Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
ARRIVAL AND INFORMATION
BLAIRGOWRIE
By bus Blairgowrie is well linked by hourly bus #57 to both
Perth and Dundee.
Tourist o ce 26 Wellmeadow (April-June, Sept & Oct
Mon-Fri 10am-5pm, Sun 10.30am-3.30pm; July & Aug
Mon-Sat 9.30am-5pm, Sun 10.30am-3.30pm; Nov-March
Mon-Sat 10am-4pm; T 01250 872960, W perthshire.co
.uk). Blairgowrie's friendly tourist o ce can help with
accommodation.
ACCOMMODATION AND EATING
Bridge of Cally Hotel 6 miles north of town on
the A93 T 01250 886231, W bridgeofcallyhotel.com.
Welcoming roadside pub serving simple grub throughout
the day (steak-and-kidney pie £10.50), plus real ale by an
open fire. Food served daily 10am-8.45pm.
Cargills By the river on Lower Mill St T 01250 876735,
W cargillsbistro.com. Popular bistro serving inexpensive
formal meals and civilized coffee and cakes. The menu
includes good vegetarian options, such as mushroom
risotto (£11.90). Daily 10.30am-9pm.
Heathpark House Coupar Angus Rd T 01250 870700,
W heathparkhouse.com. Good, spacious en-suite rooms
at a Victorian house south of the centre with two acres of
gardens. No children under the age of 16. £80
2
SHOPPING
Blairgowrie Farm Shop 14-16 Reform St T 01250
876528, W blairgowriefarmshop.co.uk. Jams, vegetables,
organic breads and frozen meats are all for sale at this well-
stocked deli and farm shop. Mon-Sat 8.30am-5.30pm.
Meigle
Museum: Dundee Rd, Meigle • April-Sept daily 9.30am-5.30pm • £4.50; HS
Fifteen miles north of Dundee on the B954 lies the tiny settlement of MEIGLE , home to
Scotland's most important collection of early Christian and Pictish inscribed stones .
Housed in a modest former schoolhouse, the Meigle Museum displays some thirty
pieces dating from the seventh to the tenth centuries, all found in and around the
nearby churchyard. The majority are either gravestones that would have lain flat, or
cross slabs inscribed with the sign of the cross, usually standing. Most impressive is the
7ft-tall great cross slab, said to be the gravestone of Guinevere, wife of King Arthur.
The exact purpose of the stones and their enigmatic symbols is obscure, as is the reason
why so many of them were found at Meigle. The most likely theory suggests that
Meigle was once an important ecclesiastical centre that attracted secular burials of
prominent Picts.
Glen Isla and around
Three and a half miles north of Meigle is ALYTH , near which, legend has it, Guinevere
was held captive by Mordred. It's a sleepy village at the south end of Glen Isla , which
runs parallel to Glen Shee and is linked to it by the A926. If you decide to stay in the
area, the best options are in and around Kirkton of Glenisla , a small hamlet ten miles
north of Alyth.
Reekie Linn
Close to the Bridge of Craigisla, which is a ten-minute drive north of Alyth along the
B954, the River Isla narrows and then plunges some 60ft into a deep gorge to produce
the classically pretty waterfall of Reekie Linn , or “smoking fall”, so called because of the
water mist produced when the fall hits a ledge and bounces a further 20ft into a deep
pool known as the Black Dub. There's a car park beside the bridge, and the waterfall is
a short walk away along the river's edge.
ARRIVAL AND ACTIVITIES
GLEN ISLA AND AROUND
By bus Transport connections into the glen are limited:
Alyth is on the main bus routes linking Blairgowrie with
Dundee, while hourly bus #57 from Dundee to Perth passes
through Meigle.
Glenmarkie Horse Riding and Trekking Centre
Around 3 miles northeast of Kirkton of Glenisla
 
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