Crieff
Crieff is the main town of Strathearn lying on the southern edge of the Scottish Highlands. It has been a holiday resort since Victorian times and is the second largest town in Perthshire with a population of almost 6000. When it comes to shopping, a leisurely stroll through Crieff will reward you with a host of small, privately owned shops.
The town spills from the Knock, the wooded hill above, down to the River Earn. James Square with it's fountain marks the centre of the town. There are a number of tourist attractions such as Crieff Visitor Centre, Glenturret Distillery (Scotland's oldest) and hotels including the grand Victorian spa - the Crieff Hydro.
Once an ancient cattle market and Scottish 'frontier town' where Highlanders would come for the great cattle trysts. Cattle were driven from all over the north of Scotland to be sold to lowland buyers. Montrose, Rob Roy Macgregor, Bonnie Prince Charlie, Robert Burns and many others from Scotland's colourful history have walked Crieff's historic High Street.
The town held the country's most important cattle market and was famous for hanging lawless Highlanders. In 1716 Jacobites burnt the town on their way back from the battle of Sheriffmuir. Bonnie Prince Charlie held his last war council in the Drummond Arms Hotel before he was finally defeated at Culloden in 1746.
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