Balvaird Castle

Balvaird Castle in Perthshire is a traditional late medieval Scottish tower house. It is located in the Ochil Hills, around five kilometres (three miles) south of Abernethy. The name Balvaird is from Baile a' Bhàird, 'Township of the Bard' in Gaelic. Balvaird Castle is a scheduled monument, and is in the care of Historic Environment Scotland. The spelling of its name has many variations, including Balverd, Balverde, Balward, Balwaird and Baleward.

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Bein Inn

The Bein Inn (commonly known as the Famous Bein Inn) is an historic building in Glenfarg, Perth and Kinross, Scotland. A "noted hostelry," according to the Gazetteer for Scotland, it was originally built in the 19th century as a resting place for travellers moving between Edinburgh and the Highlands on the old Great North Road, the traditional route north, today's A912 road. It stands at the junction of the A912 and the B996. An original building, now known as Bein Cottage, across the old Great North Road from the main inn, is no longer part of the inn. The inn has been extended on its western side, along the B996. In 1983, the inn had eighteen bedrooms. In the early 2000s, the inn was a noted venue for live rock music.

Gateside, Fife

Gateside is a small village in the north east of Fife, Scotland. It is inhabited by around 200 people. It also comprises a school (which is currently closed due to lack of primary aged pupils to attend), a park, seven-a-side football pitch, there used to be a village shop, and a pub (The Gateside Inn) which has now been converted into a private residence, the Gateside Memorial Hall and a garage (the Minimart). Gateside won a Tesco Magazine competition in 2012 and was named the "Friendliest Street in the UK." The River Eden runs through the village, which flows to Guardbridge and then into the North Sea. The nearest city is Perth.

Arngask

Arngask is a civil parish in Perthshire, with the village of Glenfarg as its largest settlement. It lies in the south-east of the county, in the Ochil Hills and borders Fife and Kinross-shire. If forms part of a wider ecclesiastical parish of Abernethy and Dron and Arngask. The parish includes five miles (8.0 km) of the upper reaches of the River Farg and has an area of 6,456 acres (10.1 mi2; 26.1 km2). At the 2011 census, the population of the civil parish was 931.

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Gateside railway station

Gateside railway station served the village of Gateside, Fife, Scotland from 1858 to 1950 on the Fife and Kinross Railway.