Old travel Blog photograph of Balvaig Bridge over the River Balvaig near Balquhidder, Scotland. The River Balvaig, Scottish Gaelic: Abhainn Balvaig, is a short river approximately 5 miles long draining from the head of Loch Voil near Balquhidder, then passing southwards through the village of Strathyre before flowing into the northern end of Loch Lubnaig. The Maclaurins acquired the district as early as the 9th century and occupied it for several hundred years until ousted by the Macgregors, a neighbouring clan, who had repeatedly raided their lands, and in 1558 slew the chief and many of his followers. The Parish is also an ancient seat to branches of the Stewart and Fergusson Clans.
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