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The route of the very enjoyable drive from Fort Augustus and along to Pitlochry, with a short stop at Dalwhinney distillery.

Shows views you will have along the A86 Shortly afterwards we joined the A889 and headed towards DALWHINNIE, while the scenery now took on more of the appearance of the lowlands, with many forested areas that hide the deer that roam these slopes.

Scotland offers so many wonderful views and the small forested areas are a delight as we sped towards DALWHINNIE, along the “General Wades military road”

DALWHINNIE. The name may mean “meeting place” where ancient cattle drovers would meet while on their cattle drives across the mountains. It is set in low beautiful mountain scenery, just on the edge of the Cairngorms national park, just by Loch Etricht. The clear spring waters from Lochan-Doire-Uaine and its vast area of peat attracted the attention of whiskey producers in the late 1800’s, so that in 1897 three men got together and invested £10,000 to build the Strathspey distillery in the village. There is not much to see or of interest in DALWHINNIE itself, other than its famous distillery, now named as DALWHINNIE distillery.

DALWHINNIE DISTILLERY It was in late February 1898 when production started, but it soon ran into difficulties, and in the summer, A.P.Blyth bought the newly formed distillery, and gave it its famous name, DALWHINNIE.

DALWHINNIE DISTILLERY

The river atrium

Blair Atholl

Tay forest.

arrive Pitlochry

SCOTCH CORNER

SCOTCH CORNER

SCOTCH CORNER

ATHOLL ROAD

Head back down the main road, down that steep hill and back to the carpark.

We join the M90, to pass close to Kinross on Loch Legen, and head towards Edinburgh to cross the Firth of Forth bridge, and then the slow drive through Edinburgh and back to an overnight stay along Princess Street, or close by.

M90

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Image of Pitlochry

The route of the very enjoyable drive from Fort Augustus and along to Pitlochry, with a short stop at Dalwhinney distillery.

Shows views you will have along the A86 Shortly afterwards we joined the A889 and headed towards DALWHINNIE, while the scenery now took on more of the appearance of the lowlands, with many forested areas that hide the deer that roam these slopes.

Scotland offers so many wonderful views and the small forested areas are a delight as we sped towards DALWHINNIE, along the “General Wades military road”

DALWHINNIE. The name may mean “meeting place” where ancient cattle drovers would meet while on their cattle drives across the mountains. It is set in low beautiful mountain scenery, just on the edge of the Cairngorms national park, just by Loch Etricht. The clear spring waters from Lochan-Doire-Uaine and its vast area of peat attracted the attention of whiskey producers in the late 1800’s, so that in 1897 three men got together and invested £10,000 to build the Strathspey distillery in the village. There is not much to see or of interest in DALWHINNIE itself, other than its famous distillery, now named as DALWHINNIE distillery.

DALWHINNIE DISTILLERY It was in late February 1898 when production started, but it soon ran into difficulties, and in the summer, A.P.Blyth bought the newly formed distillery, and gave it its famous name, DALWHINNIE.

DALWHINNIE DISTILLERY

The river atrium

arrive Pitlochry

Head back down the main road, down that steep hill and back to the carpark.

We join the M90, to pass close to Kinross on Loch Legen, and head towards Edinburgh to cross the Firth of Forth bridge, and then the slow drive through Edinburgh and back to an overnight stay along Princess Street, or close by.

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