Summer Strathfillan On Visit To Highland Perthshire Scotland

Tour Scotland Summer travel video, with Scottish music, of Strathfillan on visit to Highland Perthshire. Strath Fillan, Scottish Gaelic: Na Sraithibh, is a strath or valley, in West Perthshire named after an 8th century Irish hermit monk later canonised as Saint Fillan. Located in the region was once Strath Fillan Priory, an early 14th century foundation, later destroyed by the Clan Campbell in the name of Calvinism. The Strath has long been a major route through the highlands; the A82 road, the West Highland Line, and the West Highland Way long distance footpath all follow the strath. A strath is a large valley, typically a river valley that is wide and shallow, as opposed to a glen, which is typically narrower and deep. An anglicisation of the Gaelic word srath, it is one of many that have been absorbed into the English and Scots languages. It is commonly used in rural Scotland to describe a wide valley, even by non-Gaelic speakers.

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