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Attractions in Strathtummel and Rannoch
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Strathtummel ends at Pitlochry dam
and starts out at Rannoch, with its beautiful and
wild loch which leads the traveller out on to Rannoch Moor
and ends at Rannoch Station. If you really want to discover
Scotland's wilder places this really is a trip you should
try. You can return by taking the road on the opposite side
of Loch Rannoch and to the base of Schiehallion.
 Queen’s
View. Scotland’s finest and most photographed view, 6
miles west of Pitlochry on B8019. Forest walks and
activities nearby. Free exciting audio-visual
presentation with Forest Shop and Tea Room Open 10am
to 6pm daily, April
to October. Site open all year. Parking charge £1.00 www.forestry.gov.uk/scotland
 The Clachan. In times past, ordinary clansmen would
live in thick stone walled cottages known as black houses,
often consisting of a single room sometimes with a window.
The hearth was in the centre of the floor, the peat smoke
escaping through holes in the turf and heather covered roof.
At Aillean Forest (700 metres beyond Queens View), you can
see one of these cottages. Car park, toilets and way marked
trails. Forest Enterprise.
 Clan Trail. Around Loch Rannoch there are a series of
plaques which tell the story of the different clans who
occupied the lands in times past. MacDonalds, Menzies,
MacGregors, MacDougalls, Robertsons, Stewarts and Camerons
all lived here. Look out for the descriptive plaques marked
by green marker stakes (shown here). Leaflets available from
shops, garages, etc. in Rannoch and at the Tourist
Information Centre.
 Schiehallion, the mystical mountain, stands 3,547ft
(1,083m) high making it one of Scotland’s higher mountains.
Here in 1774 Neil MasKelyne, the Astronomer Royal, conducted
his famous experiment measuring the deflection of a pendulum
at points of equal height around the base, thereby making it
possible to determine the mass of the earth. The eastern
side is owned & managed by the John Muir Trust.
 Tomphubil ‘Hill of the People’ Lime Kiln. Lime
transformed agriculture in the Highlands, once it was
discovered its application to the acid Highland soil
improved it, increasing yields three-fold in some areas.
This kiln was constructed circa 1865 and has been preserved
with a plaque describing its operations. When you travel
through the Highlands, you will see many of these old kilns.
Car park. Open all year. Free entry. Beside the road on B846
between Tummel Bridge and Aberfeldy.
Aberfeldy, Loch Tay and Glen Lyon / Blair Atholl and Killiecrankie / Dunkeld and Birnam / Pitlochry / Strathtummel and Rannoch | 
