Atholl Estates is one of Scotland’s best-known Highland estates stretching across 145,000 acres at the entrance to the Cairngorms National Park. Managing a range of tourism and rural operations, our central aims are the preservation and enhancement of the estate's natural, built and social environment for the benefit of Scotland as a whole. The estate is best-known for the famous landmark of Blair Castle, the ancient seat of the Dukes and Earls of Atholl and home to Europe's only private army, the Atholl Highlanders. Steeped in history, the castle and grounds are open to the public for day visitors, corporate events, functions and weddings. Other tourism enterprises run by Atholl Estates include Blair Castle Caravan Park, Blair Castle Woodland Lodges, Atholl Highland Lodges, Wildlife Safaris, the Atholl Estates Rangers Service and a range of traditional country sports including fishing and stalking. Atholl Estates also runs Scotland's leading equestrian event, the Blair Castle International Horse Trials, running over four days at the end of August every year. We also run a number of rural operations including property letting, farming, forestry and more recently, a number of hydro schemes.