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Burgh in Perth and Kinross, Scotland
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Aberfeldy (Gaelic: Obar Pheallaidh) is a small town in Perth and Kinross in North East Scotland, with a population of 1940 in 2021. That county straddles the Highland / Lowland divide, and Aberfeldy is scenically very much in the central Highlands. Set on the banks of the River Tay, it grew up as a resort town in the 19th century. Since the 20th century the area has been mined for baryte, an ingredient of drill fluid in the oil industry, but it's small scale and hasn't marred the scenery.
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Fine 16th-century castle, restored in the 20th century (this work continues), transitional in style between a defensive fortress and a decorative chateau. "The man who would be king": Bonnie Prince Charlie stayed here in 1746, and the deposed Maharajah of the Sikh Empire was in residence 1855-58.
Iron Age dwellers in Scotland and across Europe often dwelt in stilt-houses in lakes, and this is a reconstruction of one such crannog. Visit by guided tour every 30 min.
Lively informative off-road wildlife tours, with various costs and timings. It also has a red deer centre and café.
Friendly little Italian place, closes in winter.
Whisky distillery opened in 1898, producing some single malts but mostly for blending into Dewar's Whisky. In February production is suspended for annual maintenance, visitors are still welcome but tours are amended.
Open mid-March to Oct. Clean well-run site on riverside north edge of town.
Good value, and improved since escaping the management of OYO.
Smart friendly small hotel.
Small spa hotel, plus dog-friendly cottages.
Cluster of upscale self-catering lodges in Kenmore. It doesn't run as a hotel but there's a bar and restaurant on site and others in the village. With golf course and horse riding centre. The name is confusing, since the estate stands at the source of the Tay, not at the mouth which is in Dundee.
Elegant Arts & Crafts-styled small hotel in Glen Lyon.
By road from Edinburgh or Glasgow follow the motorway past Perth, then A9 north onto A827.
Read in the guideYou can walk to the Castle and up the Birks. Dull is three miles away and you need a car to reach the path for Schiehallion ten miles away.
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