Pitlochry

Pitlochry
Pitlochry is located in Perth and Kinross
Pitlochry
Pitlochry
Location within Perth and Kinross
Population2,880 (2022)[1]
OS grid referenceNN941582
• Edinburgh56 mi (90 km)
• London388 mi (624 km)
Civil parish
Council area
Lieutenancy area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townPITLOCHRY
Postcode districtPH16
Dialling code01796
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FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
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56°42′18″N 3°43′59″W / 56.7050°N 3.7330°W / 56.7050; -3.7330

Pitlochry (/pɪtˈlɒxri/; Scottish Gaelic: Baile Chloichridh or Baile Chloichrigh) is a town in the Perth and Kinross council area of Scotland, lying on the River Tummel. It is historically in the county of Perthshire, and has a population of 2,776, according to the 2011 census.[2]

It is largely a Victorian town, which developed into a tourist resort after Queen Victoria and Prince Albert visited the area in 1842 and bought a highland estate at Balmoral, and the arrival of the railway in 1863. It remains a popular tourist resort today and is particularly known for its Pitlochry Festival Theatre, salmon ladder and as a centre for hillwalking, surrounded by mountains such as Ben Vrackie and Schiehallion. It is popular as a base for coach holidays. The town has retained many stone Victorian buildings, and the high street has an unusual period cast iron canopy over one side.

  1. ^ "Mid-2020 Population Estimates for Settlements and Localities in Scotland". National Records of Scotland. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  2. ^ Scotland's 2011 census. (n.p.). Scotland's Census. Retrieved 24 November 2015, from http://www.scotlandscensus.gov.uk/ Archived 24 December 2015 at the Wayback Machine