Lying to the north of the River Forth, the community is within the registration county of Perthshire and the civil parish of Kincardine A former resident of Blairdrummond House was enlightenment thinker Lord Kames whose wife inherited the house in 1766.

[1] Lord Kames began the transformation of the carse area of Blair Drummond; turning it from an often water-laden moss into productive agricultural land,[2] which brought him an income of almost £2000 per year.

[1] Blair Drummond House was entirely rebuilt in 1868-72 by James Campbell Walker (under instruction from George Stirling Home Drummond FRSE) and again by James Bow Dunn after a fire in 1921-23 and is now a home for adults with learning disabilities run by the Camphill Movement.

[3] In 1830 the remains of a Bronze Age wooden wagon wheel were discovered in Blair Drummond, dating from 1260-810 BC.

Other communities bordering Blair Drummond are Gargunnock, Thornhill, Deanston, Doune and Dunblane.