Search over 40,000 articles from the original, classic Encyclopedia Britannica, 11th Edition.
|
See also:BLAIR See also:ATHOLL (Gaelic blair, " a See also:plain ")
, a See also:village and See also:parish of See also:Perthshire, See also:Scotland, 354 M
.
N.W. of See also:Perth by the Highland railway
.
Pop
.
(1901) 367; of parish, 1722
.
It is situated at the confluence of the Tilt and the Garry
.
The See also:oldest See also:part of See also:Blair See also:Castle, a seat of the See also:duke of See also: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
.
It was occupied by the See also:marquess of See also: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: High), the See also:scene of the See also:hunt 'given in 1529 by the See also:earl of Atholl hr See also:honour of James V. and the See also:queen See also:dowager, may be climbed by way of See also:Fender See also:Burn, a See also:left-See also:hand tributary of the Tilt . The falls of Fender, near the old See also:bridge of Tilt, are eclipsed by the falls of Bruar, 4 M. See also: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 . |
|
|
[back] HENRI MARIE DUCROTAY DE BLAINVILLE (1777–1850) |
[next] FRANCIS PRESTON BLAIR (1791–1876) |
There are no comments yet for this article.
Do not copy, download, transfer, or otherwise replicate the site content in whole or in part.
Links to articles and home page are encouraged.