Auchterarder

Auchterarder
Auchterarder High Street in the sunshine: Star Hotel, Post Office and Town Hall
Auchterarder is located in Perth and Kinross
Auchterarder
Auchterarder
Location within Perth and Kinross
Population5,840 (2020)[1]
OS grid referenceNN945125
• Edinburgh31 mi (50 km)
• London361 mi (581 km)
Council area
Lieutenancy area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townAUCHTERARDER
Postcode districtPH3
Dialling code01764
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
UK Parliament
Scottish Parliament
List of places
UK
Scotland
56°17′35″N 3°42′22″W / 56.293167°N 3.706142°W / 56.293167; -3.706142

Auchterarder (/ɒxtərˈɑːrdər/ ; Scottish Gaelic: Uachdar Àrdair, meaning Upper Highland) is a town north of the Ochil Hills in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, and home to the Gleneagles Hotel. The 1+12-mile-long (2.5-kilometre) High Street of Auchterarder gave the town its popular name of "The Lang Toun" or Long Town.

The modern town is a shopping destination with a variety of independent shops and cafes.

  1. ^ "Mid-2020 Population Estimates for Settlements and Localities in Scotland". National Records of Scotland. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.

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