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The Atholl Country Life Museum is a small country museum capturing the history of the local area, located in the village of Blair Atholl near Pitlochry in Perth and Kinross. The museum is housed in what was once the village school. Here visitors can learn about great local characters from the past, such as Sgt. Major Donald MacBeath who was Read more…
Ben Vrackie is a mountain of 841 m (2759 feet) high at its summit. The summit may be reached easily by a direct path from Pitlochry or Killiecrankie, and commands views of Pitlochry and the surrounding glens. Read more…
Blair Atholl Mill is a 16th century water mill that is still in use today. It is situated in the village of Blair Atholl near Pitlochry in Perth and Kinross. The stoneground oatmeal and flours are milled and sold within the on-site bakery. Visitors can view the mill and also stop by the tea-room to enjoy freshly baked goods made Read more…
The Birnam Oak is an iconic tree celebrated in Shakespeare’s Macbeth. The Birnam Oak and its neighbour the Birnam Sycamore are thought to be the sole surviving trees of the great forest that once straddled the banks and hillsides of the River Tay. This forest is celebrated in Shakespeare’s Macbeth as the famous Birnam Wood. Read more…
Ashintully Castle is a fortified tower house near Kirkmichael in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. It is set in over 3,000 acres of rolling Scottish countryside, close to the Cairngorms National Park The castle was built in 1583 by the Spalding family, the barons of Ashintully. Rich in legend and history dating back to the 16th and 17th centuries, it is Read more…
Wade’s Bridge was built in 1733 to a design by William Adam and crosses the River Tay on the north west side of Aberfeldy. The bridge has 5 spans, 112m long and 4.5m wide, hump backed with a broad central arch with raised parapet and 4 obelisks. The bridge is one of over 40 bridges built in the Highlands between Read more…
Blair Castle is a magnificent castle near the village of Blair Atholl in Perth & Kinross and enjoys a fine setting in the Scottish Highlands. The castle is the ancestral home of the Clan Murray and the historic seat of the Duke of Atholl, the clan chief. Parts of Blair Castle date back to the 13th century although the majority Read more…
The Black Watch Monument is a cairn topped with a statue of Private Farquhar Shaw of the Black Watch Regiment. The monument was unveiled in 1887 by the Marquis of Breadalbane to commemorate the first muster of the Regiment in May 1740. Read more…
The Melville Monument stands overlooking the town of Comrie in Perth and Kinross. It commemorates the first Lord Melville, Henry Dundas, who was Chief Minister of Scotland at the time of William Pitt the Younger. Built in 1811, the monument is 72ft in height and commands a great position on the peak of Dunmore at the mouth of the glen. Read more…
Whitefield Castle is a ruined L-shaped castle near Kirkmichael in Perth and Kinross. First built in the 12th century by Malcolm Canmore, the former hunting lodge was then expanded in 1577 by the Spalding family into a more grand residence. It is said that the castle has a ley tunnel which links up to Ashintully Castle (internal link), another of Read more…
Castle Menzies is a 16th-century castle standing just north of the River Tay near Aberfeldy in Perth and Kinross. For over 400 years, the castle was the historic seat of the Chiefs of the Clan Menzies. Restored in the 20th century by the Menzies Clan Society, Castle Menzies is an example of how Scottish castles transformed from rugged Highland fortresses Read more…
Rannoch Moor is an area of around 50 square miles of moorland west of Loch Rannoch in Perth and Kinross. It lies at an average of 1000ft above sea level and is one of the last remaining wildernesses in Europe. The moor has been designated as a conservation area, notable for its wildlife and peaty terrain, its rivers and rocky Read more…
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