In 1882-4, Frances Groome's Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland described Gonachan like this:
Gonachan, a hamlet and a burn in Fintry parish, Stirlingshire. The hamlet lies at the mouth of the burn, 5 furlongs E by S of Fintry church. The burn, rising near the watershed of Campsie Fells, at an altitude of 1550 feet, close to the boundary with Campsie parish, runs 37/8. miles north-eastward to Endrick Water at the hamlet.—Ord. Sur., shs. 30, 31, 1866-67.
Gonachan through time
Gonachan is now part of Stirling district. Click here for graphs and data of how Stirling has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Gonachan itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Gonachan, in Stirling and Stirlingshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/22137
Date accessed: 19th April 2024
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