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Killiecrankie
Sign in to saveKilliecrankie (; , meaning "aspen wood") is a village in Perth and Kinross, Scotland on the River Garry. It lies at the Pass of Killiecrankie, by the A9 road which has been bypassed since 1986. The village is home to a power station forming part of the Tummel Hydro-Electric Power Scheme. Much of the riverbank is owned by the National Trust for Scotland. The nearby 10 arch railway viaduct, which runs for along the north-east bank of the River Garry, was built in 1863 from a design by Joseph Mitchell.
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- Killiecrankie
- Region
- Alba / Scotland
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 0
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Killiecrankie (; , meaning "aspen wood") is a village in Perth and Kinross, Scotland on the River Garry. It lies at the Pass of Killiecrankie, by the A9 road which has been bypassed since 1986. The village is home to a power station forming part of the Tummel Hydro-Electric Power Scheme. Much of the riverbank is owned by the National Trust for Scotland. The nearby 10 arch railway viaduct, which runs for along the north-east bank of the River Garry, was built in 1863 from a design by Joseph Mitchell.
==History==
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