Atholl
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thumb|right|Map of Scotland showing roughly the district of Atholl thumb|Aerial view of Blair Atholl (Gaelic Blàr Athall, "the plain of Atholl") Atholl or Athole () is a district in the heart of the Scottish Highlands, bordering (in clockwise order, from north-east) Marr, Gowrie, Perth, Strathearn, Breadalbane, Lochaber, and Badenoch. Historically it was a Pictish kingdom, becoming one of the original provinces of the Kingdom of Alba before being incorporated into the sheriffdom and later county of Perthshire. Today it forms the northern part of Perth and Kinross, Scotland.
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- Instance of
- region
- Country
- Kingdom of Scotland
- Located in
- Perth and Kinross
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- historic county
- Perthshire
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
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- Etymology
- History
- Pictish kingdom
- Province and earldom
- Notable residents
- See also
- References
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thumb|right|Map of Scotland showing roughly the district of Atholl thumb|Aerial view of Blair Atholl (Gaelic Blàr Athall, "the plain of Atholl") Atholl or Athole () is a district in the heart of the Scottish Highlands, bordering (in clockwise order, from north-east) Marr, Gowrie, Perth, Strathearn, Breadalbane, Lochaber, and Badenoch. Historically it was a Pictish kingdom, becoming one of the original provinces of the Kingdom of Alba before being incorporated into the sheriffdom and later county of Perthshire. Today it forms the northern part of Perth and Kinross, Scotland.
== Etymology ==
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