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The building in 2005. 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.
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.
Dunnottar's several buildings, put up between the 13th and 17th centuries, are arranged across a headland covering around 1.4 hectares (3 + 1 ⁄ 2 acres). [9] The dominant building, viewed from the land approach, is the 14th-century keep or tower house. The other principal buildings are the gatehouse; the chapel; and the 16th-century "palace ...
The Belgian State Railways (SNCB-NMBS) derived six series of steam locomotives (424 units) from the Dunalastair design between 1899 and 1913: [15] [16] Type 17 – regular 4-4-0 Dunalastair III design: driving wheel 1.98 m, 52.5 tons (built 1899–1901, 95 units, including five supplied by Neilson Reid)
Newry, Tower house: Bagnal’s Castle, grid ref: J0873 2615; Newry Canal, Canal visible at several points in the following townlands: Reach 1 (a): Drumalane and Lisdrumliska, grid ref: J1091 2071 to J0848 2594; Reach 1 (b): Ballinlare, Lisdrumgullion and Lisdrumliska, grid ref: J0848 2594 to J0874 2743
The Caledonian Railway 72 Class was a class of 4-4-0 steam locomotives introduced by William Pickersgill for the Caledonian Railway (CR) in 1920. Thirty-two locomotives were built and all survived to be taken over by the London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) in 1923 and by British Railways (BR) in 1948.
Table of locomotives, 652 Class Year Quantity CR Nos. Builder Builders No. LMS Nos. BR Nos. Notes 1908: 8: 652–659: CR, St. Rollox: Y087-Y086: 17629–17636
Clan Mackenzie attacked and captured Ardvreck Castle in 1672, [1] and then took control of the Assynt lands. In 1726 they constructed a more modern manor house nearby, Calda House which takes its name from the Calda burn beside which it stands. A fire destroyed the house in 1737 and both Calda House and Ardvreck Castle stand as ruins today. [4]