Place:


Killiecrankie  Perthshire

 

In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Killiecrankie like this:

Killiecrankie, ry. sta., Moulin par., Perthshire, 3 miles SE. of Blair Athole; P.O., T.O.; the Pass of Killiecrankie, on river Garry, extends from Killiecrankie sta. 1½ mile SE. to Garry Bridge 2½ miles NW. of Pitlochry, and is traversed by the Great Highland Road (1732) and the Highland Ry. (1863); the battle of Killiecrankie (27th July 1689) was fought on the plain at the top of the Pass; in vicinity of sta. are Killiecrankie Cottage and Killiecrankie House.

Additional information about this locality is available for Blair Atholl

Killiecrankie through time

Killiecrankie is now part of Perth and Kinross district. Click here for graphs and data of how Perth and Kinross has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Killiecrankie itself, go to Units and Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Killiecrankie, in Perth and Kinross and Perthshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/26139

Date accessed: 19th April 2024


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