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Tyndrum is situated in Strathfillan, at the southern edge of Rannoch Moor. Tyndrum is Taigh an Druim in Gaelic, which
translates as the house on the ridge. The village is overshadowed by Ben Lui, one of the Munros mountains (i.e. over 3000 feet).
Like many of the villages in the Trossachs National Park, Tyndrum is steeped in history. The village is built over a battlefield: in 1306 AD,
clan MacDougall defeated Robert the Bruce and took from him the Brooch of Lorne. Tyndrum is also a former lead and gold mining centre, when it was known
as the hamlet of Clifton and consisted of but a few mining cottages. The actual gold mine is now a visitors attraction, located 2 miles south-west
of Tyndrum at Cononish Farm. Tyndrum also has 2 railway stations and 2 railway lines which arrived in the 1800s (and has been famous as the smallest
settlement in Britain to be served by 2 railway lines).
The West Highland Way passes through Tyndrum before heading north towards Bridge of Orchy and Rannoch Moor on the old military road. In addition,
Tyndrum also serves as a stop off point for the Coast to Coast Walk from Oban to St. Andrews. The village has a tourist information centre,
the Green Welly Stop and a brightly coloured mini-market.
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