Crieff is the main town of the Strathearn region of Scotland, lying on the southern edge of the Scottish Highlands. It is a holiday resort and is the second largest town in Perthshire with a population of almost 6000.

The name comes from the Gaelic Craoibh meaning "trees" - Crieff being originally among the trees'.) The town spills from the Knock, the wooded hill above, down to the River Earn. James Square with it's fountain marks the centre of Crieff.

Historically, each October Crieff would hold a great cattle sale, The Tryst. Cattle were driven south from all over the Highlands and Islands. The black cattle would be sold and then driven south to the growing cities of Scotland and the north of England. The October Michaelmas Tryst attracted thieves and criminals who mixed with the drunken Highlanders who had just sold their cattle and had money in their pockets. Crieff became a 'wild west' town. The guity would be punished on the Kind Gallows of Crieff, for which town became famous!

Montrose, Rob Roy Macgregor, Bonnie Prince Charlie, Robert Burns and many others from Scotland's colourful history have walked Crieff's historic High Street.

In the 19th Century Crieff became a fashionable holiday resort and rural retreat when the Establishment was opened in 1868. Much of Crieff's trade still involves tourism. Hotels, guesthouses and self catering accommodation offer the visitor a wide choice.

Checkout the full Crieff Directory with information about accommodation, businesses, community, restaurant and shopping websites.

Crieff :-

• Crieff Angling Club Beats on R Earn and Drummond Loch.

• Crieff Highland Games Every August

• Crieff Archery Club Target archery, shooting in Crieff

• Crieff Golf Club 18 & 9 hole courses.

• Drovers' Tryst October walking festival

• Strathearn Harriers Running for pleasure, fitness and fun

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