Aberfeldy, Scotland

Aberfeldy is a town with 1950 inhabitants ( 2004 estimate ) in the valley of the River Tay in the Scottish region of Perth and Kinross. In Gaelic it is called Obair Pheallaidh ( Peallaidh was a sort of water goblin, the name part Obair means mouth or confluence, similar to Aberdeen = place where Dee and Don flow together ).

The place is in the English speaking especially known for the folk song The Birks of Aberfeldy ( The birches of Aberfeldy ) of the Scottish poet Robert Burns.

Aberfeldy is located in a scenic area of the Scottish Highlands. In the resort, visitors will find a water mill, which was operated until 2003 even for grinding oats. Oatmeal ( Oat Meal ) are used in Scotland, among others, for the preparation of traditional porridge, a porridge of oatmeal, water and salt or sugar. Today is in the mill building a bookstore.

Aberfeldy is the production site of the Dewar whiskey and the distillery can be visited.

Other attractions in the area Castle Menzies heard.

Sons and daughters of the town

• Alan Cumming, actor