Dunalastair is close to a former home of the Clan Donnachaidh (sometimes incorrectly referred to as Clan Robertson) of Scotland. However the present ruined house, despite widespread but incorrect information, has no association with the clan, the land having been sold prior to its construction.[3] The Clan's family lived nearby until the 1850s, and there is a burial ground of the chiefs of the Clan in the grounds. There is the ruin of an old baronial-style mansion in the grounds, built in 1862 by General Macdonald, the then-owner of Dunalastair. The original tower house was burnt down after the 1745 rebellion, as the great chieftain Alexander Robertson of Struan was a Jacobite supporter. Another house built on the site was demolished by General Macdonald in order to build the current building.
The estate is overlooked by the peak of Schiehallion, a conical mountain sometimes translated as "Fairy hill of the Caledonians".
dunalastair, scottish, gaelic, dùn, alastair, meaning, fort, alexander, estate, southern, part, highlands, perthshire, scotland, miles, west, town, pitlochry, lying, along, river, tummel, between, tummel, bridge, east, kinloch, rannoch, west, incorporates, par. Dunalastair Scottish Gaelic Dun Alastair meaning fort of Alexander is an estate in the southern part of the Highlands in Perthshire Scotland 1 2 It is 18 miles west of the town of Pitlochry lying along the River Tummel between Tummel Bridge to the east and Kinloch Rannoch to the west and incorporates part of Dunalastair Water The building in 2005Dunalastair is close to a former home of the Clan Donnachaidh sometimes incorrectly referred to as Clan Robertson of Scotland However the present ruined house despite widespread but incorrect information has no association with the clan the land having been sold prior to its construction 3 The Clan s family lived nearby until the 1850s and there is a burial ground of the chiefs of the Clan in the grounds There is the ruin of an old baronial style mansion in the grounds built in 1862 by General Macdonald the then owner of Dunalastair The original tower house was burnt down after the 1745 rebellion as the great chieftain Alexander Robertson of Struan was a Jacobite supporter Another house built on the site was demolished by General Macdonald in order to build the current building The estate is overlooked by the peak of Schiehallion a conical mountain sometimes translated as Fairy hill of the Caledonians References edit Ordnance Survey Landranger map sheet 42Glen Garry amp Loch Rannoch Map Ordnance Survey 2008 ISBN 9780319231296 Ordnance Survey 1 50 000 Scale Gazetteer csv download www ordnancesurvey co uk Ordnance Survey 1 January 2016 Retrieved 18 February 2016 Robertson James Irvine 2005 The Robertsons Clan Donnachaidh in Atholl Librario Publishing ISBN 1904440630 56 42 13 N 4 06 28 W 56 7036 N 4 1078 W 56 7036 4 1078 nbsp This article about a Scottish building or structure is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article related to Perth and Kinross Scotland is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dunalastair amp oldid 1196781215, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
