Auchterarder
Also known as Uachdar Àrdair, Uachdar Àrdach
Auchterarder (; , meaning Upper Highland) is a town north of the Ochil Hills in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, and home to the Gleneagles Hotel. It is also once part of the historic county of Perthshire. The High Street of Auchterarder gave the town its popular name of "The Lang Toun" or Long Town.
Key facts
- UK place.country
- Scotland
- UK place.official_name
- Auchterarder
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- NN945125
- UK place.gaelic_name
- Uachdar Àrdair
- UK place.map_type
- Scotland
- UK place.population_ref
- ()
- UK place.unitary_scotland
- Perth and Kinross
- UK place.lieutenancy_scotland
- Perth and Kinross
- UK place.post_town
- AUCHTERARDER
- UK place.postcode_district
- PH3
- UK place.postcode_area
- PH
- UK place.dial_code
- 01764
- UK place.constituency_westminster
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8 sectionsContents
- History
- Auchterarder House
- Old Parish Church
- Transport
- Climate
- Notable people
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Auchterarder (; , meaning Upper Highland) is a town north of the Ochil Hills in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, and home to the Gleneagles Hotel. It is also once part of the historic county of Perthshire. The High Street of Auchterarder gave the town its popular name of "The Lang Toun" or Long Town.
The modern town is a shopping destination with a variety of independent shops and cafes.
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