Birnam, Perth and Kinross
Birnam is a village in Perth and Kinross, Scotland.
Birnam is a village in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. It is located 12 miles (19 km) north of Perth on the A9 road, the main tourist route through Perthshire, in an area of Scotland marketed as Big Tree Country. The village originated from the Victorian era with the coming of the railway in 1856, although the place and name is well known because William Shakespeare mentioned Birnam Wood in Macbeth:MACBETH: Till Birnam wood remove to Dunsinane/ I cannot taint with fear.
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Worth seeing in and around Birnam, Perth and Kinross
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Dunkeld Cathedral
Dunkeld Cathedral is a Church of Scotland place of worship which stands on the north bank of the River Tay in Dunkeld, Perth and Kinross, Scotland. Built in square-stone style of predominantly grey sandstone, the cathedral proper began in 1260 and was completed in 1501.
1.2 km · church in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, UK · Wikipedia - 02Roman Catholic Diocese of Dunkeld
The Diocese of Dunkeld is a diocese of the Latin Church of the Catholic Church in southern Scotland. The current bishop of the diocese is Andrew McKenzie, having been appointed as the diocese's eleventh bishop on 27 May 2024.
1 km · diocese of the Catholic Church in the Scotland · Wikipedia - 03Loch of the Lowes
Loch of the Lowes is a loch near Dunkeld in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. The loch and the surrounding area are designated as a wildlife reserve, run by the Scottish Wildlife Trust.
2.8 km · lake in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, UK, on and outflows north-east to Lunan Burn · Wikipedia - 04Diocese of Dunkeld
The Diocese of Dunkeld was one of the 13 historical dioceses of Scotland preceding the abolition of Episcopacy in 1689.
1 km · one of the 13 historical dioceses of the Scottish church · Wikipedia - 05Dunkeld Bridge
Dunkeld Bridge is a seven-arch bridge crossing the River Tay at Dunkeld, Perth and Kinross, Scotland. It carries the pedestrian and vehicle traffic of Bridge Street and connects the parishes of Dunkeld and Dowally to the north and Little Dunkeld to the south.
1 km · bridge at Dunkeld, Perth and Kinross, Scotland · Wikipedia - 06Falls of the Braan
Falls of the Braan is a waterfall of Scotland located in the Hermitage at the National Trust for Scotland-protected site in Dunkeld, Perth and Kinross.
2.9 km · waterfall in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, UK · Wikipedia - 07The Hermitage
The Hermitage is a National Trust for Scotland-protected site in Dunkeld, Perth and Kinross. Located just to the west of the A9, it sits on the banks of the River Braan in Craigvinean Forest.
2.8 km · park and waterfall in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, UK · Wikipedia - 08Monument to 6th Duke of Atholl, The Cross, Dunkeld
Dunkeld market cross, in the Scottish town of Dunkeld, Perth and Kinross, is in the form of a drinking fountain. A Category B listed structure in the care of the National Trust for Scotland, it was designed by Charles Sandeman Robertson and erected in 1866 as a monument to the George Murray, 6th Duke of Atholl.
1.2 km · monument in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, UK · Wikipedia - 09Duchess of Atholl Girls' School, High Street, Dunkeld
The Duchess Anne is an historic building in Dunkeld, Perth and Kinross, Scotland. Standing near Dunkeld mercat cross, it is a Category B listed building dating to 1853.
1.2 km · school building in Dunkeld, Perth and Kinross, Scotland, UK · Wikipedia - 10The Ell House, 9 High Street, Dunkeld
The Ell House is an historic building in Dunkeld, Perth and Kinross, Scotland. Standing at the corner of High Street and Cathedral Street, near Dunkeld Market Cross, it is a Category B listed building dating to 1757.
1.2 km · building in Dunkeld, Scotland, UK · Wikipedia
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Getting to Birnam, Perth and Kinross
- Airports
- Edinburgh (EDI), 69 km · Glasgow (GLA), 93 km · Aberdeen (ABZ), 110 km
- Stations
- Dunkeld and Birnam railway station, 100 m
- Ingliston, Edinburgh → Birnam, Perth and Kinross70 km · quickest by road, 1h 32m · £8–11
- Glasgow → Birnam, Perth and Kinross88 km · quickest by road, 1h 56m · £10–14
- Aberdeen → Birnam, Perth and Kinross111 km · quickest by road, 2h 33m · £12–16
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No local-transport research exists yet for Birnam, Perth and Kinross
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Birnam, Perth and Kinross. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
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Next door to Birnam, Perth and Kinross
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