| Standing adjacent to the busy A93 road, the beech (Fagus
sylvatica)
hedge at Meikleour Estate, near Blairgowrie, is
officially the tallest in the world. Approximately 530m long, the
over-powering green wall stands at an average height of around 30m
(100ft) and in places reaching 120ft (more than 41m). The hedge is
believed to have been laid out and planted in the autumn of 1745,
the year of the Jacobite uprising, by Jean Mercer and her husband,
Robert Murray Nairne. Legend has it that the men who planted it took
up arms for Bonnie Prince Charlie and perished on the battlefield of
Culloden. Their hedge was left to grow untended towards the heavens
as a living monument to their memory...
On A93 five miles south of Blairgowrie.
01250 872960
Web
Ben Lawers
- From the summit of Ben Lawers, the central Highlands’ highest
mountain at 1,214m (3,984ft), you can get fantastic views over to
Ben Lomond and Glencoe in the west and the high Cairngorms to the
north...
Loch Tay. Nature
trail and visitor centre.
Off A827 six miles NE of Killin.
Visitor centre open April-Sept otherwise open
access
01567 820988
www.nts.org.uk
Birks of Aberfeldy. Footpaths through birch
trees, oak, ash and elm to a braidge above the Falls of Moness where
you can see the Moness Gorge.
Path starts Aberfeldy town centre on A826/A827
Branklyn Garden Small garden showing
rhododendrons, alpines, herbaceous and peat garden plants.
This attractive garden, a haven of peace within walking
distance of Perth, was developed by John and Dorothy Renton with the
help of seed collections from plant hunters such as Forest, Ludlow
and Sherriff...
On A85 Dundee Road, SE side of Perth city
centre.
Apl-Sept but restrictions. Phone.
01738 625535
www.nts.org.uk
Croft Na Caber. Wide range of water sports and
other activities with cruises on Loch Tay.
Kenmore on A827.
01887 830588
Dunolly Adventures Outdoors. Things to do for
everyone - biking, archery, river rafting...
Aberfeldy next to Tay.
01887 820298
Gleneagles Golf Course. Bell's Scottish Open,
McDonald's WPGA Championship of Europe and the PGA Cup matches to
name but a few.
01764 694469
Hermitage. Riverside walks through woodland.
See Britain's tallest tree, a Douglas Fir, which is 212ft.
off A9 two miles west of Dunkeld.
01350 72864
www.nts.org.uk
Highland Adventure Centre offers group accommodation and group
activities in beautiful and peaceful Glenisla on the border of the
Cairngorms National Park.
Kinross House Gardens.
House not open but formal gardens designed
by Sir William Bruce. Overlooks Loch Leven.
Kinross.
May-Sept
Linn of Tummel
Enjoy a peaceful wooded walk to the place where the Rivers
Garry and Tummel meet. The Linn of Tummel – from the Gaelic linne,
meaning pool – is a picturesque combination of water and woodland...
Three miles NW of Pitlochry on B8019
01796 473233
www.nts.org.uk
Loch of the Lowes Visitor Centre. Observation
hide views osprey nest in breeding season. Variety of waterfowl and
woodland birds. Displays.
The centre is off the A923 (follow the Wildlife Reserve signs
Apl-Sept
01350 727337
Quarrymill Woodland Park. Trails through
wooded valleys. Picnic areas.
A93, half mile from Perth city centre.
01738 633890
Queen's View. One of the most famous views in
Scotland is the view across Loch Tummel to Schiehallion. Visitor
Centre nearby giving history of the people of Highland Perthshire
and information point for Tay Forest Park.
On B8019 six miles west of Pitlochry.
01350 727284
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