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From c500MM Years Ago to 2022

c500MM Years Ago

Scotland used to be located at the South Pole
c3600 BC(BCE) Cleaven Dyke

A prehistoric mystery hidden in plain sight
c2000 BC(BCE) Early Settlement in Rattray

Did you know Rattray was here 4000 years ago?
c2000 BC(BCE) Marlee Stone Circle

Blairgowrie's mini Stonehenge
83AD(CE) - 86AD(CE) Inchtuthil

How Blairgowrie almost became the capital of Scotland
83 - Inchtuthil Bath House

83 AD(CE) Roman Soldier Remains

A strange figure uncovered on the moor, or was it?
c300 - c900 AD(CE) Picts & Pictish Stones

What remains of the original kings of Scotland?
1170 - Castle of Rattray

1170 - CASTLES, STATELY HOMES AND MANSIONS

c1500 Muirton Of Ardblair

‘Shame on those who remain unmoved, whose pace fails to quicken, on entering one of these old habitations’
1533 - Craighall Castle

1560 - Crime and Punishment in Medieval Blairgowrie and Rattray

1560 - More Healing Springs and Holy wells in Blairgowrie, Rattray and District

1600 Sports

1600

The Game no one knows!
c1610 - 1681 Donald Cargill

A tale of rebellion, martyrdom and white water.
1612 The Rattray Silver Arrow

Rattray's own Robin Hood
1633

1688 Jacobites and the Jacobite Uprisings

1745 - Beech Hedge Meikleour

Our world famous local record breaker
c1745 EPPIE CLARK’S ALE HOUSE

‘A good local pub has much in common with a church, except that a pub is warmer, and there’s more conversation’. – William Blake.
1783 Curling

The Missing Curling Stone
1796 - Markets and Fairs

Shop 'til you drop!
1798 The Mills

Industrial Powerhouse that was the River Ericht
1821 - 1890 James Croll

The Ice Sage who laid the foundations for Climate Change Science
1824 The Hill Kirk

“We all know that a church is not a building” – Robert H. Schuller.
1824 The Wellmeadow

The Jewel in Blairgowrie and Rattray's Crown
1830- John Robertson - Railway Porter and Astronomer

The Sky's the Limit!
1833 FROM STAGE COACHES TO STAGECOACH

‘There is a certain relief in change, even though it be from bad to worse; as I have found in traveling in a stagecoach, that it is often a comfort to shift one’s position and be bruised in a new place.’ -Washington Irving.
1839 The Blairgowrie Boys

"In the mind of every artist there is a masterpiece" - Kai Green
1840 Angling

1842 - First Royal visit to Blairgowrie

"The Royal Route"
1851 Victorian Poet

1855 All Aboard For Blairgowrie

“Change here for Blairgowrie” – John Robertson, Railway Porter.
1855 - The Birth of the Blairie

Read all about it!

1865 Early Blairgowrie and Rattray Photographers

Watch the Birdie!
1880 The Circus is in town!

1882 - Cycling

Cycling before pneumatic tyres were invented
1882 - Violet Leslie Henry-Anderson (1882-1935)

Blairgowrie's Trailblazing Female of the Fairways
1887 Blairgowrie Highland Games.

The history of Blairgowrie and Rattray Highland Games goes back more than 135 years
1887 - Unusual Sports associated with Blairgowrie and Rattray

Unusual things going on in Blairgowrie and Rattray
1889 A delicate touch

A delicate touch
1892 Andy Clyde

Born in Rattray - made in Hollywood!
1893 MacPherson Memorial

A lost memorial, and an enduring mystery, right in the middle of Blairgowrie.......
1895 - The Berry Toon

4000 women wanted !
1901 Health Services & Hospitals

Most people in Blair will recognise the Cottage, but did you know there used to be another hospital in Blairgowrie?

1905 - Lioness Escape

When the African plains came to the Wellmeadow
1905

1905 - Lioness Poem

1906 Belle Stewart

1913 - Blairgowrie and Rattray Cinemas

Let's Go to the Flicks!
1917 - Strathmore Meteorite

The falling stars of East Perthshire
1918 - The Blairgowrie Riot

1919 Betsy Whyte

1919 Hamish Henderson

Our own Scottish poet, songwriter, communist, soldier and intellectual
1920 Tennis

Life is like a game of tennis; the player who serves well seldom loses. - anon.
1922 Labour Corps Window

How did an outstanding National War Memorial come to be in Blairgowrie and Rattray?
1928 Blaikie's Bikes

Blair's Blazing Saddles
1935 Sheila Stewart

1941 The Railings of Blairgowrie and Rattray

Not just any old iron!
1946 The Beautiful Game

Did the first football match in the area take place at Inchtuthil?
1951 - The Folk Scene Revival

Blairgowrie and Rattray was said to be the Folk Capital of Scotland
1998 Pearl Fishing

£10,000 find in River Tay
2003 The Cateran Trail

Local Cattle Rustlers!
2014 Blairgowrie Path Network: Bluebell Woods

‘To walk in nature is to witness a thousand miracles’ -Mary Davis.
2015 Kitty Swanson's Bridge (Current Bridge)

The Ericht bridge you might not know about!
2021 - The Great Tapestry of Scotland

2022 Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee

Pomp, Pageantry, a Platinum Party at the Palace and Paddington
2022 - Shackleton's ship 'Endurance' located in Antarctica

'Astonishing' news for Blairgowrie and Rattray
2022 The Wellmeadow architecture

2022 TWINNED TOWNS AND SISTER CITIES

OPPORTUNITIES FOR FRIENDSHIP AND CULTURAL EXCHANGE

From c500MM Years Ago to 2022

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Andy Clyde

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Born in Rattray - made in Hollywood!

As we approach the 130th anniversary of his birth, we celebrate the hugely successful acting career of Andy Clyde.

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MacPherson Memorial

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Photo courtesy of Blairgowrie History Trust

A lost memorial, and an enduring mystery, right in the middle of Blairgowrie.......

This article kindly provided by the BLairgowrie, Rattray & District Local History Trust.

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The Berry Toon

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4000 women wanted !

Why Blairgowrie and Rattray is dubbed the soft fruit capital of the UK

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Health Service In Blairgowrie, Rattray And District

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Photo courtesy of OH Archive

Most people in Blair will recognise the Cottage, but did you know there used to be another hospital in Blairgowrie?

The Roman poet Virgil said “The greatest wealth is health” and Blairgowrie is no exception. Read on to find out the history of the health services in the area.

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Lioness Escapes at Fair O' Blair

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When the African plains came to the Wellmeadow

There have been many memorable episodes in the history of Blairgowrie and Rattray, but none more memorable than the escape of a lioness at the Fair o’ Blair.

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