Autumn Road Trip Drive A9 Road To Piper Statue Bruar Highland Perthshire Scotland

Tour Scotland travel video of an Autumn drive North, with Scottish bagpipes and drums music, on the A9 road from Dunkeld, Ballinluig, Pitlochry and Blair Atholl on ancestry visit to the 51st Highland Division Piper War Memorial in Bruar, Highland Perthshire. The Piper statue is a tribute to the achievements and sacrifices of all units of the 51st Highland Division and to the glorious story of our Highland Regiments. " On the day of battle, friends are good " Erected by World War II veterans in honour of fallen comrades. The A9 is a major road running from central Scotland to Scrabster Harbour, Thurso in the far north, via Stirling, Bridge of Allan, Perth and Inverness. At 273 miles, it is the longest road in Scotland and the fifth longest A road in the United Kingdom. Historically it was the main road between Edinburgh and John o' Groats, and has been called the spine of Scotland. Drive with great care and patience on this road as it regularly appears in lists of Scotland's most dangerous roads

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