Clan Donnachaidh Society Historical stories

Early History

Early History about the river tay and river names in highland scotland

The Time Of Change

Changes to Clan life after the 1745 Jacobite uprising

Warfare

The old two-handed sword of the sort wielded by Wallace and Bruce is the claidheamh da laimh. The later, basket-hilted, lighter, doub

Structure of Society

As you advance north across the Tay at Dunkeld, you are entering Atholl. The name, originally Athflota, means New Irelan

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Way of Life

300 years ago the hillsides were dotted with little townships huddled round a good spring or well.

Execution of Wm Robertson

Not all historical sources are equal

The Lairds of Clan Donnachaidh

The Lairds of Clan Donnachaidh at the Battle Of Culloden in Support of the Jacobites

Struan Walk

Early Medieval Landscape of Struan

Scotland's Heartland

Some appreciate Highland Perthshire as no more than one of the most beautiful parts of Scotland.

Aberfeldy

Aberfeldy is what used to be called a thriving market town. The market has long closed but the town still thrives.

Blair Atholl

Discover the history behind Blair Atholl

Camserney

An old crofting village, enriched with traditional thatched cottages

Dull

Dull village history dates back to the Neolithic ear and is linked to Clan Donnachaidh

Garth Castle

Once fortifications would have covered the site of Garth Castle but now only the central keep remains

Inver

Beautiful walking paths through ancient forests to the pine cone look out.

Loch Tay

This, Scotland's sixth biggest loch, covers six and half thousand acres in its 14 miles between Kenmore and Killin. For thousan

Rannoch

The village of Kinloch Rannoch was created in the period after the '45. It is a nomenclatural oddity.

St Mary's Chapel

St Mary's Chapel in Grantully near Aberfeldy with a magnificent 1600s painted ceiling

Taymouth Castle

The spectacular Gothic edifice of Taymouth Castle is one of the grandest buildings in Scotland. Most was completed in 1807 by

Ballechin

Along the north face of the strath between Logierait and Aberfeldy are eleven estates whose boundaries have been largely unchanged

Breadalbane

Much of what is now called Breadalbane used to be in Atholl but the incoming Campbells of Glenorchy took the name as the title of

Castle Menzies

The chiefs of Clan Menzies used to have their seat at Comrie Castle on the south bank of the river Lyon

Dunalastair

Dunalastair and the estate is home to rare wildlife of Perthshire with offers scenic strolls around famous gardens

Glen Lyon

The Glen was once home to over a thousand folk and on one of the best trodden thoroughfares between the western Highlands and the E

Keltneyburn

The statue to David Stewart of Garth, erected by the Stewart Society in 1925, in the uniform of a Black Watch captain

Logierait

The rivers once played a large part in the life of the locality.

Schiehallion

Like an island, the peak of Schiehallion stood above the ice. The millennia of frost left the shattered boulders and scree that

Strathbraan & Dunkeld

Dunkeld and its cathedral were saved by the Dukes of Atholl. They were the law across 500 square miles of the Highl

The Hermitage

The building contained a chandelier and its walls were lined with mirrors reflecting the falls of turbulent river which was int

Weem

The name comes from the word 'uamh' in Gaelic which means cave. The caves are in the wooded crags above the village

Ben Lawers and Drummond Hill

In the last few summers, Glasgow University archeologists have been exploring the mountain and have discovered t

Bruar

The site of the clan centre at Bruar is at the base of one of those spectacular gorges carved through soft rock by a burn in spate

Croft Moraig

The double stone circle of Mary's Croft, an impressive standing stone monument in highland Perthshire

Fortingall

Recently crop marks have been observed much closer to the village and, although confirmation is still needed, they show signs of b

Grandtully

The castle, in private hands, dates from the late 1600s but doubled in size early this century.

Killiecrankie

The battle was at the start of the chaotic Highland War

Pitlochry

Pitlochry has kept pace with the times. Thousands come from all over the world to make this one of the most important stops on the

Shierglas

The history behind Shierglas Quarry - Set back the busy A9 road, connecting the south and north of Scotland.

Strathtummel

Situated in the central part of Scotland, Strathtummel is within easy reach of highland Perthshire, home to historical sites and

Tomtayewan

In the 1860s, its inhabitants had become depraved save for one 'Virtuous Man'.

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