Perthshire
Perthshire (
Siorrachd Pheairt in
Gaelic) was a
county in central
Scotland, which extended from
Strathmore in the east, to the
Pass of Drumochter in the north,
Rannoch Moor and
Ben Lui in the west, and
Aberfoyle in the south.
Perthshire was known as the "big county" and had a wide variety of landscapes, from the rich agricultural
straths in the east, to the high mountains of the southern
Highlands. Perthshire was a top-level local government area between 1890-1975, when a two-tier system of local government was in operation. During the 1975 re-organisation, some administrative boundaries were changed, and West Perthshire (the area of west and south of
Killin including
Callander,
Crianlarich and
Aberfoyle) was transferred to the neighbouring administrative area of
Stirling.
The smaller
1975 boundary was retained in
1996 when the two-tier system was abandoned, and the unitary council of
Perth and Kinross replaced
Perth and Kinross District Council and
Tayside Region. The Perthshire county boundary is used for the purposes of land registration, postal addresses, and general geographic purposes. Perthshire extended to
5300 km2.
Besides
Perth, other towns in Perthshire included:
*
Killin*
Crieff*
Dunkeld and
Birnam*
Pitlochry*
Aberfeldy*
Auchterarder*
Bridge of Earn*
Blairgowrie*
Crianlarich*
Aberfoyle*
Callander*
Forgandenny*
Blair Castle*
Scone Palace*
Dunkeld Cathedral*Near
Strathtay and
Strathmore many
four-posters can be found
*Meikleour beech hedge - highest in the world
*Birnam Wood and
Dunsinane Hill, famous from
Shakespeare's
Macbeth*
Gleneagles Hotel*
James Croll*
Alexander Duff*
Duncan Forbes*
Alan Cumming*
Ewan McGregor*
Stephen Hendry*
J. K. Rowling*
Lady of lawers*
Rory Stewart*
Agriculture*
Tourism*
Forestry*
River Earn*
River Ericht*
River Farg*
River Isla*
River Tay*
River Tummel*
Ben Lawers*
Schiehallion*
Ben Vorlich*
Ben More*
Beinn Dearg*
Beinn a' Gloe*
Ben Vrackie*
Glen Almond*
Glen Isla*
Glen Shee*
Glen Garry*
Glen Tilt*
Glen Bruar*
Glen Errochty*
Glen Rannoch*
Glen Lyon*
Glen Lochay*
Glen Dochart*
Strathmore*
Strath Ardle*
Strath Braan*
Strath Tay*
Strath Tummel*
Strath Fillan*
Strath Earn*
Strathallan School*
Morrison's Academy*
Glenalmond School*
The Community School of Auchterarder*
Earl of Perth*
Highland Perthshire*
Perthshire Rugby Football Club*
Perth and Kinross*
Scottish Highlands*
Stirling*
Trossachs*
Perth & Kinross Council
