Atholl

For other uses, see Atholl (disambiguation).

Map of Scotland showing roughly the district of Atholl
Aerial view of Blair Atholl (Gaelic Blàr Athall, "the plain of Atholl")

Atholl or Athole (Scottish Gaelic: Athall) is a district in the heart of the Scottish Highlands, bordering (in clockwise order, from north-east) Marr, Gowrie, Perth, Strathearn, Breadalbane, Lochaber, and Badenoch. Historically it was a Pictish kingdom, becoming one of the original provinces of the Kingdom of Alba before being incorporated into the sheriffdom and later county of Perthshire. Today it forms the northern part of Perth and Kinross, Scotland.[1]

  1. ^ M., Munro, David (2006). Scotland : an encyclopedia of places & landscapes. Gittings, B. M. (Bruce M.), Royal Scottish Geographical Society. Glasgow: Collins. p. 35. ISBN 978-0-00-472466-9. OCLC 225152110.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)