About Blair Athol Distillery Tours
Blair Athol Distillery stands at the gateway to the Scottish Highlands in the picturesque town of Pitlochry, Perthshire. From the water of the Allt Dour burn comes our 12 Year Old Single Malt Whisky, with a mellow deep-toned aroma, a strong fruity flavour and a smooth finish. Blair Athol wins hearts through its contribution to the Bell’s Blend, the most popular blended whisky in the UK. For health & safety reasons, children under 8 years old are not permitted in the production areas of the distillery. Disabled persons including those with guide dogs and other assistance dogs are welcome at our 12 distillery visitor centres.
About Blair Athol Distillery Tours
Blair Athol Distillery stands at the gateway to the Scottish Highlands in the picturesque town of Pitlochry, Perthshire. From the water of the Allt Dour burn comes our 12 Year Old Single Malt Whisky, with a mellow deep-toned aroma, a strong fruity flavour and a smooth finish. Blair Athol wins hearts through its contribution to the Bell’s Blend, the most popular blended whisky in the UK. For health & safety reasons, children under 8 years old are not permitted in the production areas of the distillery. Disabled persons including those with guide dogs and other assistance dogs are welcome at our 12 distillery visitor centres.
About Blair Athol Distillery Tours
Blair Athol Distillery stands at the gateway to the Scottish Highlands in the picturesque town of Pitlochry, Perthshire. From the water of the Allt Dour burn comes our 12 Year Old Single Malt Whisky, with a mellow deep-toned aroma, a strong fruity flavour and a smooth finish. Blair Athol wins hearts through its contribution to the Bell’s Blend, the most popular blended whisky in the UK. For health & safety reasons, children under 8 years old are not permitted in the production areas of the distillery. Disabled persons including those with guide dogs and other assistance dogs are welcome at our 12 distillery visitor centres.
About Blair Athol Distillery Tours
Blair Athol Distillery stands at the gateway to the Scottish Highlands in the picturesque town of Pitlochry, Perthshire. From the water of the Allt Dour burn comes our 12 Year Old Single Malt Whisky, with a mellow deep-toned aroma, a strong fruity flavour and a smooth finish. Blair Athol wins hearts through its contribution to the Bell’s Blend, the most popular blended whisky in the UK. For health & safety reasons, children under 8 years old are not permitted in the production areas of the distillery. Disabled persons including those with guide dogs and other assistance dogs are welcome at our 12 distillery visitor centres.
About Blair Athol Distillery Tours
Blair Athol Distillery stands at the gateway to the Scottish Highlands in the picturesque town of Pitlochry, Perthshire. From the water of the Allt Dour burn comes our 12 Year Old Single Malt Whisky, with a mellow deep-toned aroma, a strong fruity flavour and a smooth finish. Blair Athol wins hearts through its contribution to the Bell’s Blend, the most popular blended whisky in the UK. For health & safety reasons, children under 8 years old are not permitted in the production areas of the distillery. Disabled persons including those with guide dogs and other assistance dogs are welcome at our 12 distillery visitor centres.
The Celts are Coming! Featuring the A-List of Prehistoric demonstrators waiting to show you Iron Age magic! For further information, please go to our website www.crannog.co.uk. From 10am onwards.
About Blair Athol Distillery Tours
Blair Athol Distillery stands at the gateway to the Scottish Highlands in the picturesque town of Pitlochry, Perthshire. From the water of the Allt Dour burn comes our 12 Year Old Single Malt Whisky, with a mellow deep-toned aroma, a strong fruity flavour and a smooth finish. Blair Athol wins hearts through its contribution to the Bell’s Blend, the most popular blended whisky in the UK. For health & safety reasons, children under 8 years old are not permitted in the production areas of the distillery. Disabled persons including those with guide dogs and other assistance dogs are welcome at our 12 distillery visitor centres.
About Blair Athol Distillery Tours
Blair Athol Distillery stands at the gateway to the Scottish Highlands in the picturesque town of Pitlochry, Perthshire. From the water of the Allt Dour burn comes our 12 Year Old Single Malt Whisky, with a mellow deep-toned aroma, a strong fruity flavour and a smooth finish. Blair Athol wins hearts through its contribution to the Bell’s Blend, the most popular blended whisky in the UK. For health & safety reasons, children under 8 years old are not permitted in the production areas of the distillery. Disabled persons including those with guide dogs and other assistance dogs are welcome at our 12 distillery visitor centres.
About Blair Athol Distillery Tours
Blair Athol Distillery stands at the gateway to the Scottish Highlands in the picturesque town of Pitlochry, Perthshire. From the water of the Allt Dour burn comes our 12 Year Old Single Malt Whisky, with a mellow deep-toned aroma, a strong fruity flavour and a smooth finish. Blair Athol wins hearts through its contribution to the Bell’s Blend, the most popular blended whisky in the UK. For health & safety reasons, children under 8 years old are not permitted in the production areas of the distillery. Disabled persons including those with guide dogs and other assistance dogs are welcome at our 12 distillery visitor centres.
About Blair Athol Distillery Tours
Blair Athol Distillery stands at the gateway to the Scottish Highlands in the picturesque town of Pitlochry, Perthshire. From the water of the Allt Dour burn comes our 12 Year Old Single Malt Whisky, with a mellow deep-toned aroma, a strong fruity flavour and a smooth finish. Blair Athol wins hearts through its contribution to the Bell’s Blend, the most popular blended whisky in the UK. For health & safety reasons, children under 8 years old are not permitted in the production areas of the distillery. Disabled persons including those with guide dogs and other assistance dogs are welcome at our 12 distillery visitor centres.
About Blair Athol Distillery Tours
Blair Athol Distillery stands at the gateway to the Scottish Highlands in the picturesque town of Pitlochry, Perthshire. From the water of the Allt Dour burn comes our 12 Year Old Single Malt Whisky, with a mellow deep-toned aroma, a strong fruity flavour and a smooth finish. Blair Athol wins hearts through its contribution to the Bell’s Blend, the most popular blended whisky in the UK. For health & safety reasons, children under 8 years old are not permitted in the production areas of the distillery. Disabled persons including those with guide dogs and other assistance dogs are welcome at our 12 distillery visitor centres.
Perth Highland Games is one of the most popular events in the Highland Games calendar, which runs from May to mid-September each year.
The Games include traditional Heavyweight events such as throwing weights and hammers and tossing the caber. In addition, there is Highland dancing, foot- and cycle races, solo piping and the very popular pipe band contest with large numbers of overseas bands often taking part.
A wide range of trade and craft stands will cater for your shopping and catering needs and there’s a fairground amusements area for children of all age
The 2018 Perth Highland Games will be held on Sunday 12th August. We’ll have the usual fantastic mix of piping, Heavyweight competitions, cycling and running, Highland Dancing, food and drink stalls, gift stalls, and much more.
We’re busy looking at possible venues and will be bringing you news about that very soon.
August is traditionally a harvesting month. Crops ripened by the sun are gathered and the grains used for making tasty foods and beverages. Iron Age life is highlighted by the Crannog Community in this interactive farming event. For further information, please go to our website www.crannog.co.uk. 10:00am onwards.
Events:
Running
Cycling
Heavy Weights
Solo Piping
Light Field
Highland Dance
About Blair Athol Distillery Tours
Blair Athol Distillery stands at the gateway to the Scottish Highlands in the picturesque town of Pitlochry, Perthshire. From the water of the Allt Dour burn comes our 12 Year Old Single Malt Whisky, with a mellow deep-toned aroma, a strong fruity flavour and a smooth finish. Blair Athol wins hearts through its contribution to the Bell’s Blend, the most popular blended whisky in the UK. For health & safety reasons, children under 8 years old are not permitted in the production areas of the distillery. Disabled persons including those with guide dogs and other assistance dogs are welcome at our 12 distillery visitor centres.
About Blair Athol Distillery Tours
Blair Athol Distillery stands at the gateway to the Scottish Highlands in the picturesque town of Pitlochry, Perthshire. From the water of the Allt Dour burn comes our 12 Year Old Single Malt Whisky, with a mellow deep-toned aroma, a strong fruity flavour and a smooth finish. Blair Athol wins hearts through its contribution to the Bell’s Blend, the most popular blended whisky in the UK. For health & safety reasons, children under 8 years old are not permitted in the production areas of the distillery. Disabled persons including those with guide dogs and other assistance dogs are welcome at our 12 distillery visitor centres.
About Blair Athol Distillery Tours
Blair Athol Distillery stands at the gateway to the Scottish Highlands in the picturesque town of Pitlochry, Perthshire. From the water of the Allt Dour burn comes our 12 Year Old Single Malt Whisky, with a mellow deep-toned aroma, a strong fruity flavour and a smooth finish. Blair Athol wins hearts through its contribution to the Bell’s Blend, the most popular blended whisky in the UK. For health & safety reasons, children under 8 years old are not permitted in the production areas of the distillery. Disabled persons including those with guide dogs and other assistance dogs are welcome at our 12 distillery visitor centres.
About Blair Athol Distillery Tours
Blair Athol Distillery stands at the gateway to the Scottish Highlands in the picturesque town of Pitlochry, Perthshire. From the water of the Allt Dour burn comes our 12 Year Old Single Malt Whisky, with a mellow deep-toned aroma, a strong fruity flavour and a smooth finish. Blair Athol wins hearts through its contribution to the Bell’s Blend, the most popular blended whisky in the UK. For health & safety reasons, children under 8 years old are not permitted in the production areas of the distillery. Disabled persons including those with guide dogs and other assistance dogs are welcome at our 12 distillery visitor centres.
About Blair Athol Distillery Tours
Blair Athol Distillery stands at the gateway to the Scottish Highlands in the picturesque town of Pitlochry, Perthshire. From the water of the Allt Dour burn comes our 12 Year Old Single Malt Whisky, with a mellow deep-toned aroma, a strong fruity flavour and a smooth finish. Blair Athol wins hearts through its contribution to the Bell’s Blend, the most popular blended whisky in the UK. For health & safety reasons, children under 8 years old are not permitted in the production areas of the distillery. Disabled persons including those with guide dogs and other assistance dogs are welcome at our 12 distillery visitor centres.
Events:
Running
Cycling
Heavy Weights
Solo Piping
Light Field
Highland Dance
Contact Details:
Angela Cunningham (Secretary)
2 St Ninian’s Wynd, Dunkeld, PH8 0AT
01350 727799
ajacunningham@outlook.com
About Blair Athol Distillery Tours
Blair Athol Distillery stands at the gateway to the Scottish Highlands in the picturesque town of Pitlochry, Perthshire. From the water of the Allt Dour burn comes our 12 Year Old Single Malt Whisky, with a mellow deep-toned aroma, a strong fruity flavour and a smooth finish. Blair Athol wins hearts through its contribution to the Bell’s Blend, the most popular blended whisky in the UK. For health & safety reasons, children under 8 years old are not permitted in the production areas of the distillery. Disabled persons including those with guide dogs and other assistance dogs are welcome at our 12 distillery visitor centres.
What Are The Scottish Highland Games?
Highland games are events held throughout the year in Scotland and other countries as a way of celebrating Scottish and Celtic culture and heritage, especially that of the Scottish Highlands. Certain aspects of the games are so well known as to have become emblematic of Scotland, such as the bagpipes, the kilt, and the heavy events, especially the caber toss. While centred on competitions in piping and drumming, dancing, and Scottish heavy athletics, the games also include entertainment and exhibits related to other aspects of Scottish and Gaelic culture.
The annual Games, a blend of spectacle and fun, take place on the first Sunday after the first Saturday in September in beautiful Perthshire.
The games this year will be held on Sunday 3rd September at Bogles Field, Essendy Road, Blairgowrie. PH10 6QU
We are always open to comments and happy to answer any questions you might have, so feel free to get in touch via the Contact Us page.
Whether you’re a local visitor or a tourist from overseas, you’ll find a very warm Highland welcome awaits you.
About Blair Athol Distillery Tours
Blair Athol Distillery stands at the gateway to the Scottish Highlands in the picturesque town of Pitlochry, Perthshire. From the water of the Allt Dour burn comes our 12 Year Old Single Malt Whisky, with a mellow deep-toned aroma, a strong fruity flavour and a smooth finish. Blair Athol wins hearts through its contribution to the Bell’s Blend, the most popular blended whisky in the UK. For health & safety reasons, children under 8 years old are not permitted in the production areas of the distillery. Disabled persons including those with guide dogs and other assistance dogs are welcome at our 12 distillery visitor centres.
About Blair Athol Distillery Tours
Blair Athol Distillery stands at the gateway to the Scottish Highlands in the picturesque town of Pitlochry, Perthshire. From the water of the Allt Dour burn comes our 12 Year Old Single Malt Whisky, with a mellow deep-toned aroma, a strong fruity flavour and a smooth finish. Blair Athol wins hearts through its contribution to the Bell’s Blend, the most popular blended whisky in the UK. For health & safety reasons, children under 8 years old are not permitted in the production areas of the distillery. Disabled persons including those with guide dogs and other assistance dogs are welcome at our 12 distillery visitor centres.
About Blair Athol Distillery Tours
Blair Athol Distillery stands at the gateway to the Scottish Highlands in the picturesque town of Pitlochry, Perthshire. From the water of the Allt Dour burn comes our 12 Year Old Single Malt Whisky, with a mellow deep-toned aroma, a strong fruity flavour and a smooth finish. Blair Athol wins hearts through its contribution to the Bell’s Blend, the most popular blended whisky in the UK. For health & safety reasons, children under 8 years old are not permitted in the production areas of the distillery. Disabled persons including those with guide dogs and other assistance dogs are welcome at our 12 distillery visitor centres.
Finding a space to think together about Adolescents
This short course which will be run every Thursday in Perth, 16:00 – 19:00 from 06 September to 15 November (apart from 11 October) is designed to provide ways of thinking about the adolescent phase of the life cycle in order to facilitate direct work with young people. Psychoanalytic theory is used to throw light on the complex adjustments to physical and social changes which constitute the major tasks of adolescence.
The 10-week course focuses on gaining understanding of the dilemmas which confront all young people. These can create great strains for some individuals and result in developmental delays, problematic behaviours and sometimes serious mental illness.
Who is the course for?
The course is aimed at professionals in a variety of settings who have substantial experience of working with young people and are interested in deepening their understanding of the conscious and unconscious process, for example doctors, social workers, nurses, teachers, counsellors and children’s reporters. Some knowledge of psychoanalytic ideas is helpful but not essential.
About Blair Athol Distillery Tours
Blair Athol Distillery stands at the gateway to the Scottish Highlands in the picturesque town of Pitlochry, Perthshire. From the water of the Allt Dour burn comes our 12 Year Old Single Malt Whisky, with a mellow deep-toned aroma, a strong fruity flavour and a smooth finish. Blair Athol wins hearts through its contribution to the Bell’s Blend, the most popular blended whisky in the UK. For health & safety reasons, children under 8 years old are not permitted in the production areas of the distillery. Disabled persons including those with guide dogs and other assistance dogs are welcome at our 12 distillery visitor centres.
A Bumper Day at Pitlochry Highland Games – to give you an idea of what to expect
The phrase “saving the best till last” is certainly one that can be attributed to Pitlochry Highland Games. The Recreation Ground once again provided a fitting finale to the 2014 Games season on Saturday.
An appreciative and enthusiastic crowd of over 6,000 surrounded the arena cheering every heavy, runner, cyclist, dancer, pipe band and probably the loudest for the tug o’ war teams. Commentator Colin Liddell informed everyone that this was the biggest assembly of competitors seen at any Highland Games in recent times, with almost 200 track and field athletes taking part, as well as a large contingent of dancers and the 19 Pipe Bands. For most of the day, all were bathed in warm autumnal sunshine.
Nowhere else on the Highland Games circuit does the crowd interact with the competitors as they do at Pitlochry. The spectators cheered as Lorne Colthart (Blair Atholl) again broke three ground records in the Local Heavy events, just as he did last year. They lifted 67 year old Sam Bates (Tullibody) over the line in the 800 metres to win his first race at Pitlochry in over 20 years of trying. They were on their feet again as they roared home the diminutive 10 year old Hannah Jordan (Clydesdale), who was competing at her first Games, as she hung on determinedly to hold off over 30 rivals in the girls’ 400 metres.
From the opening inter-schools relay to every throw of the shot, hammer and caber to the Massed Parade of the Pipe Bands, everyone received their share of appreciation.
There were record entries for all the track and field competitions. The Scottish Junior Jumps Championship, which was first held last year, again proved popular, with Ewan Bradley (Inverness) taking the overall title and SHGA Scottish Championship medal and the local Sir David Butter medal too.
In the dancing, Claire McLaughlin (East Kilbride) won the adult section, whilst Jillian Kennedy (Aberfeldy) won the PHGA Dancing League.
Entries for the Scottish Athletic Clubs junior relay championship have been increasing year on year. This year three heats had to be run, and the final saw the 1st & 2nd positions from 12 months ago reversed with the Innerleithen Runners quartet beating the team from East Kilbride.
Running at his local Games, Craig Robertson (Pitreavie AC) won the SHGA and Championship of the Highlands 1600 metres title for the sixth year in succession after a thrilling last lap battle with Robert Bough (Edinburgh AC).
The biggest track prize of the day goes to the winner of the Open 90 metres handicap and it was won for the second successive year by a female athlete, Chloe Mason (East Kilbride AC).
Sarah Ross (Pitreavie AC), who travels hundreds of miles on public transport to compete on the Games circuit, was rewarded with her fine win in the 200m final.
The 400 metres races have produced some of the closest finishes on the circuit this season and the Pitlochry instalment proved no exception when, after consulting the photo finish equipment, a dead heat was announced between Cumbie Bowers (Glenrothes) and Willie Bates (Tullibody).
Glasgow cyclist Stevie Jackson has had a great season on the Games circuit and that continued at Pitlochry where he won the 3,200 metres Championship of the Highlands.
The Youth’s cycle events saw Kyle Cartwell (Forres) win the 800 metres and Marco Caira (Markinch) the 1600m.
A big field of Heavy Event competitors thrilled the crowds all afternoon, and the PSPC Heavy League was won by Stuart Anderson (Lochearnhead).
The ‘save the best to last’ theme continued in the tug o’ war as, once again, the Pitlochry contest proved to be one of the best on the Games circuit, with the crowd who were at that part of the ground almost 8 deep enthralled and vociferous, watching until the final pull of that competition went to a close finish in the early evening, with Mount Blair emerging as winners.
The Pipe Band Championship saw a clean sweep for the local Vale of Atholl Pipe Band, winning the Grade 1 competition, the drumming competition and the marching and smartness of turnout parade sponsored by Edradour Caledonia.
About Blair Athol Distillery Tours
Blair Athol Distillery stands at the gateway to the Scottish Highlands in the picturesque town of Pitlochry, Perthshire. From the water of the Allt Dour burn comes our 12 Year Old Single Malt Whisky, with a mellow deep-toned aroma, a strong fruity flavour and a smooth finish. Blair Athol wins hearts through its contribution to the Bell’s Blend, the most popular blended whisky in the UK. For health & safety reasons, children under 8 years old are not permitted in the production areas of the distillery. Disabled persons including those with guide dogs and other assistance dogs are welcome at our 12 distillery visitor centres.
About Blair Athol Distillery Tours
Blair Athol Distillery stands at the gateway to the Scottish Highlands in the picturesque town of Pitlochry, Perthshire. From the water of the Allt Dour burn comes our 12 Year Old Single Malt Whisky, with a mellow deep-toned aroma, a strong fruity flavour and a smooth finish. Blair Athol wins hearts through its contribution to the Bell’s Blend, the most popular blended whisky in the UK. For health & safety reasons, children under 8 years old are not permitted in the production areas of the distillery. Disabled persons including those with guide dogs and other assistance dogs are welcome at our 12 distillery visitor centres.