i-tokeld Preserved
Two hundred and fifty years ago Queen Anne granted a barter which raised the ancient town of Dunkeld in Perthshire ° the dignity of a royal burgh. But for lack of funds Dunkeld _as never been able to assume that status. It is also because uf the lack of public money that the town has suffered a marked PhYsical deterioration. Not long ago it looked as though many uf its fine old buildings would soon disappear altogether. But 2,11 the 250th anniversary of Queen Anne's charter the National 4 rust for Scotland has taken over two groups of houses in Cathedral Street and the Cross. These were built early in the iighteenth century (on the site of buildings destroyed by the _ ighland army in 1689, three weeks after the Battle of Killie- urankie) and form an important link between the vernacular jle and the later more formal manner. Now, thanks to the 4ational Trust for Scotland, they will be preserved from des- 'ruction, and so the distinctive character of the town will be alaintained. But if this is to be done with certainty the public _Will have to support the Trust to the tune of £5,000. It is fl°t- much to ensure the success of the Trust in its most II nthitious project so far in the field of Scottish architecture.
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