Waterloo, Scotland

Waterloo, Scotland

Waterloo is a small hamlet in Perth and Kinross Scotland approximately 1/2 a mile to a mile north of Bankfoot on the old A9. [ [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=waterloo+bankfoot&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=29.081881,67.5&ie=UTF8&ll=56.541694,-3.502579&spn=0.157862,0.527344&z=11 Google Maps ] ]

According to local legend the hamlet was named after the famous Battle of Waterloo by troops returning home who came to settle there.

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