Glenalmond and East Strathearn

The countryside to the east of Crieff is largely rich farmland nestling between the River Earn and the River Almond.

The tiny village of Fowlis Wester has a Neolithic burial mound dating from 3000BC. The Church of St. Bean was built in the 13th century and contains a fine 8th century Pictish stone depicting Johah and the whale. There is also another more eroded stone in the village square.

Heading north along country roads you come to Glenalmond and the Buchanty Spout, a famous salmon leap best visited in September or October to witness the salmon fighting their way up the gushing torrents. From here a quiet B-class road runs east along the full length of the glen to Perth.

East Strathearn is another area of great historic interest with an extensive network of country roads linking Crieff and Aucherarder. Innerpeffray Library was the first lending library in Scotland and dates back to 1860. The adjacent Innerpeffray Chapel is even older, having been built in 1508. The walls and ceilings retain fragments of fine medieval wall paintings. Nearby lies Tillibardine Chapel, a complete 15th and 16th century cruciform church built by the Murray family.