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PUBLISHER: The History Press Ltd

FORMAT: Paperback

ISBN: 9780752427973

RRP: £12.99

PAGES: 128

PUBLICATION DATE:
July 1, 2004

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Around Crieff and Strathearn

Colin Mayall

Strathearn, the valley of the River Earn, lies strategically between the Highlands and Lowlands and its unique position as the gateway between the two has seen its involvement in many turbulent clashes in Scotland’s past. Crieff – the ‘capital of Strathearn’ – was once a cattle town where drovers traded their beasts at the annual Michaelmas ‘Tryst’. It later became the centre of a vibrant weaving industry for nearly a century. Rob Roy, Bonnie Prince Charlie, the Picts and the Romans all passed this way at one time.

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