Pass of Killiecrankie
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Three miles north of Pitlochry
by the A9 road, the Pass of Killiecrankie
(Gaelic: Coille Chneagaidh), is a mountain pass
between 2757 ft (830 m) Ben Vrackie
and Tenandry Hill in Perth and Kinross
on the River Garry
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The river-gorge traverses the pass over the course of a mile, and above it, the road and the railway, with the village of Killiecrankie at the north end.
About a mile toward the village of Killiecrankie, the Battle of Killiecrankie
took place in 1689.
There was also a ship, a 3 masted bark named the Pass of Killiecrankie of the Killiecankie line. The ship was later renamed Stifinder. Picture of ship.
Pitlochry
Pitlochry , is a burgh in the council area of Perth and Kinross, Scotland, lying on the River Tummel. Its population according to the 2001 census was 2,564....
by the A9 road, the Pass of Killiecrankie
Killiecrankie
Killiecrankie is a village in Perth and Kinross, Scotland on the River Garry. It lies at the Pass of Killiecrankie, by the A9 road. The village is home to a power station forming part of the Tummel Hydro-Electric Power Scheme...
(Gaelic: Coille Chneagaidh), is a mountain pass
Mountain pass
A mountain pass is a route through a mountain range or over a ridge. If following the lowest possible route, a pass is locally the highest point on that route...
between 2757 ft (830 m) Ben Vrackie
Ben Vrackie
Ben Vrackie is a mountain in Perthshire, Scotland. It lies north of the town of Pitlochry and reaches 841 m high at its summit. The summit may be reached easily by a direct path from Pitlochry or Killiecrankie, and commands views of Pitlochry and the surrounding glens....
and Tenandry Hill in Perth and Kinross
Perth and Kinross
Perth and Kinross is one of 32 council areas in Scotland, and a Lieutenancy Area. It borders onto the Aberdeenshire, Angus, Dundee City, Fife, Clackmannanshire, Stirling, Argyll and Bute and Highland council areas. Perth is the administrative centre...
on the River Garry
River Garry, Perthshire
The River Garry is a major tributary of the River Tummel, itself a tributary of the River Tay, in the traditional county of Perthshire in the Scottish Highlands...
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The river-gorge traverses the pass over the course of a mile, and above it, the road and the railway, with the village of Killiecrankie at the north end.
About a mile toward the village of Killiecrankie, the Battle of Killiecrankie
Battle of Killiecrankie
-References:*Reid, Stuart, The Battle of Kiellliecrankkie -External links:* *...
took place in 1689.
There was also a ship, a 3 masted bark named the Pass of Killiecrankie of the Killiecankie line. The ship was later renamed Stifinder. Picture of ship.