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Days out in AberfeldyAberfeldy
Days out in AbernethyAbernethy
Days out in AlythAlyth
Days out in AuchterarderAuchterarder
Days out in BlairgowrieBlairgowrie
Days out in BracoBraco
Days out in CrieffCrieff
Days out in CuparCupar
Days out in DouneDoune
Days out in DunblaneDunblane
Days out in DunkeldDunkeld
Days out in DunningDunning
Days out in ElchoElcho
Days out in Fowlis WesterFowlis Wester
Days out in GlenlyonGlenlyon
Days out in GrandtullyGrandtully
Days out in HuntingtowerHuntingtower
Days out in KillinKillin
Days out in KinrossKinross
Days out in KirktonKirkton
Days out in Loch LevenLoch Leven
Days out in MeigleMeigle
Days out in MillearneMillearne
Days out in MilnathortMilnathort
Days out in Newton of BalcanquhalNewton of Balcanquhal
Days out in PerthPerth
Days out in PitlochryPitlochry
Days out in StanleyStanley
Days out in West ToftsWest Tofts

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Balvaird Castle

A residence for newly-weds Balvaird offers a fine illustration of the way in which a 16th-century landowner’s fortified house could provide a good degree of security for its occupants while at the same time affording them a high level of com...

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Abernethy Round Tower

The Tower is one of the two round towers of Irish style surviving in Scotland, dating from the end of the 11th century. It is 15ft in diameter at its base and 74ft high. A Pictish symbol stone can be found at the foot of the tower. The stone dates ba...

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Burleigh Castle

The roofless but otherwise complete ruin of a tower house of about 1500, with a section of defensive barmkin wall and a remarkable corner tower with a square cap-house corbelled out. Much visited by James IV.
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Dunfallandy Stone

An exceptionally well-preserved Pictish cross-slab with ornate decoration including human figures, Pictish symbols, zoomorphic designs and interlace.
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Dunkeld Cathedral

Located on the banks of River Tay, the cathedral contains a fine effigy of the 'Wolf of Badenoch' (Robert III's brother).The property's 15th-century nave and the tower are in the care of Historic Scotland, while the choir is now the parish church.

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Elcho Castle

Elcho Castle is one of Scotland's best-preserved 16th-century tower houses. It was built around the time of the Protestant Reformation in 1560 by a member of the family of Wemyss of that Ilk. The family could trace their lineage back to the 12th cent...

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Fowlis Wester Sculptured Stone

A tall cross-slab with Pictish symbols, figural scenes and ornate decoration. The original is now in the village church; a replica stands in the square.

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Huntingtower Castle

Once known as The House of Ruthven, Huntingtower Castle comprises two fine and complete tower houses. The hall of the eastern tower has a fine painted ceiling. The painted decoration - a beguiling early-16th-century painted ceiling and wall frescoes ...

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Innerpeffray Chapel

A rectangular collegiate church founded in 1508. The property still retains its altar, evidence of its furnishings and some painted details. The adjacent 18th-century historic library is not in the care of Historic Scotland...

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Lochleven Castle

The island fastness of Lochleven is associated with many colourful events and has been visited by countless distinguished personalities during its history. Some of those taking the boat across Loch Leven came of their own accord, including King Robe...

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Meigle Sculptured Stone Museum

Meigle Museum has an impressive collection of Pictish carved sculpture, including cross slabs, recumbent gravestones, a hogback stone and rare architectural fragments. These demonstrate both the artistic vigour of Pictish society and the skill of its...

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Muir o' Fauld Roman Signal Station

The site of a 1st-century Roman watch tower on the Gask Ridge.
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Muthill Old Church And Tower

The interesting ruins of an important medieval parish church. At its west end is a tall Romanesque tower. The remainder of the church is mostly of 15th-century date.

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Ardunie Roman Signal Station

The site of a Roman watch tower, one of a series running between Ardoch and the Tay, along the Gask Ridge dating to the first century....

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Blackhill Camp

Parts of the defences of two Roman marching camps, probably dating to the early third century.
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St Mary's Church

A 16th-century parish church, with a finely painted wooden ceiling illustrating heraldic and symbolic subjects, added in the 1630s.
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St Serf's Church and Dupplin Cross

This picturesque parish church houses the nineth century Dupplin Cross, a masterpiece of Pictish stonework. The Dupplin Cross is one of a few complete, free-standing early medieval crosses that survive in Scotland.It is carved from a single block of ...

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Stanley Mills

Stanley Mills is one the best-preserved relics of the 18th-century Industrial Revolution. It was established as a cotton mill by local merchants, with support from the English cotton baron Richard Arkwright. Textiles were produced here for 200 years....

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Sunnybrae Cottage

Sunnybrae Cottage is a modest cottage which is possibly the oldest house in Pitlochry. Sunnybrae Cottage is a rare survival of a type of house that was once very common in the Highlands. Remarkably, it still has the remains of a cruck framed ro...

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Tullibardine Chapel

One of the most complete and unaltered small medieval churches in Scotland. The properrty was founded in 1446 and largely rebuilt about 1500. Much of its architectural detail has survived.
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Doune Castle

Doune Castle was built around 1400 by Robert Stewart, 1st Duke of Albany, Earl of Menteith and Fife. Younger brother of the weak and feeble Robert III, he was the effective ruler of the kingdom from 1388 until his death in 1420. He is known to histor...

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Dunblane Cathedral

Dunblane Cathedral is a fascinating building. It stands on a site that has been sacred for well over one thousand years. The cathedral was restored in the late 19th century, but its immaculate Gothic exterior hides a chequered history of neglect and ...

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