Glasgow and Edinburgh. Even Inverness and the Isle of Skye are within
comfortable longer day trip distance, making this cozy village the perfect center for
travel throughout most of Scotland.
Killin is located in the central Scotland
Highlands in a region called Breadalbane with of superb scenery: mountains, fields, wild
rivers, and lochs. The grand geography of Breadalbane has been witness to some of
Scotland’s great history. Nearby was the home of Scotland’s bad-boy favorite
son, Rob Roy MacGregor. Rob Roy’s infamous cattle rustling,
inter-clan feuding, and Highland high jinks made him something of a Celtic Jesse James to
the Crown’s red-coated army of Scottish occupation. And, while
it's impossible to know where his legend ends and
historical reality begins, the Rob Roy story |
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dimension and color to the already mystical landscape of mountains,
glens, lochs, heather, and gorse of the Scottish Highlands. |
ACTIVITIES:
Killin’s central location makes it the perfect base from which the Highlands, the
Inner Hebrides isles, coastal lands east and west, and the great Scottish cities of
Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen, and Inverness can be reached in a series of day trips by car.
But Killin’s immediate surroundings are
themselves worthy of intense exploration. The region’s beauty, its friendly,
welcoming residents, its castles, golf courses, Highlands
festivals, challenging hiking, salmon fishing (excellent in and
around Killin), scenic cycling, and many other attractions
provide the region with the best of Scotland.
AVAILABILITY: For current
availability information, call
HOME AT
FIRST at
(800) 523-5842, or contact us
by e-mail at: info@homeatfirst.com
NOTE: This
property ranks among Home At First’s highest-rated
accommodations in Scotland by guest review.
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