Autumn Road Trip Through Comrie And Crieff On Visit To Perth Perthshire Scotland

Tour Scotland Autumn travel video, with Scottish music, of a one hour road trip drive, North on the B827 road to Comrie in the Southern Highlands, then onwards East on the A85 road through Crieff to visit the Fair City of Perth, Perthshire. The B827 road starts on the old military road just north of Braco, amongst the Roman camps and forts that sit in the hills here, and head west up the valley of the River Knaik. At first, the river is not visible, but after a few bends and the first few farms are passed, the landscape opens up and the river can be seen in the valley below. The road tightly hugs the contours curving in and out around tributary streams, and then running past a forestry plantation where a small parking area offers a viewpoint. The road reaches the headwaters of the River Knaik, and the gradient, which was not really steep, levels off as we curve round to the north. Suddenly the landscape closes in on this little road, and the descent begins, with sharp bends under trees. It is a shame that the road demands so much attention, as the view northwards to the hills and mountains of the Highlands is breathtaking. The road then levels out and curves gently round the hill, before plunging down through more trees and past a few farms. The road then runs to Dalginross Bridge across the River Earn, to the little town of Comrie. Located on the Highland Boundary Fault, the village of Comrie experiences more earth tremors than anywhere else in Britain. It is twinned with Carleton Place, Ontario, Canada. For much of the A85's route, it follows the course of an old military road. This was later upgraded by Thomas Telford, before being improved once more in the 1930s as the age of motoring began. Scotland is part of the United Kingdom, so that means we drive on the left side of the road. If you are driving from other countries, not only are you driving on the wrong side of the road, you're also driving on the wrong side of the car. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

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