Tayside - countryside

Ben Lawers nature reserve takes in over 8000 acres and includes Perthshire's highest mountain at almost 4000 ft. The reserve takes in 7 Munros (mountains over 3000 feet). The area attracts walkers of all skill levels and botanists drawn by the wide array of arctic-alpine plants, among them many rare species.
Lawers, Tayside, Scotland, FK21 8TY

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Craigower is a hill overlooking Pitlochry, preserved as an important natural landscape by the National Trust for Scotland. The hilltop site covers 4.5 hectares, a mix of heath and Scots pine, and provides a home for a wide variety of butterflies.
Pitlochry, Tayside, Scotland, PH16 5LY

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Dollar Glen stretches up from the village of Dollar, past historic Castle Campbell, to the Ochil Hills beyond. There are walking trails up the steep glen, along a pair of picturesque burns and past a series of waterfalls to the castle and into the hills beyond.
Dollar, Tayside, Scotland, FK14 7PP

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Heritage Highlight: Historic Castle Campbell stands on one side of the glen
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The spectacular wooded gorge of Killiecrankie is the site of a famous battle during the Jacobite rebellion of 1689. The National Trust for Scotland Visitor Centre has an exhibition on the battle and the natural history of the area, and there are walking trails through lovely woodland and beside the River Garry.
Killiecrankie, Pitlochry, Perth and Kinross, Tayside, Scotland, PH16 5LG

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Heritage Highlight: Soldier's Leap, site of a narrow escape during the Battle of Killiecrankie
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Linn of Tummel is a beautiful area of Perthshire woodland surrounding the junction of the Rivers Tummel and Garry next to the Killiecrankie estate. Walk through pleasant mixed woodland to waterfalls where the swift-flowing Tummel tumbles down to join the Garry near Pitlochry.
Pitlochry, Tayside, Scotland, PH16 5NP

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Loch Earn is a freshwater loch flanked by majestic mountains, in the north of the Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park. A favourite spot for water sports and walkers.
Tayside, Scotland

Attraction Type: Countryside - Lake
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Heritage Highlight: 16th century Edinample Castle
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Loch Tay is a large freshwater loch stretching 15 miles between Killin and Kenmore. The landscape is stunning, with Ben Lawers National Nature Reserve on the north shore, while the southern route along the loch is narrow and winding but has beautiful views.
Tayside, Scotland

Attraction Type: Countryside - Lake
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Heritage Highlight: Scottish Crannog Centre at Kenmore
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One of the easiest of Scotland's waterfalls to access, Reekie Linn is actually a pair of linked falls on the River Isla, at Bridge of Craigisla, about 4 miles north of Alyth. There is a parking area immediately north of the bridge on the B954, with picnic tables and an information sign explaining about the geology of the area and the variety of bird life you can see there. From the parking area, there is a short 5-minute walk to a viewing area for the falls.
B954, Bridge of Craigisla, Tayside, Scotland

Attraction Type: Countryside - Waterfall
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The Tay Forest Park takes in a huge swath of remote and idyllic countryside near Dunkeld, including Loch Tummel. The most popular part of the Forest Park is The Queen's View, offering a superb view up Loch Tummel. Rannoch Moor, at the end of the road, is desolate wilderness covered with peat bogs.
Queens View Visitor Centre, Pitlochry, Tayside, Scotland, PH16 5NR

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Heritage Highlight: Caisteal Dubh Pictish hill fort at Grandtully
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One of the most picturesque of the countryside areas maintained by the National Trust for Scotland, The Hermitage is an area of 33 acres of conifer and deciduous woodlands and contains one of Britain's tallest Douglas fir trees. A picturesque folly built in 1758 stands above the wooded gorge of River Braan and offers views of Black Linn waterfall.
Dunkeld, Tayside, Scotland

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