Also referred to as the Castle Beat, the West Hand extends from Blair Castle grounds in a northerly direction to cover over 18,000 acres of open woodland, low and high ground heather moor. Guests stay at Old Blair Lodge which sleeps up to 12 and is conveniently located within walking distance of Blair Atholl village. The West Hand is managed by a Headkeeper with over 45 years of experience on Atholl and also benefits from varied ground some of which requires less strenuous walking.

Mixed sporting weeks start at the end of August and continue until the end of the stags in October. In addition, as Old Blair is centrally positioned to access all our beats, it is generally chosen for hind stalking parties during November and December. Given the significant extent of our hind cull very little of the stalking is let to guests and that which we do provide is restricted to parties who also take the lodge for accommodation.

During the mixed grouse and stag weeks of the season, the West Hand can accommodate two stalking parties each day although salmon fishing for 3 rods on the Tilt is also provided with the lodge for 3 days of the week.

Non sporting members of the party have easy access from Old Blair to the Castle, pony trekking or other venues such as Pitlochry or the House of Bruar making the West Hand a particularly suitable beat for families.