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	Blair Atholl - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Blair Atholl (Blàr an Athall in Gaelic) is a small town in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, built about the confluence of the Rivers Tilt and Garry in one of the few areas of flat land in the midst of the Grampian Mountains.
		Blair Atholl's most famous feature is Blair Castle (NN865662), one of Scotland's premier stately homes, and the last castle in the British Isles to be besieged, in 1746 during the last Jacobite Rebellion.
		The collections of furniture, paintings, historical relics, weapons, embroidery, china, Highland artefacts and hunting trophies preserved in the Castle are among the finest in Scotland, as is the plasterwork and other décor of the principal rooms.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Blair_Atholl (934 words)

	Atholl Highlanders - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In recognition of the service that the regiment provided during her two visits, the Queen announced that she would present the Atholl Highlanders with colours, thus giving the regiment official status.
		Today, the Atholl Highlanders is a purely ceremonial regiment, of approximately 125 men, including two pipe bands; one of these is resident with the regiment at Blair Atholl, while the other is the Duke of Atholl's 'Unit in the Colonies' and is resident in Stone Mountain, Georgia, USA.
		It wears the tartan of the Clan Murray of Atholl and has as its cap badge the clan arms approved by the Duke, which it wears along with a sprig of juniper, which is the clan's plant.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Atholl_Highlanders (417 words)

	Murrays in Scotland
		The 2nd Earl of Tullibardine married Lady Dorothea Stewart, heiress of the Earls of Atholl in 1629, and became the Duke of Atholl.
		Blair Atholl Castle in Perthshire became the Clan seat, which is still maintained by the present Chief, the Duke of Atholl.
		The Atholl Highlanders who fought at Culloden are the only unit of the Jacobite army surviving today and are also the only legal private army in Scotland.
	members.cox.net /willpaz/Murray/murraysinscotland.htm (469 words)

	Highlander articles on Encyclopedia.com
		Highlander Folk School HIGHLANDER FOLK SCHOOL [Highlander Folk School] New Market, Tenn.; founded in 1932 by Myles Horton in Monteagle, Tenn., now known as the Highlander Research and Education Center.
		Blair Atholl BLAIR ATHOLL [Blair Atholl], parish, Perth and Kinross, central Scotland, at the confluence of the Garry and the Tilt rivers.
		Blair Castle, begun c.1269, is the seat of the duke of Atholl and his Atholl Highlanders, Britain's only private army.
	www.encyclopedia.com /SearchResults.aspx?Q=Highlander (455 words)

	Militia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		These are the Royal Monmouthshire Royal Engineers (formed in 1539), the Jersey Field Squadron (The Royal Militia Island of Jersey) (formed in 1337), and the Royal Alderney Militia (created in the 13th Century and reformed in 1984).
		Additionally, the Atholl Highlanders are a (ceremonial) private army maintained by the Duke of Atholl — they are the only legal private army in the United Kingdom.
		There is a long history of militias in the United States, starting before the country became a country with the colonial militias normally consisting of all adult male citizens.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Militia (1782 words)

	Highland bagpipe music for fingerstyle guitar by Glenn Weiser
		Their migration was noted by Greek historians, who wrote of their plaid clothing and "braying horns." These may well have been bagpipes, which in one form or another were played by all early peoples west of the Urals, and through Hittite stone carvings can be traced back as far as 1000 BC.
		Another possibility is that the Romans brought them to Britain, but either way, the Highland pipes were in use in Scotland by at least the fourteenth century.
		Highland folk songs, lullabies, croons, and slow marches make up the middle music, and marches, strathspeys, reels and jigs are the little music.
	www.celticguitarmusic.com /Pipes.htm (1194 words)

	Regimental Tartans
		Atholl or Murray of Atholl — worn by the Atholl Highlanders, the private army of the Duke of Atholl.
		After the Seaforth and the Cameron Highlanders were amalgamated to form the QOCH, further amalgamation took place with the Gordon Highlanders to form the "Highlanders" in 1994.
		The amalgamation of the Seaforths and the Cameron Highlanders in 1960 when they became the Queens Own Highlanders caused much heartburn over their tartan but a decision was taken to allow them to wear a MacKenzie kilt and Cameron Trews.
	www.tartansauthority.com /web/site/Tartan/History/RegimentalTartans.asp (1188 words)

	VisitScotland Perthshire - News
		The pipes and drums of the Atholl Highlanders will sound a loud welcome to visitors from the UK and overseas coming to one of Scotland's most popular outdoor events, held each year in Blair Atholl.
		Taking place this year on Sunday 29 May, the event is one of the earliest in the season's Highland Games programme, and it is always popular with the world-class heavyweights who look forward to honing their skills and strengths in the traditional tests of caber, hammer, shot and weights.
		His private army, the Atholl Highlanders, will not only start off the events in the Castle grounds with their traditional march-on, but will also add to the fun when they take part in their own race during the Games.
	www.perthshire.co.uk /index.asp?pg=318 (526 words)

	Go Perthshire - Location - People - Queen Victoria in Highland Perthshire
		This was a private visit and the Atholl Highlanders, mainly men in the Duke's employ, were responsible for their safety.
		Although she did not return to Atholl for another 17 years, Victoria and Albert came again in 1861, on the return to Balmoral from a private tour through the Highlands.
		The 6th Duchess of Atholl was a great friend of Queen Victoria, and when she heard that the Duke was in failing health, the Queen broke her journey north, from Windsor to Balmoral, in September 1863, to pay him a visit.
	www.goperthshire.com /history/queen_victoria.asp (622 words)

	Edinburgh to Inverness via Stirling (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		In 1778 the 4th Duke raised a regiment of the 77th Atholl Highlanders to serve with the British army during the American War of Independence.
		The name of the Burn comes from one of the assassins of James I (r.1406-37) who was murdered in front of his wife, Queen Joanna, on the 20th February, 1437 in the royal apartments in the Blackfriars Monastery in Perth.
		In 1762 it was discovered that the flface sheep of the Borders could be kept all year round on the higher hills on the land that the cattle grazed in the summertime.
	www.lawrieweb.com /eis/eis13.html (1549 words)

	Limited edition print of the Atholl Highlanders on Parade (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The 11th Duke of Atholl taking the salute at the annual Parade held in front of Blair Castle, Blair Atholl, Perthshire.
		The original watercolour was commissioned to present to the people of Atholl, Massachusetts when the Atholl Highlanders were invited to visit in June 2000.
		The Atholl Highlanders is the only private army legally allowed to bear arms in the United Kingdom.
	www.rogerleeart.demon.co.uk /images/parade.html (139 words)

	Dalgreine Guest House, Blair Atholl, Perthshire, Scotland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The lively Atholl rivers combine with the mountains, hills and glens to create some of the finest scenery in Scotland, and the villages of Blair Atholl - Blair, Killiecrankie, Bruar, Calvine and Struan - offer some of the finest hospitality in a natural, unspoiled setting.
		The focal point of Blair Atholl is Blair Castle, which is open to the public from Easter until late October.
		The traditional home of the Dukes of Atholl and the Atholl Highlanders, it is one of Scotland's best known castles.
	www.dalgreine-guest-house.co.uk (149 words)

	THE SOCIETY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Blair Castle the ancient home and fortress of the Earls and Dukes of Atholl is situated in the wide Strath of Garry and commands a strategic position on the main route through the central Highlands.
		The Atholl Highlanders are the only legal private army in Britain and it is by kind permission of His Grace, 17ie Duke of Atholl, that the Highlanders mount a guard of honour at Blair Castle for the arrival of Keepers and guests for the bi-annual ceremonies and banquets of The Keepers of the Quaich.
		In September 1987 the Atholl Highlanders toured some of the eastern states of the USA and in October of the same year some of the pipes and drums attended a British trade fair in Tokyo, Japan
	www.buxrud.se /society.htm (1392 words)

	ScotClans - Clan Murray of Atholl - Clan History
		The younger son of the 1st Duke of Atholl was the renowned Jacobite general, Lord George Murray.
		The Battle of Culloden was the last time the Highlanders of Atholl went to war but the ceremonial guard of the chiefs is still the only private army in the realm.
		In 1736 the Murrays of Atholl extended their lands when the second Duke of Atholl inherited the sovereignty of the Isle of Man, and to this day the Atholl arms still display the trimacria, the symbol of the island.
	www.scotclans.com /clans/Murray_of_Atholl/history.html (400 words)

	Clan Murray
		She brought with her vast tracts of land and in 1629 the Earldom of Atholl became a Murray Earldom.
		The ceromonial guard, however, survives as the Atholl Highlanders.
		The heraldry of the Dukes of Atholl include the crests of Murray, Tullibardine and Atholl as befits the history of the clan.
	www.clanshop.co.uk /clanfocus/murray.htm (448 words)

	Music/Bands - Page 2
		The Alhambra Highlander Pipes and Drums is the oldest Shrine Pipe Band in North America.
		Duke of Atholl, granted them permission to “wear his colours and to be his unit” in America.
		The Atholl Highlanders name is a boon granted by Queen Victoria when she presented their colors at Blair Atholl castle in 1845.
	www.blairsvillescottishfestival.com /musicbands2.htm (1416 words)

	Dennispage (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Duke's younger son, Lord George Murray, was the brilliant Jacobite general responsible for the Highlanders' astonishing successes throughout the greater part of the 1745 Rising.
		Lord George's descendant, the present Duke of Atholl, Chief of the Murrays, still resides at Blair Castle in Atholl.
		The principal duties of the Atholl Highlanders have been to furnish sentries or Guards of Honor for royal visitors to Blair Castle.
	www.mlode.com /~griffin/dennispage.html (611 words)

	Blair Atholl - accommodation guide and tourist information
		Squally showers punctuated this years Atholl Highlanders Parade but failed to dampen the enthusiasm of the large crowd that turned out to witness this unique and colourful ceremony.
		This is only the third occasion that new colours have been presented to the Atholl Highlanders since Queen Victoria first presented the original colours in 1845.
		The venue is the Memorial Park, Blair Atholl, entry being adjacent to the Village Hall or beside the Village Bowling Green.
	www.blairatholl.org.uk /events.html (1307 words)

	Castle Menzies Holiday Cottages - What's On in Scotland
		The Duke of Atholl, Officers, Soldiers and Pipe band of the Highlanders, Trooping the Colours of the regiment, in front of Blair Castle.
		The show of the Highland Ponies is also without doubt one of the best anywhere.
		This is the famous gathering where the Lonach Highlanders, start early morning with the 5 mile march to the park.
	www.castlemenzies.com /Whats_On.html (1123 words)

	Blair Castle, Scotland
		In 1269, while the Earl of Atholl was away in England for an extended period, a neighbour, John Comyn, started to build a castle on the Earl's land.
		Atholl complained to King Alexander III, got his land back, and incorporated the usurping tower into his own castle.
		They are now the only private army in Europe, and as the Atholl Highlanders are recruited mainly from the Atholl estate, and exist today as a private ceremonial bodyguard
	www.scotland-calling.com /forts/blair.htm (253 words)

	MyClan.com : Clan Murray : Clan History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The Stewart earldom of Atholl became a Murray earldom in 1629, and a marquessate in 1676.
		Culloden was the last time that the Highlanders of Atholl went to war, but the ceremonial guard of the chiefs – which became known as the Atholl Highlanders – still has the unique honour of being the only private army in the realm.
		In 1845 Queen Victoria presented colours to the Atholl Highlanders, and they regularly attend upon the present duke on ceremonial occasions.
	www.myclan.com /clans/Murray_109/default.php (1370 words)

	Regimental History prepared by James H Mitchell
		This was a kilted regiment wearing the Murray of Atholl tartan: one of its companies was drawn from 1 Transvaal Scottish, the other from the disbanded 2TS.
		The visit was returned in June 1997 by a touring party of Atholl Highlanders, who also visited their clan chief and 'colonel-proprietor', the 11th Duke of Atholl, who is a South African.
		The History of the Transvaal Scottish 1902-1932 by Captain H C Juta, foreword by Brigadier-General the Duke of Atholl (published 'By Authority', Johannesburg 1933, xvi, 152 pp, 45 pp fl and white photographs, line illus., 4 folding maps, maps in text, nominal rolls of officers, warrant officers and early enlistment's).
	www.jocks.co.za /history.htm (2630 words)

	Print Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The castle, the family and the nation's history are closely interwoven and a visit to Blair with its treasures bring to life all three.
		The annual parade of Atholl Highlanders which is held in late May gives visitors a unique opportunity to see the Duke of Atholl's private army.
		A North American band has been formed to play the music of the regiment and their is even a song which carries their name, The Atholl Highlanders' Farewell to Loch Katrine.
	www.suite101.com /print_article.cfm/all_things_scottish/19081 (256 words)

	The Atholl Highlanders [UK]
		Athole Highlanders, or old 77th Highland Regiment, by Ian Coghlan.
		Atholl Highlanders Museum, Blair Castle (Army Museums Ogilby Trust)
		Bulloch, J.M. The 'mutiny' of the Atholl Highlanders, and an account of the Sheelagreen Gordons.
	www.regiments.org /regiments/uk/inf/077athol.htm (242 words)

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