With its sparkling white turrets set against a  backdrop of Highland scenery, Blair Castle is one of Scotland’s most iconic images. The ...

But until this year, I had no idea how beautiful Blair Atholl is or that it has a 700-year-old castle. There is even a Duke of Atholl who commands Europe’s only officially sanctioned private army.

Found in Perthshire in 1985, Blair Atholl Man was immortalised in a striking reconstruction in 2017 - and presented as an example of an ancient Pict.

Blair Atholl Man's remains were found during construction work at a house in Bridge of Tilt, the community next to Blair Atholl, in 1985. After getting a call from the local police, Alison Reid ...

Blair Castle's Atholl Highlanders to take part in New York Tartan Day Parade 2025. By clare graham. Contributor. Published 19th Mar 2025, 09:30 BST. Updated 19th Mar 2025, 10:08 BST.

But until this year, I had no idea how beautiful Blair Atholl is or that it has a 700-year-old castle. There is even a Duke of Atholl who commands Europe’s only officially sanctioned private army.

Arriving in New York on April 3, the Atholl Highlanders, who wear Clan Murray Tartan, marched in the Tartan Day Parade on April 5, before attending a ceilidh in the evening.

The 10th Duke complained afterwards that he thought his kinsman viewed Blair Atholl with an eye that was more mercenary than affectionate: “He came to see Blair for the first time and saw it, I ...

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The family of Donnie MacRae, who died aged 33 in a prisoner-of-war camp hospital, want his remains reunited with his body. Ross Kinghorn was last seen in Blair Atholl before heading off on a ...