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Vacations in Scotland are incredibly popular at the moment due, probably, to the strength of the $ against the UK pound making vacations to Scotland, Wales and England pretty cheap, especially if visiting from from the United States of America. In the following article we examine three brilliant places to visit in Pitlochry, the Killiecrankie Visitor Centre, the Scottish Hydro Electric Visitor Centre and Blair Castle.

Scottish Hydro Electric Visitor Centre

A power station is an extraordinary place for a tourist attraction, however this is exactly where you can find the Scottish Hydro Electric Visitor Center. The center can be found inside the resplendent Pitlochry Power Station, and includes interactive exhibits which trace the history of hydro power in Scotland, from the nineteen forties to the present day. The Pitlochry Dam(built between 1947 & 1951) offers tourists the fascinating ability to observe the amazing salmon ladder through three viewing chambers. Once inside the visitor center, there are audio-visual presentations (interactive) which explain this naturally occurring phenomenon. The turbine hall of Pitlochry Hydro-Electric Power Station can also be viewed from inside the Visitor Center.

Blair Castle

Blair Castle, which can be dated back to the thirteenth century, is the ancient seat of the Dukes and Earls of Atholl. The building of Blair Castle started in 1269, under the instruction of the Lord of Badenoch (John I Comyn), a close acquaintance of the Earl of Atholl. The Earl was away, fighting in the Crusade’s, when John I Comyn began the construction of his castle on his land. As soon as the Earl returned home he angrily complained to the Scottish King, Alexander III about the interloper, and won back his lands. Rather than destroying the tower than John I Comyn had erected, the Earl decided to incorporate the tower into his own castle. A Great Hall and a series of vaulted chambers were added to the castle over the centuries, by  subsequent Earls. It was the second Duke of Atholl who, in 1740, decided to redesign the castle as a Georgian Mansion.

Killiecrankie Visitor Centre

During the era of the Jacobites Killiecrankie, close to Pitlochry, found itself filled with the noise of battle. The government soldiers were heavily overwhelmed by an army of Jacobite soldiers, under the the direction of Bonnie Dundee. During the bloody battle one of the escaping soldiers managed to leap across the River Garry, which subsequently became known as, Soldier’s Leap. The area around the Pass and gorge were a favored place of Queen Victoria.

To discover facts concerning the infamous battle you can visit the Killiecrankie Visitor Centre. The Killiecrankie Visitor Centre has a collection of otherexhibitions and services, which include; ranger service’s, guided walks and a natural history of the area and many more.

If you are considering taking a Scottish vacation based in Pitlochry then you can discover Pitlochry hotels online by searching for “Pitlochry hotel accommodation” in your favorite search engine.