Auchterarder
Sign in to saveAuchterarder (; , 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
- Perth and Kinross-shire
- UK place.constituency_scottish_parliament
- Perthshire South and Kinross-shire
- UK place.static_image_name
- Auchterarder High Street.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Auchterarder High Street in the sunshine: Star Hotel, Post Office and Town Hall
- UK place.edinburgh_distance_mi
- 31
- UK place.london_distance_mi
- 361
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8 sectionsContents
- History
- Auchterarder House
- Old Parish Church
- Transport
- Climate
- Notable people
- References
- External links
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.