Aberfeldy
Aberfeldy is a market town in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, on the River Tay. It sits in Highland Perthshire and it had 1895 inhabitants in the 2001 census. It encompasses Perthshire's highest mountain and Scotland's longest river, Glen Lyon.
The poet Robert Burns mentions Aberfeldy in his poem 'The Birks of Aberfeldy'. It is also mentioned in the old Loch Tay Boat Song. Aberfeldy is noted for Wade's Bridge, built in 1773. General Wade considered the bridge to be his greatest accomplishment.
The burgh is the first Fairtrade Town in Scotland, and won this status in 2002. This means that its retailers and attractions advocate Fairtrade, organic and environmentally friendly products.
Aberfeldy has a cinema, The Birks Cinema, which was founded in 1939 in a late Art Deco style. It shut in the 1980s, but in 2009 the charity Friends of the Birks bought it with a government grant. It reopened after full refurbishment in 2013 and the actor Alan Cumming, who was born in the town, is patron.
JK Rowling bought Killiechassie House, close to Aberfeldy and along the River Tay, in 2001.
If your home in Aberfeldy needs a new [product], make sure you look at no less than three quotes from vetted tradespeople.
