 There are varying stories on how the village got its name, one being that the "Wolf of Badenoch" (Alexander Stewart, Earl of Buchan) camped there before going to Perth in the 14th century to be officially forgiven by the church for his evil ways.He is buried at Dunkeld Cathedral in a cask.It is also said that the last wolf in Scotland was killed in Wolfhill but many other villages across the country lay claim to the same story.