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The village lies on one of the 17^th century drove roads along which cattle were driven from the highlands. Indeed the name Gartmore, meaning “great fold”, indicates its significance as a stopping place, where cattle would recover in the fields before being driven to market and the drovers could obtain supplies and sustenance.

In the early 18^th century, Nicol Graham of Gartmore House realised the advantages of developing a community which would contribute to the growth of his estate and also his power and influence. He leased an area of his estate for the foundation of a village. Today Gartmore is one of the best examples of a planned estate village in Scotland.

In the early part of the 20^th century, the new Laird of Gartmore, Sir Charles Cayzer, employed local tradesmen to rebuild and improve several properties in the village. It became a thriving community with a post office and telegraph service, two hotels (the Black Bull and the Vulcan) two grocers, a bakery, a diary, a blacksmith, a tailor, a joiner and a shoemaker. It remains a thriving community today with a total population of around 400 in the Community Council area, but only the Black Bull, the Village Shop and the joiner remain.