Dalguise (
Scottish Gaelic Dàil Ghiuthais) is a settlement in
Perth and Kinross
Perth and Kinross ( sco, Pairth an Kinross; gd, Peairt agus Ceann Rois) is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland and a Lieutenancy Area. It borders onto the Aberdeenshire, Angus, Argyll and Bute, Clackmannanshire, Dundee, Fife, Highland and S ...
, Scotland. It is situated on the western side of the
River Tay
The River Tay ( gd, Tatha, ; probably from the conjectured Brythonic ''Tausa'', possibly meaning 'silent one' or 'strong one' or, simply, 'flowing') is the longest river in Scotland and the seventh-longest in Great Britain. The Tay originates ...
on the B898 road, north of
Dunkeld. Located there is Dalguise House, a place where, from the age of four,
Beatrix Potter stayed annually with her family throughout the summer, from May till the end of the salmon season.
History
Dalguise House
Plans to build a house in Dalguise were completed in 1714,
and building was completed in 1753. Extensions to the property were built in 1791, 1812 and 1821.
Beeatrix Potter stayed at Dalguise House with her family during the early 1890s. Whilst staying at Dalguise in 1893, Potter wrote picture letters which provided the basis for her first book, ''The Tale of Peter Rabbit'', and the book ''The Tale of Jeremy Fisher''. The latter was influenced by her exploration of the River Tay. ''The Tale of Mrs Tiggy Winkle'', published in 1905, was also inspired by the Potters' old washer woman at Dalguise, Kitty MacDonald.
Dalguise House was purchased in 1992 by
PGL, becoming an outdoor education centre.
Notable features
Dalguise has a
village hall, which has been used for activities such as
meditation and
country dancing.
A 1.25-mile section of the River Tay within Dalguise is owned by Dalguise Fishings, providing an area for salmon fishing. A fishing hut is also situated on the river.
Transport
Dalguise railway station
Dalguise railway station served the Scottish settlement of Dalguise, Perth and Kinross, from 1863 to 1965 on the Inverness and Perth Junction Railway.
History
The station opened on 1 June 1863 by the Inverness and Perth Junction Railway. The ...
closed to passengers in 1965. The number 60 bus between
Aberfeldy and
Blairgowrie, operated by
Stagecoach East Scotland, stops at Dalguise once a day on schooldays.
Gallery
File:Dalguise viaduct (geograph 3418380).jpg,
References
Villages in Perth and Kinross
Beatrix Potter
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