Perthshire, the Ancient County of Perth Scotland straddles both the Scottish Highlands and Lowlands - glens, lochs, mountains and open spaces in the Breadalbane, Atholl & Balquhidder - rich farmland and market towns in Strathearn, Menteith & Gowrie.
Situated in the geographical centre of Scotland the area has played an important part in this nation's long and turbulent history and many of the well known historical figures have associations with the county - Ossian, Macbeth, William Wallace, Robert Bruce, Mary Queen of Scots, John Knox, Montrose, Rob Roy Macgregor, Bonnie Prince Charlie and Robert Burns.