About the area
Last edited: 21st Sep
Information about the major towns and locations in the area being visited by the JK.
Dunalastair
Dùn Alastair in Scottish Gaelic, meaning “fort of Alexander”, is an estate in the southern part of the Highlands, in Perthshire. It is 18 miles west of the town of Pitlochry, lying along the River Tummel between Tummel Bridge to the east and Kinloch Rannoch to the west, and incorporates part of Dunalastair Loch/Reservoir.
The estate is overlooked by the peak of Schiehallion, a conical mountain sometimes translated as “Fairy hill of the Caledonians”.
Dunkeld
From Dùn Chailleann in Scottish Gaelic, is a small town approximately 15 miles north of Perth. The rebuilt town is one of the most complete 18th-century country towns in Scotland.
It is situated in an area of Scotland called Perthshire Big Tree Country and is famous for it’s “big trees”. Surrounded by hill country, with forested lower slopes and heather covered upper slopes Dunkeld is well placed for exploring the countryside. Newtyle Hill (Relay location) is 2 km to the east of the town. The Hermitage (officially The Hermitage pleasure ground) is a National Trust for Scotland-protected site and is nearby.
Livingston
Baile Dhùn Lèibhein in Scottish Gaelic, is a new town in West Lothian. It is the fourth post-war new town to be built in Scotland, designated in 1962. It is located approximately 15 miles (25 km) west of Edinburgh and 30 miles (50 km) east of Glasgow. Edinburgh airport is about 9 miles (15 km) away. There are two railway stations.
Pitlochry
Baile Chloichridh or Baile Chloichrigh in Scottish Gaelic, lies on the River Tummel and is 26 miles north of Perth. It is largely a Victorian town, whose success as a tourist resort was due to Queen Victoria visiting the area in 1842. It remains a popular tourist resort today and is particularly known as a centre for hillwalking, surrounded by mountains such as Ben Vrackie and Schiehallion. The town has retained many stone-built Victorian buildings and the main street has an unusual period cast iron canopy over one side.
Credit to wikipedia.org for much of the above information
Last edited: 21st Sep
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The 2015 World Orienteering Championships will be based in Inverness, Scotland during August, and will utilise the world class terrain along the Moray coast and in the Cairngorms National Park. The Scottish 6 Days will run in parallel to the Championships and will bring 5000 competitors to the area boosting the local economy by an estimated £2 million.
To celebrate 50 years of the Scottish Orienteering Association we are organising various activities including the opportunity to complete 50 events in the course of the year (16 April 2011 to 15 April 2012). The JK may just help you complete the challenge.
