Blairhall
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Blairhall is a village in Fife, Scotland, it is situated in the west of Fife, approximately mile (1.5 km) west northwest of Comrie. The village was orginally a small hamlet but was expanded in 1911 to house the miners from a nearby colliery.
Nearly a mile (1.5 km) to the south beyond Shiresmill and to the west of the Bluther Burn stands the handsome 17th-century laird's house of Blairhall which was the birthplace (c.1630) of Sir William Bruce, later baronet of Balcaskie and then Kinross, and Surveyor-General to King Charles II.[1] Today Blairhall has a primary school and a community leisure centre.
[edit] Notable people
- George Niven, former professional football player with Rangers F.C.
- William Bruce, a Scottish gentleman-architect
- James Syme, a former Scottish ice hockey player.
- Thomas Syme, a former Scottish ice hockey player.
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