The Reeling
Practise on the evening of 22nd August, the first day of the
Gathering will take place in the main hall of Pitlochry Town
Hall starting at 8:30pm.
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The Town Hall is
located a short, although hilly, walk from Scotland's Hotel in
West Moulin Road. There are three ways of getting
there and these are detailed below. For any members who find
walking difficult there is a car park located behind the
hall.
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Towards the foot
of this page there is a photograph of the Town Hall together
will a liitle about its history.
Route
1
On this Map:
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(A) is Scotland's
Hotel in Bonnethill
Road, Pitlochry,
PH16 5BT.
(B) is Pitlochry
Town Hall in West
Moulin Road, PH16
5EA;
(Number
18).
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1. Head South
(downhill) on
Bonnethill Road towards Atholl
Road for about 100 yards.
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2. Turn right onto
Atholl Road
(A924) for about 170 yards.
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3. Turn right
(uphill) onto West
Moulin Road, go past the
Cooperative Supermarket and
the hall will be on the right after
175 yards.
Walk Duration = 7
minutes (According to Google Maps)
Note: We are not sure how safe this route
will be in the dark.
Pitlochry
Town Hall
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Pitlochry Town Hall, a Grade B listed building, was designed
by Alexander Ness from Dundee in 1899. It is a "2-storey public hall
in Scottish Renaissance style with ogee-roofed polygonal tower
and small conical-roofed round tower". ***** The foundation stone was laid on 18th
May 1899 by Sir Alexander Muir Mackenzie of Delvine. Items of
interest were
placed beneath the stone, including "coins of the realm from a
sovereign down to a half-penny" and copies of the 'Scotsman',
'Perthshire Advertiser', and the 'Dundee Papers'. The
Hall opened in
1900, with cinema showings commencing in 1919. Passing into
council care in 1947, management of the building for Perth and
Kinross Council has rested with Pitlochry Leisure Centre since
1991.
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The photograph below shows Scottish Dancing
taking place in the Hall.
