Calendar An icon of a desk calendar. Cancel An icon of a circle with a diagonal line across. Caret An icon of a block arrow pointing to the right. Email An icon of a paper envelope. Facebook An icon of the Facebook "f" mark. Google An icon of the Google "G" mark. Linked In An icon of the Linked In "in" mark. Logout An icon representing logout. Profile An icon that resembles human head and shoulders. Telephone An icon of a traditional telephone receiver. Tick An icon of a tick mark. Is Public An icon of a human eye and eyelashes. Is Not Public An icon of a human eye and eyelashes with a diagonal line through it. Pause Icon A two-lined pause icon for stopping interactions. Quote Mark A opening quote mark. Quote Mark A closing quote mark. Arrow An icon of an arrow. Folder An icon of a paper folder. Breaking An icon of an exclamation mark on a circular background. Camera An icon of a digital camera. Caret An icon of a caret arrow. Clock An icon of a clock face. Close An icon of the an X shape. Close Icon An icon used to represent where to interact to collapse or dismiss a component Comment An icon of a speech bubble. Comments An icon of a speech bubble, denoting user comments. Comments An icon of a speech bubble, denoting user comments. Ellipsis An icon of 3 horizontal dots. Envelope An icon of a paper envelope. Facebook An icon of a facebook f logo. Camera An icon of a digital camera. Home An icon of a house. Instagram An icon of the Instagram logo. LinkedIn An icon of the LinkedIn logo. Magnifying Glass An icon of a magnifying glass. Search Icon A magnifying glass icon that is used to represent the function of searching. Menu An icon of 3 horizontal lines. Hamburger Menu Icon An icon used to represent a collapsed menu. Next An icon of an arrow pointing to the right. Notice An explanation mark centred inside a circle. Previous An icon of an arrow pointing to the left. Rating An icon of a star. Tag An icon of a tag. Twitter An icon of the Twitter logo. Video Camera An icon of a video camera shape. Speech Bubble Icon A icon displaying a speech bubble WhatsApp An icon of the WhatsApp logo. Information An icon of an information logo. Plus A mathematical 'plus' symbol. Duration An icon indicating Time. Success Tick An icon of a green tick. Success Tick Timeout An icon of a greyed out success tick. Loading Spinner An icon of a loading spinner. Facebook Messenger An icon of the facebook messenger app logo. Facebook An icon of a facebook f logo. Facebook Messenger An icon of the Twitter app logo. LinkedIn An icon of the LinkedIn logo. WhatsApp Messenger An icon of the Whatsapp messenger app logo. Email An icon of an mail envelope. Copy link A decentered black square over a white square.

Pitlochry Dam attraction welcomes 100K visitors

Pitlochry Dam
Pitlochry Dam

A new Perthshire tourist attraction has welcomed its 100,000th visitor in just over six months, smashing its opening year target.

The £4 million centre at Pitlochry Dam had expected to attract about 88,000 people throughout the whole of 2017.

But the complex, which was opened by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon in February, significantly surpassed that goal this week.

The family that walked through the doors to mark the milestone had a unique connection to the centre.

The Millers, made up of three generations, are direct descendants of Ian Alistair Duncan Miller, former deputy chairman of the Scottish Hydro Electric Board.

James Duncan Miller was welcomed with a specially designed cake which he and his family shared with fellow visitors.

SSE’s head of heritage Gillian O’Reilly said: “We are very pleased that the centre has proved to be so popular with visitors from Perthshire, other parts of Scotland and the rest of the UK and overseas.

“We are equally pleased to see the local tourism economy is having a good season. There are a lot of great attractions in and around Pitlochry and we are very proud to be part of it.”

She said: “We are not resting on our laurels, however. In the short term, we have plans to mark Doors Open Day on Saturday, September 9.

“Looking ahead, we are planning to mark the 75th anniversary next year of the Act of Parliament that gave rise to the network of hydro electric power schemes that are still providing clean electricity to customers to this day.”

VisitScotland regional director Jim Clarkson added: “Perthshire is renowned for its tourism reputation, boasting a diverse range of fascinating and beautiful attractions.

“Pitlochry Dam Visitor Centre has become a welcome addition to this line up and has undoubtedly helped bring more visitors to the area.”

He said: “To be welcoming its 100,000th visitor in just over six months is a remarkable achievement and demonstrates a real appetite for experiences of this nature.”