Aldclune

Aldclune
Scottish Gaelic: Allt Cluaine
Aldclune
 Aldclune shown within Perth and Kinross
OS grid referenceNN897637
Council areaPerth and Kinross
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Police Scottish
Fire Scottish
Ambulance Scottish
EU Parliament Scotland
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Coordinates: 56°45′07″N 3°48′19″W / 56.751826°N 3.805393°W / 56.751826; -3.805393

Aldclune is a village in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. It is situated on the A9 road, approximately 1.5 miles west of Blair Atholl, on the north bank of the River Garry.[1] At the eastern edge of the village is the site of the Battle of Killiecrankie, which took place in 1689 during the Jacobite rising of 1689–92.

Glen Garry, taken from Meall Uaine, looking past Killiecrankie and Auldclune towards Blair Atholl

References

  1. "Braemar and Blair Atholl", Ordnance Survey Landranger Map (C2 ed.), 2008, ISBN 0-319-23119-4
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