Pitlochry is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Perthshire, with breath taking scenery and wonderful natural features that make it a jewel in Highland Perthshire's crown. Pitlochry dates from around the mid 19th Century; Queen Victoria's visit in 1844 helped to push the town to the tourism hub of today.
One of Pitlochry's main attractions is the hydro-electric dam and fish ladder; the salmon swim up the Tummel into Loch Faskally through interconnecting pipes. Large plate glass windows allow tourists to view the salmon making there way up to the loch.
As well as the beautiful scenery and Salmon dam, there is the Pitlochry Festival Theatre, Edradour Distillery and Bells whisky distillery, Blair Castle at Blair Atholl a short drive away where the famous summer horse trials are held, Killiecrankie and a wide variation of tourist shops and restaurants. Aslo the "Harrods of the North" - House of Bruar retail outlet offering top quality Scottish produce, from cashmere and leather goods to traditional Scottish foods and delicacies.
Moulin is a small hamlet, just outside Pitlochry on the way up to Ben y vrackie, and has a more ancient history. The Earl of Atholl granted Moulin Church to Dunfermline Abbey in 1180. In 1511 Moulin became a burgh of barony. The current Moulin Kirk was rebuilt in 1613 and the Moulin Pub and Hotel dates from 1695.
Pitlochry has a large proportion of hotels and guesthouses than any other town of comparable size. In 1947 the town became a burgh. Between 1947-50 an extensive hydro-electric scheme was built upstream of the town with the lowest dam and power station being that on the River Tummel at Pitlochry itself.
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