At the heart of the village is the local pub with its log
fire and varied selection of good food, and the Village
Shop and Post Office offering a
 wide choice of newspapers, wines,
dairy, meat, fresh and organic produce.
The earliest
records of any settlement in the district indicate that
in the 3rd Century there was a monastic (Augustine)
settlement on Inchmahome Island on the Lake of Menteith
(just 4 miles away).
Gartartan
Castle (300 yd. away) dates from the 13th century when
the area was part of the Earldom of Menteith and was
rebuilt in the l6th Century by the Clan MacFarlane. In
the 18th Century Nicol Graham (Younger) of Gartmore House
(200 yd. away) began to lease an area of land in order to
lay the foundation of a village and as a result Gartmore
is one of the best examples of an estate Village in
Scotland.
Gartmore is
situated in the South West corner of former Perthshire
where the village street climbs steeply to 245 feet above
sea level, giving extensive views along the Forth Valley
to Stirling and to The Kingdom of Fife, south to the
Campsie Fells and West to Ben Lomond. We are located on
the Edge of the Queen Elizabeth Forest Park and the
Trossach Mountains.
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Set amidst Scotland's finest and
most breathtaking scenery Gartmore is the most perfect,
romantic and traditional village retreat in which to
relax. Located by the Queen Elizabeth Forest Park and the
Trossachs Mountains, Gartmore provides unparalleled
access to woodland, rugged mountainous wilderness,
hundreds of lochs and the purest cleanest rivers.