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The Strathmore
Valley, Tayside Heart of Scotland.
Hotel, guest house, bed and breakfast accommodation, quality
Scottish self catering holiday homes, bb vacation,
history, country walks, fishing, horse riding and three
quality golf courses and driving range within walking distance. Sixty courses
within one hours' drive. A
perfect situation for Scottish golf vacation,
fishing / angling rivers Ericht,
Tay and Isla.
Around twenty five minutes drive from Perth and twenty from Dundee.
Close to Blairgowrie, Glamis Castle, Scone Palace, Meigle Pictish Stone museum,
Royal Deeside.
Ideal walking Perthshire Angus Glens and Grampian mountains.
Alyth
the History
In
Alyth in 1200AD King William
the Lion, King of Scotland (1143 - 1214) signed
a charter
and again between 1201 and 1211 signed further
charters relating to
Arbroath Abbey which he built
in 1178AD.
The town of Alyth was mentioned five times in the
Registrum Vetus de Aberbrothock,
therefore it can
be reasonably assumed that Alyth was in existence
a hundred or
more years earlier and is now approximately
one thousand years old.
Granted a Charter by
King James III in 1488, Alyth was raised to the rank
of Burgh of Barony
with the right to hold markets
and fairs.
There has been a Christian presence in
this area since the 6th Century via St. Moluag,
a
contemporary of St.Columba. Alythians have a pride
in their town, its' history, beauty and characters.
We hope you'll find some of this as you wander through
Alyth and through
time.
The Ancient part of Alyth was
on the high ground. |
The
small town of Alyth is situated in Tayside at the foothills
of the Grampian Mountains, within half an hour of Perth
and Dundee.
It
has a population of over
two thousand.
With its Market Square and play park,
it has developed around Alyth Burn, or Queich
which
rises well above the Den of Alyth,
a designated Site of Special Scientific Interest.
Close to Glamis Castle, Scone Palace, distilleries and Royal Deeside.
Scottish
golf vacation accommodation.
Walk Perthshire and The Angus Glens,
visit Scottish Castles.
Walk the Cateran Trail,
a five night serviced walk passes Bridge of Cally, Glenshee, Glenisla, Kirkmichael
and Blairgowrie. |
In
town, crossing the burn, is the Pack bridge dating
from the 16th century.
The older part of the town is dominated by The Arches, part of the remains of
an ancient Church and graveyard. James Sandy, Alyth's "mechanical genius" rests
here.
In summer, the Folk Museum offers an insight to times farming life in times
past in the Strathmore Valley.
The area is well served by quality hotels, guest
houses, inns, pubs, Indian restaurant, chinese carry out, hardware, food and craft shops.
There are several excellent
local restaurants with varied menus, including Strathmore and Glenisla golf clubs.
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‘Walk
Auld Alyth’
Background Music
from "Old Favourites"
by “Craggan”
DVD £9.99
ON SALE
By post from Old Stables
Tel: 01828 632547
UK - first
class pp £2.00
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Walk Auld Alyth
An ancient town set in the Strathmore Valley
- Heart of Scotland
Collect a leaflet from the
tourist information in Blairgowrie,
the museum or the local shops and take a walk to
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The
Market Square : Home of James Sandy : Alyth Folk
Museum :
Pack Bridge c1500 AD : Old
Drovers Inn :
Market Cross 1670 : The Auld Arches
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Wool Market : Trodlum - Old drovers road :
Den O' Alyth : Alyth Parish Church :
Monks Wynd
: 17th Century Inn : 18th Century Jute Mill :
Boer
War Memorial : Town Hall.
Enjoy your walk - Haste ye
Back!
Old
Stables, guest house accommodation
Losset Rd, Alyth, Blairgowrie
Perthshire PH11 8BT. Scotland UK
Tel +44 (0)1828 632547
email: eileen
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