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BLAIRGOWRIE , -a See also:police See also:burgh of See also:Perthshire, See also:Scotland, situated on the See also:Ericht . Pop . (Igor) 3378 . It is the See also:terminus of a See also:branch See also:line of the Caledonian railway from Coupar See also:Angus, from which it is 4i M. distant, and is 16 m . N. by E. of See also:Perth by road . The See also:town is entirely See also:modern, and owes its progress to the See also:water-See also:power supplied by the Ericht for See also:linen and jute factories . There are also sawmills, breweries and a large factory for See also:bee appliances . Strawberries, raspberries and ' other fruits are largely grown in the neighbourhood . A See also:park was presented to the town in 1892 . On the See also:left hank of the Ericht, opposite Blairgowrie, with which it is connected by a four-arched See also:bridge,, stands the town and police burgh of Rattray (pop . 2019), where there are See also:flax and jute See also:mills . Donald See also:Cargill the Covenanter, who was executed at See also:Edinburgh, was a native of the See also:parish .
Four See also:miles See also:west of Blairgowrie, on the See also:coach road to See also:Dunkeld, lies See also:Loch Clunie, of some See also:interest historically
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On a See also:crannog in the See also:lake are the ruins of a small See also:castle which belonged to See also: |
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