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Killiecrankie

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Killiecrankie
a pass in central Scotland, in the Grampians: scene of a battle (1689) in which the Jacobites defeated William III's forces but lost their leader, Viscount Dundee


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Some of the best sites include the Pass of Killiecrankie with its mixed woodland and abundant wildlife, the wonderful Meikleour Beech Hedge close to Blairgowrie (the tallest hedge in the world), the Birks of Aberfeldy, Kinnoull Hill and Moncreiffe Hill by Perth, Lady Mary's Walk at Crieff and the larch-covered hills around Dunkeld and Birnam.
Three miles north of Pitlochry, there's the Pass of Killiecrankie and the story of the famous battle in this tree-lined gorge, now in the care of The National Trust for Scotland, is told in its Visitor Centre.
Ironically, it was there they were themselves discovered quite literally under some rocks by TV producers, who later asked them to bring major British battles back to life - from Bannockburn and Killiecrankie to Culloden and World War Two - for BBC Two's Two Men in a Trench series.
 
 
 
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