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P0240 · Person · 1821 - 1904

David Ballingall was the factor on the Blair Drummond and Ardoch estates. Born in Fife, he was descended from a long line of tenant farmers, his second great grandfather, George Ballingall (1714 - 1793) was a tenant farmer of Rameldry in Kettle Parish, Fife for over fifty years. Ballingall grew up in Rameldry in Kettle Parish and received his education at Madras college and the St. Andrews university and the university of Edinburgh. He spent some time farming his own land before attending the university of Edinburgh for a year and later becoming a factor on the Castle Semple estate in Renfrewshire during the 1840's.

In 1852, he decided to relocate to Kincardine Parish in Perthshire where he was appointed as factor at the Blair Drummond estate by Henry Home Drummond (1783 - 1867). Ballingall held this position for over fifty years and was so well regarded that, on the occasion of his jubilee as factor, he was presented with a portrait of himself, which was also published in the Stirling journal on 23 January 1903. Ballingall remained as factor of the estate until his death in 1904 at age 83.

During his life, Ballingall married Isabella Cunningham Gulland, the two had a family of eight children, seven of whom were all born in the factor's house on the estate of Blair Drummond. He was also a member of several parochial boards, school boards, county and parish councils.

In 2017, a book on the life of David Ballingall written by Michael T Tracy was published.

P0240 · Person · 1821 - 1904

David Ballingall was the factor on the Blair Drummond and Ardoch estates. Born in Fife, he was descended from a long line of tenant farmers, his second great grandfather, George Ballingall (1714 - 1793) was a tenant farmer of Rameldry in Kettle Parish, Fife for over fifty years. Ballingall grew up in Rameldry in Kettle Parish and received his education at Madras college and the St. Andrews university and the university of Edinburgh. He spent some time farming his own land before attending the university of Edinburgh for a year and later becoming a factor on the Castle Semple estate in Renfrewshire during the 1840's.

In 1852, he decided to relocate to Kincardine Parish in Perthshire where he was appointed as factor at the Blair Drummond estate by Henry Home Drummond (1783 - 1867). Ballingall held this position for over fifty years and was so well regarded that, on the occasion of his jubilee as factor, he was presented with a portrait of himself, which was also published in the Stirling journal on 23 January 1903. Ballingall remained as factor of the estate until his death in 1904 at age 83.

During his life, Ballingall married Isabella Cunningham Gulland, the two had a family of eight children, seven of whom were all born in the factor's house on the estate of Blair Drummond. He was also a member of several parochial boards, school boards, county and parish councils.

In 2017, a book on the life of David Ballingall written by Michael T Tracy was published.

Blairdrummond School
C0074 · Corporate body · c. 1850 - 1967

Blairdrummond School was built c. 1850. The school closed in 1967.

Braendam House
C0483 · Corporate body · 18th century -

Braendam House is located in Thornhill, Stirling and was used as the main accommodation/residential facility for the Lilias Graham Trust, providing facilities for families during placements. The house can accommodate up to six families at any one time in self-contained units and includes two stand-alone properties and four self-contained flats.

Lilias Graham, for whom the Lilian Graham Trust is named, moved into Braendam House in 1972 after she inherited it from her Aunt. From here, she welcomed families from Glasgow and all over the country for holidays. She also set up the Braendam Link group, which provided a meeting point in Glasgow for families between visits to the house. In May 2006, the company changed its name from Braendam Family House to The Lilias Graham Trust.

The house is now permanently closed as of 2021.

C0465 · Corporate body · 1746 - 1820

Bridge of Teith began as a secession church formed in 1740. Originally meeting at Thornhill, the seat of the congregation was moved to Bridge of Teith in 1743. The first minister was ordained in 1747 and shortly after, on the issue of the Breach over the Burgess Oath, the church allied to the Associate Synod (Burghers). When the Associate Synod united with the General Associate Synod in 1820 the church became part of the United Secession Church

Bridge of Teith Kirk Session
C0212 · Corporate body · 1929 - 1948

Bridge of Teith began as a secession church formed in 1740. Originally meeting at Thornhill, the seat of the congregation was moved to Bridge of Teith in 1743. The first minister was ordained in 1747 and shortly after, on the issue of the Breach over the Burgess Oath, the church allied to the Associate Synod (Burghers). When the Associate Synod united with the General Associate Synod in 1820 the church became part of the United Secession Church and then, from 1847, part of the United Presbyterian Church. Bridge of Teith Church was is in the Presbytery of Stirling (which was for sometime the Presbytery of Stirling and Dunblane). It was dissolved in 1948

C0468 · Corporate body · 1900 - 1929

Bridge of Teith began as a secession church formed in 1740. Originally meeting at Thornhill, the seat of the congregation was moved to Bridge of Teith in 1743. The first minister was ordained in 1747 and shortly after, on the issue of the Breach over the Burgess Oath, the church allied to the Associate Synod (Burghers). When the Associate Synod united with the General Associate Synod in 1820 the church became part of the United Secession Church and then, from 1847, part of the United Presbyterian Church. Bridge of Teith Church was in the Presbytery of Stirling (which was for sometime the Presbytery of Stirling and Dunblane). It was dissolved in 1948.

C0467 · Corporate body · 1847 - 1900

Bridge of Teith began as a secession church formed in 1740. Originally meeting at Thornhill, the seat of the congregation was moved to Bridge of Teith in 1743. The first minister was ordained in 1747 and shortly after, on the issue of the Breach over the Burgess Oath, the church allied to the Associate Synod (Burghers). When the Associate Synod united with the General Associate Synod in 1820 the church became part of the United Secession Church and then, from 1847, part of the United Presbyterian Church. Bridge of Teith Church was in the Presbytery of Stirling (which was for sometime the Presbytery of Stirling and Dunblane). It was dissolved in 1948.

C0466 · Corporate body · 1820 - 1847

When the Associate Synod united with the General Associate Synod in 1820 the church became part of the United Secession Church and then, from 1847, part of the United Presbyterian Church.

Drummond of Blair Drummond
F0007 · Family · 1780 - 1912

The estate of the Drummond of Blair Drummond family lies a mile to the south of Doune, Stirling. The family was descended from the homes of Renton and Kames. Scottish advocate, judge, philosopher, writer and agricultural improver Henry Home, Lord Kames (1696 - 1782) married Agatha, daughter of James Drummond of Blair Drummond, who inherited Blairdrummond house in 1766, Lord Kames then began to transform the area of Blair Drummond, turning it from an often water-laden moss into productive agricultural land, which brought him an income of almost £2000 per year. The couple's son, George Home Drummond (d. 1819) inherited the estate following the death of his parents; Lord Kames, as well as many of his descendants, is buried in the Home-Drummond plot at Kincardine-in-Menteith just west of Blair Drummond.

George Home Drummond's son, Henry Home Drummond (1783 - 1867), was a politician, advocate, landowner and agricultural improver. He married Christian Moray of Abercairney (1779 - 1864), the sister and co-heir of Major William Moray Stirling (1785 - 1850), in 1812. This brought the estate of Ardoch into the family and the family name changed to Stirling-Home-Drummond. The pair had a son named George Stirling Home Drummond (1813 - 1876), who became a landowner and antiquarian. George Stirling Home Drummond married twice, firstly to Mary Hay of Dunse Castle (b. 1817) in 1840 and secondly to Kalitza Janet Erskine Christian Hay (b. 1833) in 1863; neither marriage produced any children.

The Blair Drummond estate was sold in 1912/13 to Sir A. Kay Muir and later became an adventure and safari park, which opened to the public on 15 May 1970 and is now home to over 350 animals.