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Dunkeld
Town in Perth and Kinross, Scotland

Dunkeld

Dunkeld is a town in Perth and Kinross, Scotland.

Plan a trip to Dunkeld→From Ingliston, Edinburgh

The location of a historic cathedral, it lies on the north bank of the River Tay, opposite Birnam. Dunkeld lies close to the geological Highland Boundary Fault, and is frequently described as the "Gateway to the Highlands" due to its position on the main road and rail lines north. Dunkeld has a railway station, Dunkeld & Birnam, on the Highland Main Line, and is about 25 kilometres north of Perth on what is now the A9 road. It had a population of 1,194 in 2022.

Get in

Getting to Dunkeld

Dunkeld is just off the A9 main road from the south towards Inverness. Stagecoach bus 23 / 27 runs hourly from Perth via Birnam and Dunkeld (40 min), continuing to Aberfeldy. But most intercity coaches along the A9 bypass Dunkeld, and there's just one Citylink bus per day from Edinburgh, heading for Inverness. The A923 climbs east over the hills towards Blairgowrie & Rattray; the bus along this route has been axed.

See

Worth seeing

  1. 01
    Dunkeld Bridge

    It has sidewalks on both sides, but is often busy with traffic.

  2. 02
    Dunkeld Cathedral

    Apr-Sept daily 10AM-5PM, Oct-Mar Mon-Fri 10AM-3PM.

  3. 03
    Loch of the Lowes

    Dunkeld PH8 0HH (On A923, two miles northeast of Dunkeld),.

Do

Things to do

Walk: two easy strolls follow the river. West bank go from Birnam Oak, under the A9, past Inver and onward to the Hermitage; east bank from the cathedral to the Dunkeld House Hotel. Golf: Dunkeld & Birnam Golf Club is a mile up A923 towards Loch of the Lowes. White tees 5471 yards, par 69. The Canyoning Company explore the river gorge. Going Pottie, 2 Cathedral St PH8 0AW,. Mon, Wed-Sat 10AM-5PM, Sun 11AM-4PM.

Eat

Where to eat

Craft Diner is a fish & chips takeaway in the car park north end of Atholl St, open Th-M 8:30AM-8PM. Dunkeld Fish Bar, 12 Atholl St PH8 0AR,. Wed-Fri 3-8PM, Sat Sun noon-8PM. Traditional fish & chip shop, serving fish suppers, smoked sausage and pies. The Clootie Dumpling (formerly Spill the Beans), 6 Cathedral St PH8 0AW,. Thu-Sun 11AM-3PM. Friendly place for lunch, brunch, or coffee and cake.

Text adapted from Wikipedia and Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Wikimedia Commons (see Commons), Wikimedia Commons.