Formerly a tiny hamlet, Kinloch Rannoch was enlarged and settled, under the direction of James Small,[4] formerly an Ensign in Lord Loudoun's Regiment, mainly by soldiers discharged from the army, but also by displaced crofters.

Local roads and bridges were improved, enabling soldiers at Rannoch Barracks to move more freely around the district.

The Soldiers' Trenches were dug on nearby Rannoch Moor in an unsuccessful attempt to create better quality agricultural land.

[5] Buchanan was a local schoolmaster and Gaelic poet, who is commemorated by a large monument in the centre of the square in Kinloch Rannoch.

There is also has an attractive waterfall at the entrance to the village on the Allt Mor burn[6] known locally as The Falls and there is a walkway to the hill giving access to Craig Var an imposing craggy outcrop jutting into the valley and offering stupendous views over the village and nearby lochs and hills.