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Blair Atholl

Parishes in PerthshireVillages in Perth and Kinross
The Post Office, Blair Atholl geograph.org.uk 830374
The Post Office, Blair Atholl geograph.org.uk 830374

Blair Atholl (from the Scottish Gaelic: Blàr Athall, originally Blàr Ath Fhodla) is a village in Perthshire, Scotland, built about the confluence of the Rivers Tilt and Garry in one of the few areas of flat land in the midst of the Grampian Mountains. The Gaelic place-name Blair, from blàr, 'field, plain', refers to this location. Atholl, which means 'new Ireland', from the archaic Ath Fhodla is the name of the surrounding district. On 13 March 2008, it was announced that Blair Atholl (together with some other Highland Perthshire villages) would be included in the Cairngorms National Park. This change was made at the request of the people of the town. The Forest of Atholl already formed part of the Cairngorms.

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N 56.77 ° E -3.84 °
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The Post Office, Blair Atholl geograph.org.uk 830374
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