Perthshire

Perthshire is an historic county in central Scotland, which extends from Strathmore[?] in the east, to the Pass of Drumochter[?] in the north, Rannoch Moor[?] and Ben Lui[?] in the west, and Aberfoyle[?] in the south. Perthshire is known as the "big county" and has a wide variety of landscapes, from the rich agricultural straths[?] in the east, to the high mountains of the southern Highlands. Perthshire was an unitary local government area until 1974, when the old counties were replaced by a two-tier system of local government. During the 1974 re-organisation, some administrative boundaries were changed, and West Perthshire (the area of west and south of Killin[?] including Callander[?], Crianlarich[?] and Aberfoyle[?]) was transferred to the neighbouring administrative area of Stirlingshire[?]. The smaller 1974 boundary was retained in 1995 when the two-tier system was abandoned, and the unitary council of Perth and Kinross replaced Perth and Kinross District Council[?] and Tayside Region[?]. However, the original Perthshire county boundary is still used for the purposes of land registration, and for postal addresses. Perthshire extends to 5300 km².

Besides Perth, other towns in Perthshire include:

• Crieff[?]
• Dunkeld[?] and Birnam[?]
• Pitlochry[?]
• Aberfeldy[?]
• Auchterarder[?]
• Bridge of Earn[?]
• Blairgowrie[?]
• Crianlarich[?]
• Aberfoyle
• Callander[?]

Famous places:

• Blair Castle[?]
• Scone Palace[?]
• Near Strathtay[?] and Strathmore[?] many four posters can be found
• Meikleour beech hedge - highest in the world
• Birnam Wood and Dunsinane Hill[?], famous from Shakespeare's Macbeth

Famous people:

• Duncan Forbes

Main Industries:

• Agriculture
• Tourism
• Forestry

Rivers:

• River Tay
• River Earn[?]
• River Tummel[?]
• River Isla[?]

Mountains:

• Ben Lawers[?]
• Schiehallion[?]
• Ben Vorlich[?]
• Ben More[?]
• Beinn Dearg[?]
• Beinn a' Gloe[?]
• Ben Vrackie[?]

Glens and straths:

• Glen Almond[?]
• Glen Isla[?]
• Glen Shee[?]
• Glen Garry[?]
• Glen Tilt[?]
• Glen Bruar[?]
• Glen Errochty[?]
• Glen Rannoch[?]
• Glen Lyon[?]
• Glen Lochay[?]
• Glen Dochart[?]
• Strathmore[?]
• Strath Ardle[?]
• Strath Braan[?]
• Strath Tay[?]
• Strath Tummel[?]
• Strath Fillan[?]
• Strath Earn[?]

See Perth and Kinross, Highland Perthshire[?], Stirling, Trossachs[?] and Scottish Highlands.

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• Scottish Local Government areas (http://www.geo.ed.ac.uk/home/scotland/localgovt.html)