Blairlogie is a village in the Stirling council area of Scotland, situated at the base of the great southern rock-face of Dumyat between Stirling and Menstrie.
Blairlogie, formerly Blair, forms part of Logie parish, formerly in Perthshire, and the ancient Logie Kirk lies to the west. It comprises mainly 17th-19th century cottages and was one of central Scotland's earliest Conservation areas, designated in 1969.[1]
At the foot of Castle Law (and giving its name to the hill) stands Blairlogie Castle (also known as "The Blair"), built in 1543 by Alexander Spittal. The castle and surrounding estate was purchased by Lt Col Hare of Calder Hall in 1891 who modernised it.[2]
An abandoned copper mine lies to the east of the village.[3]
Old drove track at Cotkerse by Blairlogie
Between 1598 and 1609, the minister of Logie Kirk was the poet Alexander Hume.[1]
In 1940 the actor and conservationist, Moultrie Kelsall, restored an eighteenth century building, Kirklea Cottage as a family home. This early conservation project is discussed in 'A future for the past' published jointly with Stuart Harris in 1961. Kelsall also was instrumental in saving nearby Menstrie Castle and his son Robin wrote of his youth in the village.[4]
The Scottish International rugby player Kenny Logan used to live in the village and several of his relatives live in the area.
^ ab"Blairlogie: Overview". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
^Fergusson, R Menzies (1905). Logie: A Parish History, Volume 2. Paisley: Alexander Gardner. p. 140.
^Geological Survey of Great Britain (1920). "Volume 17: The lead, zinc, copper and nickel ores of Scotland". Special Reports on the Mineral Resources of Great Britain. Stationery Office. p. 142.
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