Tayside Off The Beaten Path

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Abandoned Farmhouse - Do You Want It?

by scotlandscotour

I'm driven crazy by all these abandoned, deralict, neglected houses. They are in perfectly good condition - just seems the land owners don't want neighbours. Very sad.There are hundreds of them, from castles to cottages, farms and mills. No joke.If this moves you, and you want to do something about it, please write to me!

Tay - Fertile Lands Guarded by Highland Hill Forts

by scotlandscotour

Perthshire straddles the "Highland Boundary Fault" - as this photo shows. The photographer stands on the Highlands and looks south to the Lowlands.This part of Tayside provides rich farming beside the rivers - I suppose a big factor in this being the Seat of Power, Home of Kings and Wealthy.The hills of the northerly Highlands - older rock and wild, are nowadays covered by Heather and grazed by occassional sheep. Little remains of the once numerous farms and townships, the soil is washed away, acidic and depleated. Trees have all but gone. Summits are wind swept, with mere scatterings of stones - the remnants of ancient Hill Forts - probably once grand, high status castles of their day, from which the chieftains could survey their lands and watch for trouble. Trouble came. The high land has never been so good since.

Riverside Walks: Dunkeld Cathedral and Hermitage

by scotlandscotour

A delightful walk or cycle that costs you nothing - just lungs full of fresh air, maybe some salmon jumping and buzzards meowing.Interesting things nearby: Hermitage Woods and Britain's Tallest Tree; Loch of the Lowes and Osprey Watching; Dunkeld Cathedral, Shops and Small Houses (National Trust); Birnham Oak (Macbeth Relic), Pitlochry Whisky Distilleries; Pass of Killiecrankie and Battlefield (National Trust); Live Music Bars; Birnham Institute; Beatrix Potter Gardens; Iron Age Hill Forts.Coach and Train stations at Dunkeld & Birnham (just north of Perth)Tourist Information Offices in Dunkeld and Perth.