Tour Scotland 4K Summer travel video, with Scottish bagpipes music, of a road trip drive South on the A823 route on ancestry, history visit to Auchterarder, Perthshire, Britain, United Kingdom. In 1328, Robert the Bruce gave the town to the Montifex family who later passed it on to the Drummonds as part of a dowry. Disaster struck in 1715, when the settlement was destroyed by the defeated Jacobite soldiers retreating from the Battle of Sheriffmuir. The name Auchterarder derives from the Scottish Gaelic roots uachdar, ard, and dobhar; meaning well watered place on a high ridge. The town rose to prominence with the growth of its handloom weaving industry from the early 1840s . The town is Strathearns only Royal Burgh and is located 14 miles from Perth , 20 miles from Stirling, 50 miles from Glasgow and 55 miles from Edinburgh. The A823 is a lengthy route which crosses Fife and the small counties of Kinross and Clackmannan, and ends in Perthshire. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day. Find things to see and do in Scotland where you are always welcome. When driving on Scottish roads in Scotland slow down and enjoy the trip. The date for astronomical Summer in Scotland is Tuesday, 21 June, ending on Friday, 23 September. @tourscotland
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