Other industries included an ironworks, established in the 1720s, as well as wool spinning and a lint mill. From 1882 the village was served by Aberfoyle railway station, the terminus of the Strathendrick and Aberfoyle Railway which connected to Glasgow via Dumbarton or Kirkintilloch.
The station closed to passenger traffic in 1951, and the remaining freight services ceased in 1959. The above industries have since died out, and Aberfoyle is supported mainly by the forestry, industry and tourism. ==Tourism== Visitors were first attracted to Aberfoyle and the surrounding area after the publication of The Lady of the Lake by Sir Walter Scott in 1810.
The river-name is from either Gaelic poll or Brittonic pol, both of which mean 'pool, sluggish water'. ==Industry== The slate quarries on Craigmore which operated from the 1820s to the 1950s are now defunct; at its peak this was a major industry.
Aberfoyle Golf Club was built in 1860 and is located just south of town near the Rob Roy restaurant.
Other industries included an ironworks, established in the 1720s, as well as wool spinning and a lint mill. From 1882 the village was served by Aberfoyle railway station, the terminus of the Strathendrick and Aberfoyle Railway which connected to Glasgow via Dumbarton or Kirkintilloch.
Since 1885, when the Duke of Montrose constructed a road over the eastern shoulder of Craigmore to join the older road at the entrance of the Trossachs pass, Aberfoyle has become the alternative route to the Trossachs and Loch Katrine; this road, known as the Duke's Road or Duke's Pass, was opened to the public in 1931 when the Forestry Commission acquired the land. Loch Ard, about west of Aberfoyle, lies above the sea.
Since 1885, when the Duke of Montrose constructed a road over the eastern shoulder of Craigmore to join the older road at the entrance of the Trossachs pass, Aberfoyle has become the alternative route to the Trossachs and Loch Katrine; this road, known as the Duke's Road or Duke's Pass, was opened to the public in 1931 when the Forestry Commission acquired the land. Loch Ard, about west of Aberfoyle, lies above the sea.
The river-name is from either Gaelic poll or Brittonic pol, both of which mean 'pool, sluggish water'. ==Industry== The slate quarries on Craigmore which operated from the 1820s to the 1950s are now defunct; at its peak this was a major industry.
The station closed to passenger traffic in 1951, and the remaining freight services ceased in 1959. The above industries have since died out, and Aberfoyle is supported mainly by the forestry, industry and tourism. ==Tourism== Visitors were first attracted to Aberfoyle and the surrounding area after the publication of The Lady of the Lake by Sir Walter Scott in 1810.
The station closed to passenger traffic in 1951, and the remaining freight services ceased in 1959. The above industries have since died out, and Aberfoyle is supported mainly by the forestry, industry and tourism. ==Tourism== Visitors were first attracted to Aberfoyle and the surrounding area after the publication of The Lady of the Lake by Sir Walter Scott in 1810.
The settlement lies northwest of Glasgow. The parish of Aberfoyle takes its name from this village, and had a population of 1,065 at the 2011 Census. == Geography == The town is situated on the River Forth at the foot of Craigmore ( high).
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