The riverside
city of Perth is the gateway to the Scottish Highlands. It
is the starting point
for a tour which combines beautiful scenery with history
and splendour. Only three miles from Perth is Huntingtower
Castle
with its splendid painted ceilings and at Dunkeld beside
the River Tay is the ancient Cathedral. Blair Castle with
its thirty
two rooms of beautiful furniture, fine paintings, china,
embroidery and armour is only six miles from your overnight
stop at the
Victorian Highland Resort of Pitlochry. Next day follow the
valley of the River Ardle and on through peaceful Glenisla
to Glamis Castle. This is the home of the Earls of Strathmore
and Kinghorne and contains magnificent rooms with a wide
range of historic pictures, fine furniture, porcelain and
tapestries.
The ancient university town of St Andrews is the home of
golf and has a fine golf museum. The ruined Castle and massive
Cathedral
are well worth a visit. Before returning to Perth pause to
visit Falkland Palace, a fine example of Renaissance architecture
with a beautiful Royal Chapel. At Perth, Scone Palace has
rare porcelain, needlework, fine furniture, clocks and the
unique
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