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See also: village and parish of See also: Perthshire, Scotland, 354 M
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N.W. of See also: Perth by the Highland railway
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Pop
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(1901) 367; of parish, 1722
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It is situated at the confluence of the Tilt and the Garry
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The See also: oldest See also: part of See also: Blair See also: Castle, a seat of the duke of Atholl, See also: dates from 1269; as restored and enlarged in 1869—1872 from the plans of See also: David See also: Bryce, R.S.A., it is a magnificent example of the Scottish baronial See also: style
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It was occupied by the See also: marquess of Montrose See also: prior to the See also: battle of Tippermuir in 1644, stormed by the Cromwellians in 1653, and garrisoned on behalf of See also: James II. in 1689
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The
See also: Young Pretender stayed in it in 1745, and the duke of
See also: Cumberland in 1746
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The See also: body of Viscount Dundee, conveyed hither from the battlefield of See also: Killiecrankie, was buried in the See also: church of Old Blair, in which a monument was erected to his memory in 1889 by the 7th duke of Atholl
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The grounds surrounding the castle are among the most beautiful in the
See also: Highlands
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A golf course has been laid down See also: south-See also: east of the village, between the railway and the Garry, and every See also: September a See also: great display of Highland See also: games is held
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See also: Ben-y-gloe (3671 ft
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High), the scene of theSee also: hunt 'given in 1529 by the See also: earl of Atholl hr honour of James V. and the See also: queen dowager, may be climbed by way of See also: Fender See also: Burn, a See also: left-See also: hand tributary of the Tilt
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The falls of Fender, near the old See also: bridge of Tilt, are eclipsed by the falls of Bruar, 4 M. west of Blair Atholl, formed by the Bruar, which, rising in Ben Dearg (3304 ft.), flows into the Garry after an impetuous course of so m
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