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Dunalastair (Scottish Gaelic: Dùn Alastair, meaning "fort of Alexander") is an estate in the southern part of the Highlands, in Perthshire, Scotland. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] 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 Water .
A narrow strip of land joins the headland to the mainland, along which a steep path leads up to the gatehouse. The various buildings within the castle include the 14th-century tower house as well as the 16th-century palace. Dunnottar Castle is a scheduled monument, [2] and twelve structures on the site were listed buildings. [3]
Name Type Date Condition Ownership Location Notes Picture Aberscross Castle: No remains: Achnacarry Castle: Occupied: Ackergill Tower: Occupied: Ardtornish Castle
Dunalastair Water is a first-rate venue for fishing with the shallow waters warming quickly and generating good feeding for the fish and providing a huge variety of insect life. There are some very large brown trout which inhabit the water and feed mainly at night. [ 2 ]
The Dunalastair Hotel Suites is a grade listed, 5 star hotel located in Kinloch Rannoch, Perthshire.Originally established in 1788, the current building dates from 1862 and has seen numerous owners and refurbishments; it was re-opened in May 2017 following an extensive redesign by the London-based Henley Plc, [1] which subsequently won several awards.
Skigersta (Scottish Gaelic: Sgiogarstaigh) is a village to the south east of Ness on the Isle of Lewis, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland.It is the easternmost settlement in the Ness district and is 5km (3miles) southeast of the Butt of Lewis. [1]
These were the Caledonian's last express passenger locomotives, and technically, the last of the Dunalastair series, and were unofficially dubbed, Dunalastair V. [ citation needed ] Numbering
The Collins Scottish Clan & Family Encyclopedia states that they were put to death with considerable savagery. [8] The Robertson crest badge of a right hand upholding an imperial crown was awarded by James II (1437–60) to the 4th chief on 15 August 1451 as a reward for capturing his father's assassins. The highly unusual third supporter ...