The
settlement of Kinloch
Rannoch originated after the 1745 rebellion. It is odd, that
since Kinloch means head of the loch, the village should be situated
at the foot. Similarly, as most Scottish rivers are named after
the loch from which they originate, it would be have been expected
that the River Tummel
would have been named Rannoch. After the 1745 rebellion government
Redcoats built roads from Tummel Bridge and around the side of
Schiehallion. The River
Tummel was then bridged at the settlement of Kinloch Rannoch.
At first, the village was to have been populated by retired soldiers
who would have been available to guard against further rebellions,
but retired soldiers proved unsuited to the slow pace of Highland
crofting life. Thus, for the first time, Rannoch inhabitants were
given leases to their very own few acres of land. At one time
it was intended to drive a road across Rannoch Moor to Glencoe
and thus make Kinloch Rannoch the central hub of the Highlands
of Scotland. Redcoats did indeed build a few miles of road westwards
from their barracks at the head of loch but were unable to drain
the desolate Rannoch
Moor.
The
settlement of 
River
Tummel was then bridged at the settlement of Kinloch Rannoch.
At first, the village was to have been populated by retired soldiers
who would have been available to guard against further rebellions,
but retired soldiers proved unsuited to the slow pace of Highland
crofting life. Thus, for the first time, Rannoch inhabitants were
given leases to their very own few acres of land. At one time
it was intended to drive a road across Rannoch Moor to Glencoe
and thus make Kinloch Rannoch the central hub of the Highlands
of Scotland. Redcoats did indeed build a few miles of road westwards
from their barracks at the head of loch but were unable to drain
the desolate