Blairgowrie and Rattray

(Gaelic: BlaR Ghobharaidh and Raitear ) Blairgowrie and Rattray, colloquially abbreviated Blair, is a merger of two Scottish small towns in the Unitary Authority of Perth and Kinross. He is about 19 km north- northeast of Perth and located about 25 km north- west of Dundee. In 2001, Blairgowrie and Rattray recorded 7965 inhabitants. Blairgowrie is approximately the level of the wild goats.

History

Blairgowrie and Rattray grew as single, separated by the river Ericht settlements, with Blairgowrie on the western and Rattray is on the east bank. Both towns were connected by a bridge early. With the introduction of water -powered textile mills, the towns grew. The fertile soils of the area are now used for fruit growing. In the course of industrialization in the 19th century Blairgowrie grew rapidly from 1025 inhabitants in 1811 to 3,950 in 1881. Between 1961 and 1991, a second phase of growth can be discerned, were added in 2800 more people. The population Rattrays doubled 1831-1881 to 2533rd

Traffic

Blairgowrie and Rattray is connected by the A93, which connects Perth via Ballater to Aberdeen on the national road network. The road crosses Blairgowrie coming from the south, crossing the Ericht and eventually leaves Rattray in the west. The bridge between the two parts of the city already existed in the 19th century and has been modernized and widened in 1871. 1855 Blairgowrie was connected to the railway network. For this purpose, a spur track of Coupar Angus was led to Blairgowrie, which ended there. The route is no longer being operated today.

The Ericht between two districts

Church in Rattray