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.

Deal could see more films shot in Perthshire

Dysart Harbour in the Amazon series Outlander
Dysart Harbour in the Amazon series Outlander

A bid to lure more Hollywood-style productions to Perthshire has been bolstered by the owners of an historic estate.

Developers behind ambitious plans for a huge film studio in Midlothian are considering a team-up with the Abercairny Estate, near Crieff.

It is hoped the 10,000-acre estate could be offered to production crews as locations for major film or TV projects.

The Pentland Studios scheme involves the creation of a vast complex with six sound stages near Edinburgh. The whole venture hinges on crucial backing from the Scottish Government.

Development director Jim O’Donnell said Abercairney’s lochs, woodland, mansion house and walled garden could be ideal for outdoor shoots.

“We are in quite advanced talks with the Abercairney Estate at the moment,” he said. “We’re working up a partnership agreement where we would invest money to create the basic infrastructure and utilities required by film and television crews to make it more attractive for anyone to shoot there.

“We will still have two backlots for outdoor filming, but the idea would be that if someone was using Pentland Studios and wanted to have a couple of days of location shooting with a Highland backdrop, then that is where they would go.

“It has lochs, glens, mountains, moors, trees and even standing stones.”

A spokeswoman for Abercairney Estates said: “We can confirm we are in discussions with Pentland Studios Ltd over potential filming opportunities.”

The estate is the seat of the Moray family and Murray clan and has links with William Wallace and Queen Victoria.

Last week, a seminar in Perth heard calls for the Scottish Government to take urgent action to capitalise on the screen sector.

Senior location scout David Taylor – who organised filming for the Brad Pitt blockbuster World War Z in Glasgow – said that the Pentland Studios project would have a “dramatic effect” on the industry and offer major economic benefits across the country.