The River Ardle is a tributary of the River Ericht

River Ericht

The River Ericht is a river in Perthshire, Scotland formed from the confluence of the rivers Blackwater and Ardle.It runs south for around 10 miles before discharging into the River Isla, and eventually the River Tay...

. It runs for 10 miles (16.1 km) through the valley of Strathardle in Perthshire

Perthshire

Perthshire, officially the County of Perth , is a registration county in central Scotland. It extends from Strathmore in the east, to the Pass of Drumochter in the north, Rannoch Moor and Ben Lui in the west, and Aberfoyle in the south...

, Scotland. It is a salmon

Salmon

Salmon is the common name for several species of fish in the family Salmonidae. Several other fish in the same family are called trout; the difference is often said to be that salmon migrate and trout are resident, but this distinction does not strictly hold true...

 river providing opportunities for angling

Angling

Angling is a method of fishing by means of an "angle" . The hook is usually attached to a fishing line and the line is often attached to a fishing rod. Fishing rods are usually fitted with a fishing reel that functions as a mechanism for storing, retrieving and paying out the line. The hook itself...

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Course

The river is formed by the confluence of the Brerachan Water and the Allt Fearnach at Straloch, 3 miles (4.8 km) from the top of the valley. It flows past Kindrogan House

Kindrogan House

Kindrogan House is located near Enochdu, Blairgowrie, Perth and Kinross in Moulin parish, at the head of Strath Ardle, 7 miles ENE of Pitlochry and 2½ miles northwest of Kirkmichael...

 and Enochdhu, where it takes in the Dirnanean Burn, and then through Kirkmichael

Kirkmichael, Perth and Kinross

Kirkmichael is a village located in Strathardle, Perth and Kinross, Scotland. It is midway between the towns of Blairgowrie and Pitlochry.The name Kirkmichael means "The church of St. Michael", and the village dates back to the first millennium....

. It flows on past Ballintuim and Bridge of Cally, half a mile south of which it joins the Black Water to form the River Ericht. The Ericht is a tributary of the River Isla

River Isla, Perthshire

The River Isla is a tributary of the River Tay in Angus and Perthshire, Scotland. It runs for 46 miles through Glen Isla and Strathmore .-External links:*...

, which in turn flows into the River Tay

River Tay

The River Tay is the longest river in Scotland and the seventh-longest in the United Kingdom. The Tay originates in western Scotland on the slopes of Ben Lui , then flows easterly across the Highlands, through Loch Dochhart, Loch Lubhair and Loch Tay, then continues east through Strathtay , in...

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The Ardle is bridged at Enochdhu, Kirkmichael, Pitcarmick, Dalnabreck, Ballintuim, Blackcraig, Cally Lodge and by the A93

A93 road

The A93 is a major road in Scotland and the highest public road in the United Kingdom. It runs north from Perth through Blairgowrie and Rattray, then through the Grampian Mountains by way of Glenshee, the Cairnwell Pass and Glen Clunie to Braemar in Aberdeenshire...

 at Bridge of Cally.

Ardle's Grave

The name Ardle is derived from a Pictish

Picts

The Picts were a group of Late Iron Age and Early Mediaeval people living in what is now eastern and northern Scotland. There is an association with the distribution of brochs, place names beginning 'Pit-', for instance Pitlochry, and Pictish stones. They are recorded from before the Roman conquest...

warrior who was killed in battle at Enochdhu. He was reputed to be a giant, and the mound of his supposed grave is located in the garden of Dirnanean Lodge in Enochdhu. It is 19 feet (5.8 m) long, and around 3 foot (0.9144 m) wide. At its end is a 5 feet (1.5 m) high monolith. The origin of this stone is unknown but it is thought unlikely to be prehistoric.