Buchanan, Stirling

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Buchanan is a historic parish in Stirlingshire in Scotland.

It includes a large part of the eastern shore of Loch Lomond. The most populated village in the parish is Milton of Buchanan, but the village that is most popular with tourists is Balmaha.

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56°5′N4°32.24′W / 56.083°N 4.53733°W / 56.083; -4.53733

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