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Pitlochry Gaelic - Baile Chloichridh Scots - Pitlochry
Population	2,564
OS grid reference	NN941582
Council area	Perth and Kinross
Lieutenancy area	Perth and Kinross
Constituent country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	PITLOCHRY
Postcode district	PH16 5
Dialling code	01796
Vehicle code	SA-SJ (Glasgow)
Police	Tayside
Fire	Tayside
Ambulance	Scottish
Scottish Parliament	Tayside North Mid Scotland and Fife
UK Parliament	Perth and North Perthshire
European Parliament	Scotland
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Pitlochry (Baile Chloichridh in Gaelic), estimated population 2,564, is a burgh in the council area of Perth and Kinross, Scotland, lying on the River Tummel. Scottish Gaelic (Gàidhlig) is a member of the Goidelic branch of Celtic languages. ... A sign in Linlithgow, Scotland. ... The 32 council areas of Scotland form the local government areas of Scotland, all of them unitary authorities. ... Perth and Kinross (Peairt agus Ceann Rois in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary council areas in Scotland, and a Lieutenancy Area. ... This article is about the country. ... The River Tummel is a river in Perthshire, Scotland. ...

It is largely a Victorian town, whose success as a tourist resort was due to Queen Victoria visiting the area in 1842 and the arrival of the railway in 1863. It remains a popular tourist resort today and is particularly known as a centre for hillwalking, surrounded by mountains such as Ben Vrackie. The town has retained many stone-built Victorian buildings. Queen Victoria (shown here on the morning of her accession to the Throne, 20 June 1837) gave her name to the historic era The Victorian era of the United Kingdom marked the height of the British Industrial Revolution and the apex of the British Empire. ... Victoria Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Empress of India Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria) (24 May 1819–22 January 1901) was a Queen of the United Kingdom, reigning from 20 June 1837 until her death. ... Hillwalking or fellwalking is the recreational practice of hiking in mountainous terrain. ... Ben Vrackie (sometimes called Ben Y Vrackie) is a mountain in Perthshire, Scotland. ...

History

Pitlochry dates largely from Victorian times, though the area known as Moulin, once a separate village, is older. Moulin Kirk was granted by the Earl of Atholl to Dunfermline Abbey in 1180. Moulin became a burgh of barony in 1511.

Pitlochry itself first started to grow after General George Wade built a road through the town as part of his effort to improve access to rural Scotland between 1725 and 1737 as a response to the Jacobite Rising of 1715. The Rt. ... Events February 8 - Catherine I became empress of Russia February 20 - The first reported case of white men scalping Native Americans takes place in New Hampshire colony. ... Events 12 February — The San Carlo, the oldest working opera house in Europe, is inaugurated. ... The Jacobite Risings were a series of uprisings, rebellions, and wars in the British Isles occurring between 1688 and 1746. ... Year 1715 (MDCCXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday of the 11-day slower Julian calendar). ...

In 1842, Queen Victoria visited the nearby Blair Castle. Her favourable opinion of the area caused the town to be more widely noticed. After the railway station was built in 1863, Pitlochry became a favoured destination for tourists. 1842 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Pitlochry railway station Serves the town of Pitlochry in Perth and Kinross. ...

In 1947 Pitlochry became a burgh. That year also saw the beginning of construction of a dam as part of the Tummel hydro-electric power scheme. The dam and its fish ladder are a popular tourist attraction today. The damming of the river created an artificial loch, Loch Faskally. The Tummel hydro-electric power scheme for the generation of hydro-electric power is located in the Grampian Mountains, between Loch Ericht, Loch Rannoch and Loch Tummel, in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. ... Loch Faskally. ...

Pitlochry Festival Theatre opened in 1951, originally situated in the current location of the Curling Rink as a tent. The current building dates from 1981. Year 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Gregorian calendar). ...

The town was the winner of the 2003 Britain in Bloom horticultural contest, in the category of Small Country Town. Britain in Bloom is a horticultural competition in the United Kingdom; organised by the Royal Horticultural Society, and currently sponsored by B&Q. It is entered by settlements; the winner is the settlement judged to have beautified itself best with the use of flowers and plants. ...

Transport

Ben Y Vrackie at 841m dominates the scenery around Pitlochry. The view is from the A9 looking north and shows part of the village of Pitlochry.

The town, which lies 24 miles north of Perth is bypassed by the main A9 Inverness to Perth road, and has a railway station on the Highland Main Line. Image File history File linksMetadata Ben_Vrackie_and_Pitlochry. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Ben_Vrackie_and_Pitlochry. ... The A9 north of Brora The A9 is a major road running from the Falkirk area in the south of Scotland to Thurso in the far north, via Stirling, Bridge of Allan, Perth and Inverness. ... Perth (Scottish Gaelic: ) is a royal burgh in central Scotland. ... This article is about the city in Scotland. ... The Highland Main Line is a railway line in Scotland. ...

Population

Pitlochry had a population of 2,564 at the 2001 census. According to the census, 34.17% of the population was of pensionable age and older, compared to a Scottish average of 18.61%. The median age for males was 47, compared to a Scottish median age of 37, while the median age for females was 52, compared to a Scottish median of 39. There are not many famous residents hailing from pitlochry, apart from, of course, arguably the best english drummer in scotland with maltese roots - Tom Whiting of the mercurial band - The Benthams. ^[1]

Government and politics

Pitlochry is part of the Perth and Kinross council area. The council members representing the town are Eleanor Howie and John Culliven, both members of the Scottish National Party. ^[2] The Scottish National Party (SNP) (Scottish Gaelic: is a centre-left political party which campaigns for Scottish independence. ...

The Scottish Parliamentary constituency is Tayside North, represented by John Swinney of the Scottish National Party. The UK Parliament constituency is Perth and North Perthshire. The MP is Peter Wishart, also of the Scottish National Party. ^[3] Tayside North is a constituency represented in the Scottish Parliament since 1999. ... John Swinney John Swinney is the former leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP). ... Perth and North Perthshire is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Peter Wishart Peter Wishart (born 9 March 1962) is a Scottish politician, and is Scottish National Party (SNP) Member of Parliament (MP) for Perth and North Perthshire (UK Parliament constituency). ...

As Scotland comprises a single European Parliament Constituency, Pitlochry participates in electing 7 MEPs using the d'Hondt method of proportional representation every five years. Scotland constitutes a single constituency of the European Parliament. ... The Media embedded Processor (MeP) is a configurable 32-bit processor design from Toshiba Semiconductor for embedded media processing applications. ... DHondt can refer to: DHondt method, a method for allocating seats in party-list proportional representation political election systems Victor DHondt (1841–1901), a Belgian lawyer, professor and mathematician Category: ... Proportional representation (sometimes referred to as full representation, or PR), is a category of electoral formula aiming at a close match between the percentage of votes that groups of candidates (grouped by a certain measure) obtain in elections and the percentage of seats they receive (usually in legislative assemblies). ...

Arts and Culture

Pitlochry has a repertory theatre (with a seating capacity of 544^[4]), Pitlochry Festival Theatre, whose ensemble company is the largest in Scotland. The theatre boasts Scottish-based author JK Rowling as a patron. Its vision is "Stay Six Days and See Six Plays". Repertory or rep, called stock in the U.S., is a term from Western theatre. ... Serge Sudeikins poster for the Bat Theatre (1922). ... Joanne Rowling OBE (born July 31, 1965 in Chipping Sodbury, South Gloucestershire), commonly known as J.K. Rowling (pronunciation: roll-ing; her former students used to joke with her name calling her the Rolling Stone), is a British fiction writer. ...

Tourism

Fish ladder in Pitlochry

Pitlochry's main tourist attraction is its setting, with the surrounding mountains attracting hillwalkers and climbers. Other outdoor activities such as angling and boating are also popular. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2240x1680, 784 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Pitlochry Pitlochry fish ladder Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2240x1680, 784 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Pitlochry Pitlochry fish ladder Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner...

The town has two whisky distilleries whose visitor centres are popular attractions: Edradour, which is billed as the smallest distillery in Scotland, and Blair Atholl Distillery, which dates back to 1798. The town has many pubs and hotels, including one with a microbrewery. Scotch whisky is whisky made in Scotland. ... Edradour is a Highland single malt whisky made in Pitlochry, Perthshire. ... A public house, usually known as a pub, is a drinking establishment found mainly in the Great Britain, Ireland, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and other countries influenced by British cultural heritage. ... Beer barrels outside the Castle Rock microbrewery in Nottingham, England. ...

The power station's dam is known for its 310-metre salmon ladder; fish can be viewed leaping from weir to weir within the ladder, via an underwater viewing station or via video from inside the visitor centre. The fish ladder in Pitlochry, showing several of the intermediate pools which the salmon use for travelling upstream. ...

Pitlochry Festival Theatre, which shows up to six plays a week in summer, is popular with visitors and locals alike and plays an important part in the town's tourist industry.

The local restaurants tend to be expensive, taking advantage of the town's charm and remote location.

Twin Towns

• Pitlochry is twinned with the French town of Confolens
• Pitlochry is twinned with the Australian town of Glen Innes

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References

1. ^ Scotland's Census Results Online Pitlochry Locality
2. ^ Perth and Kinross Council WebsiteYour councillor
3. ^ upmystreet.comThe political reps for Pitlochry- please note that the source omits one of the local councillors
4. ^ Hi-arts.co.ukVenue Profile

External links

• Perth and Kinross Council
• Perthshire Tourist Board
• Information for visitors
• Pitlochry tourist attractions