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THE RATTRAY SILVER ARROW became the centrepiece of a famous grand archery tournament contested within the parish of Rattray, Perthshire, intermittently between 1612 and 1727.

Beech Hedge Meikleour

Video courtesy of Graeme Berry/Isla Aerial Surveying & Imaging

Our world famous local record breaker

The Meikleour Beech Hedge is a breathtaking sight to behold. On the A93 road around 4 miles south of Blairgowrie it is the longest hedge in Britain and the tallest in the world. It reaches 30 metres (98 feet) in height and is 530 metres (1740 feet) in length.

‘A good local pub has much in common with a church, except that a pub is warmer, and there’s more conversation’. – William Blake.

The town of Blairgowrie and Rattray offers a wide selection of pubs and bars in which to enjoy a drink. Yet there are fewer drinking establishments now than in the past.

The Missing Curling Stone

CURLING is a Winter sport which originated in Scotland and can be traced back to the Middle Ages. The oldest curling stone dates from 1511 and is in the Stirling Smith Museum. Scottish emigrants took the game to other countries, and curling is particularly popular in Canada.

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The earliest reference to markets and fairs in the Parish of Blairgowrie may be found in the 1796 Statistical Account in which Rev.James Johnstone writes: "There are three fairs held annually and some attempts have been made to have a weekly market, but with little success".

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From c500MM Years Ago to 2022:

Scotland used to be located at the South Pole

The story of the Bridges over the River Ericht

A prehistoric mystery hidden in plain sight

Did you know Rattray was here 4000 years ago?

Blairgowrie's mini Stonehenge

How Blairgowrie almost became the capital of Scotland

A strange figure uncovered on the moor, or was it?

What remains of the original kings of Scotland?

‘Shame on those who remain unmoved, whose pace fails to quicken, on entering one of these old habitations’

The Game no one knows!

A tale of rebellion, martyrdom and white water.

Rattray's own Robin Hood

Our world famous local record breaker

‘A good local pub has much in common with a church, except that a pub is warmer, and there’s more conversation’. – William Blake.

The Missing Curling Stone

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Industrial Powerhouse that was the River Ericht

The Ice Sage who laid the foundations for Climate Change Science

The Jewel in Blairgowrie and Rattray's Crown

“We all know that a church is not a building” – Robert H. Schuller.

The Sky's the Limit!

‘There is a certain relief in change, even though it be from bad to worse; as I have found in traveling in a stagecoach, that it is often a comfort to shift one’s position and be bruised in a new place.’ -Washington Irving.

"In the mind of every artist there is a masterpiece" - Kai Green

"The Royal Route"

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“Change here for Blairgowrie” – John Robertson, Railway Porter.

Watch the Birdie!

The Blairgowrie Drunk Barrow was used to cart those found to be drunk and incapable to the police cells, where they would spend 24 hours or pay a 5 shillings fine. They were named and shamed in the local newspaper The Blairgowrie Advertiser.

Cycling before pneumatic tyres were invented

Blairgowrie's Trailblazing Female of the Fairways

Unusual things going on in Blairgowrie and Rattray

The history of Blairgowrie and Rattray Highland Games goes back more than 135 years

A delicate touch

Born in Rattray - made in Hollywood!

A lost memorial, and an enduring mystery, right in the middle of Blairgowrie.......

4000 women wanted !

Most people in Blair will recognise the Cottage, but did you know there used to be another hospital in Blairgowrie?

When the African plains came to the Wellmeadow

Let's Go to the Flicks!

The falling stars of East Perthshire

Our own Scottish poet, songwriter, communist, soldier and intellectual

Life is like a game of tennis; the player who serves well seldom loses. - anon.

How did an outstanding National War Memorial come to be in Blairgowrie and Rattray?

Blair's Blazing Saddles

Not just any old iron!

Did the first football match in the area take place at Inchtuthil?

Blairgowrie and Rattray was said to be the Folk Capital of Scotland

£10,000 find in River Tay

Local Cattle Rustlers!

‘To walk in nature is to witness a thousand miracles’ -Mary Davis.

The Ericht bridge you might not know about!

'Astonishing' news for Blairgowrie and Rattray

Pomp, Pageantry, a Platinum Party at the Palace and Paddington

OPPORTUNITIES FOR FRIENDSHIP AND CULTURAL EXCHANGE

From c500MM Years Ago to 2022

The Rattray Silver Arrow

Rattray's own Robin Hood

Beech Hedge Meikleour

Our world famous local record breaker

Eppie Clark's Ale House

‘A good local pub has much in common with a church, except that a pub is warmer, and there’s more conversation’. – William Blake.

Curling

The Missing Curling Stone

Markets and Fairs

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Welcome to Our Heritage Blairgowrie

25 June 2021 - website launch

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