Pitlochry is a burgh in the region of Perthshire in Scotland, lying on the River Tummel. It is provided as part of the council location of Perth and also Kinross, and also has a population of 2,776, according to the 2011 census. It is largely a Victorian community, which developed into a vacationer hotel after Queen Victoria and also Prince Albert visited the location in 1842 and also bought a highland estate at Balmoral, and also the arrival of the train in 1863. It remains a prominent tourist hotel today and is especially recognized for its Pitlochry Festival Theatre, salmon ladder and as a centre for hillwalking, surrounded by hills such as Ben Vrackie as well as Schiehallion. It is prominent as a base for instructor holidays. The town has kept numerous stone Victorian structures, as well as the high street has an unusual period cast iron canopy over one side.