I have suddenly realised that after 70 odd posts in the last 8 months, I have never shown you around the different landmarks of the village. So as the sun was shining this morning (even though it was below zero C) I decided to go out & take some shots within the village. The village is divided by the River Tilt, the south end called Bridge of Tilt & North of the river which has the older buildings is Blair Atholl.
So the first three shots are Tilt end, with the main street first, showing the snow covered Ben-e-Vrackie hills in the distance that are above Pitlochry. The Tilt stores is on the right in the foreground & where all the cars are lined up on the left is where the garage (in the second picture) is.
Number 3 is the village Primary School, last time I asked there were just about 30 pupils, got a bit embarrassed taking this shot as it was a school & did not want the public to get the wrong impression of me, hence it does not show the real extent of the buildings.
Shot 4 is the single track railway that goes through the village, believe it or not, this is the main line between Inverness & Edinburgh, Glasgow & London, with night sleepers & all mainline trains. Everyday we have going up & coming back an Eddie Stobart train carrying Tesco containers travelling from Glasgow (I believe) to Inverness saving at least 20 lorries from being on the A9 daily.
The greenery to the right of that shot is what is to the left of the next shot of our golf course, in the distance is a huge quarry, that. When the A9 is upgraded to dual carriageway will play a vital role in providing materials.
Next is the village hall a lovely old building that we as villagers are trying to get upgraded with a series of grants. It was very busy today as it was the last of the soup lunches that have happened every other Monday throughout the winter.
Following that is The Atholl Arms hotel a very popular watering hole, they are connected to the Moulin Hotel in Pitlochry where they have their own micro brewery, Braveheart beer is my favourite tipple.
Atholl Estate provide a Tourist information center which is well laid out with things to do & interactive nature things for children to play with.
Last shot is one of two churches in the village, this being the Church of Scotland the other is the Episcopal Church which is on the Tilt side of the village.
