Tourism in Crieff to be represented in capital

“You could say the Earl and his predecessors have had a good run for their money,” commented County Assessor James Macnab after an unsuccessful appeal, on behalf of the Earl of Ancaster, against the assessment of £50 on Drummond Loch.

The loch had been included for rating purposes, along with the castle and its policies, since rating assessments began in 1854, but Mr Macnab remarked: “We are constantly discovering items such as this which should be on the roll.”

Defending the claim to have the loch included with the rest of the policies Drummond Estate factor Mr Frank Hansell said the loch was man-made between 1745 and 1800 to enhance the pleasure grounds at the castle but there was no question of profit as the fishings were not let on a commercial basis.

“Lord Ancaster thought it was a delightful place for people who like a little privacy for a day’s fishing.” The castle’s rateable value was £205.

In spite of the local council’s refusal to contribute £50 to advertising “Crieff - the holiday town” at an exhibition in London, the burgh would not go unrepresented.

“Mr D Eggo, the indefatigable chairman of Crieff Tourist Association, in cooperation with the tourist associations of Pitlochry, Aberfeldy and Blairgowrie, will take part in the Scottish Holiday Exhibition at Waterloo from 2nd January to 14th January, 1967.”

The Scottish Tourist Board would be delivering supplies of large posters to the main railway stations in the capital.