1910–1911
Britannica 11th
Encyclopaedia Britannica · 11th edition
AUCHTERARDER (Gaelic, "upper high land"), a police burgh of Perthshire, Scotland, 13} m. S.W. of Perth by the Caledonian railway. Pop. (1001) 2276. It is situated on Ruthven Water, a right-hand tributary of the Earn. The chief manufactures are those of tartans and other woollens, and of agricultural implements. At the beginning of the I3th century it obtained a charter from the earl of Strathcarn, afterwards became a royal burgh for a period, and was represented in the Scottish parliament. Its castle, now ruinous, …
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