Old Photographs Of St Fillans Highland Perthshire Scotland
Tour Scotland wee video of old photographs of St Fillans, a village in the central highlands of Perthshire, in the council area of Perth and Kinross. The village lies at the eastern end of Loch Earn, 6 km west of Comrie on the A85 road, at the point where the River Earn leaves the loch. St Fillans was a small clachan in the 18th century, known as Port of Lochearn, or Meikleport. In 1817 it was renamed St Fillans by Lord Gwydyr, the husband of Clementina Drummond, heiress to the Drummond Estate. St Fillans and Comrie Railway was established with the intention of filling the 15 mile gap between Comrie, Perthshire, where the railway had arrived in 1893, and the Callander and Oban Railway at Balquhidder. The line was authorised as far as St Fillans in 1897, opening on 1st October 1901. The Caledonian Railway took the company over in August 1902, thereafter extending the line to Lochearnhead in 1904. Trains first travelled the through route to Balquhidder on 1st May 1905. The line was never a commercial success and closed on 1st October 1951. Back in October 1964 the Beatles stayed at Four Seasons, hotel with John and Paul opting for a chalet during their two night stay.
Spring Drive From Crieff To Comrie Highland Perthshire Scotland
Tour Scotland travel video of Spring road trip drive from Crieff, West on the A85 road, to Comrie in Highland Perthshire. Comrie, Gaelic: Cuimridh, is a village and parish in the southern highlands of Scotland, towards the western end of the Strathearn district of Perth and Kinross, 7 miles west of Crieff. Comrie is a historic conservation village, situated in a National Scenic Area around the river Earn. Located on the Highland Boundary Fault, the village experiences more earth tremors than anywhere else in Britain. The town is twinned with Carleton Place, Ontario, Canada.
Spring Drive Through Crieff To Comrie Highland Perthshire Scotland
Tour Scotland travel video of a Spring road trip drive, with Scottish accordion music, West from Perth on the A85 road through Crieff on ancestry visit to Comrie in Highland, Perthshire. For a number of centuries Highlanders came south to Crieff to sell their Highland Cows. Comrie, Gaelic: Cuimridh, is a village and parish in the southern highlands of Scotland, towards the western end of the Strathearn district of Perth and Kinross, 7 miles west of Crieff. Comrie is a historic conservation village, situated in a National Scenic Area around the river Earn. Located on the Highland Boundary Fault, the village experiences more earth tremors than anywhere else in Britain. The town is twinned with Carleton Place, Ontario, Canada.
Taste the Golf Adventure when you Visit Crieff
Perfect for the avid golfer, Crieff Golf Club is rated as one of Scotland’s top inland courses. Surrounded by beautiful countryside, at the heart of golfing Perthshire, it provides a feeling of escape as well as spectacular views. Built on gently sloping parkland, once the grounds of Ferntower House, the courses provide a fair, but challenging experience for all levels of player. Excellent playing conditions and friendly reception to visitors led to the club being voted as one of the top UK golf courses by readers of Golf World magazine.
The Ferntower Course is not only for the big boys, many society and social players enjoy the open nature of the course and the merciful rough. Corporate packages are tailored to the number of rounds favoured in a season and are very flexible.
Visitors and society groups are always welcome and leave glowing reports of their visits to Crieff. New members are equally welcome with packages catering for individuals of all ages, families and players new to golf.
Afterwards explore Crieff's vibrant town centre and discover a veritable smorgasbord of tempting independent shops, award winning hotels and cute cafés boasting the best hot chocolate in Scotland. Taste Scotland's traditional drink right at the heart of Scotland's oldest whisky distillery, then enjoy a traditional bar lunch in one of Crieff's award winning pubs. Stock up on the freshest of artisan bread baked that morning by Scotland's second oldest bakery, or enjoy the finest of Scotland's larder at one of several Taste our Best accredited restaurants in Crieff. Whet your appetite for culture in some of the region’s most interesting small galleries and arts spaces. From riverside rambles to perfect parks, visitors to Crieff are in for a real treat.
Taste the Adventure: Visit Crieff
2nd Hole Comrie Golf Club, Cauldron
Anywhere over the ridge gives a good approach to a slightly-raised green, well protected by bunkers at the front.
Revive Active Scottish Women’s Regional Medal Final West - Largs Golf Club
On a day that made it hard to decide if one was in Scotland or Spain, Lorna McClymont sizzled to win the Silver Class in the Revive Active Scottish Women’s Regional Medal Final.
Spring Drive To Crieff Highland Perthshire Scotland
Tour Scotland video of a Spring road trip drive West from Perth on the A85 road to Crieff in Highland, Perthshire. For a number of centuries Highlanders came south to Crieff to sell their black cattle whose meat and hides were avidly sought by the growing urban populations in Lowland Scotland and the north of England. The town acted as a gathering point or tryst for the Michaelmas cattle sale held each year and the surrounding fields and hillsides were black with the tens of thousands of cattle, some from as far away as Caithness and the Outer Hebrides.
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A weekend in Comrie (Scotland)
A couple of days away in the Comrie area of Scotland. Visiting Loch Turret and Auchingarrich wild life park. Highly recommend a visit to this area.
Visited on February 16th and 17th 2018.
Auchingarrich Wild life Park is small wild life park 10/15 minutes outside Comrie. Prices and times varying on the time of the year of your visit see website linked below.
Loch Turret is a Scottish water reservoir. Warning the road is bumpy so small cars may struggle. Be prepared for pot holes and slow speed limits.
Have a wonderful day
Ali
White Church, Comrie, Perthshire
Aerial Video of The White Church in Comrie, Perthshire, Scotland. I am biased but this is one of the most scenic villages in the whole United Kingdom.
Lady Mary's walk at Crieff, part 1
The walk along the north bank of the River Earn, was created in 1815 by Sir Patrick Murray and because it was his daughters favourite it was named after her. It also remains one of the favourite walks for the people of Crieff and its visitors.
From the car park at Macrosty Park a path leads about 400m along the side of the Turret burn to where Lady Mary's Walk begins.
Throughout the year, the walk dramatically changes it's appearance with the seasons. Spring flowers. Lush, warm and sheltered in Summer. Rich reds and yellows of Autumn. Clear, crisp and refreshing in Winter.
The Earn is of course an important salmon river.
At the western end of the Walk there is a choice: back along Laggan Road to Crieff or for a more demanding walk, on to Bairds Monument.
In the 17th century Crieff was Perthshire's principal market town. Scotland's largest cattle sales were held here, the animals being driven from all over the Highlands. Many dealers came up from the south and the cattle were then herded on into England along drove roads that today are frequented by walkers.
Michelle and Callum.mpg
Wedding Photography in Perthshire of Michelle and Callum. Photographer : Angus Forbes. Crieff , St Fillans Church and Ballathie Country House Hotel
Unusual Things To Do in Crieff
Visiting Crieff? Looking for unusual things to do in the Strathearn area of Scotland? Then we've got you covered.
Dreich Road Trip Drive On M74 To Hamilton South Lanarkshire Scotland
Tour Scotland travel video of a dreich road trip drive, with Scottish music, on the M74 motorway on ancestry visit to Hamilton, a town in South Lanarkshire, in the central Lowlands of Scotland. It serves as the main administrative centre of the South Lanarkshire council area. It sits 12 miles south east of Glasgow, 35 miles south-west of Edinburgh and 74 miles north of Carlisle, England. Dreich is Scottish word from Dull and Cloudy. The M74 forms the northern section of the motorway running between Glasgow and Gretna, and hence the English border.
Old Dunira House site and estate 2018
The beautiful site of Old Dunira House, set in Dunira Estate, Comrie, Perthshire.
More information on Dunira Estate can be found here:
December Morning Drive To Comrie Perthshire Scotland
Tour Scotland video of part of a morning drive West on the A95 road from Crieff on ancestry visit to Comrie, Perthshire.
Old Photographs Comrie Perthshire Scotland
Tour Scotland wee video of old photographs of Comrie village in Perthshire, Scotland. Comrie's early prosperity derived from weaving. This was mostly done as piecework in people's own cottages and houses. Comrie was also important as a droving town. Highland Cattle destined for the markets of the Scottish Lowlands and ultimately England would be driven south from their grazing areas in the Highlands. River crossings, such as at Comrie, were important staging posts on the way south. Much of the land around Comrie was owned by the Drummond family, Earls of Perth, latterly Earls of Ancaster, whose main seat was Drummond Castle, south of Crieff. Another branch of the Drummonds owned Drummondernoch, to the west of the town. Aberuchill Castle, however, just outside Comrie was originally a Campbell seat. Comrie underwent something of a renaissance in the early 19th century and Victorian periods as an attractive location for wealthy residents and visitors. Robert the Bruce, king of Scotland, the outlaw Rob Roy McGregor and Scotland's internationally renowned national poet Robert Burns all mentioned their stays in the village Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day.