Sidlaws

#5313 among destinations in the United Kingdom

Nature, Natural attraction, Hill

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The Sidlaws are a range of hills in the counties of Perthshire and Angus in Scotland that extend for 30 miles from Kinnoull Hill, near Perth, northeast to Forfar. A continuation of the Ochils, they separate the valley of Strathmore to the north from the Carse of Gowrie on the shore of the Tay. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 56°30'0"N, 3°10'0"W

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Sidlaws – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Dundee Ice Arena, Camperdown Country Park, Fingask Castle, Fowlis Castle.

5.6 miE
Sport venue, Sport, Sport complex
Dundee Ice Arena, Dundee
142 min walk • Dundee Ice Arena is a multi-purpose ice rink arena located in the Camperdown area of Dundee. The arena has a capacity of 2,400 seats making it the fourth largest ice rink arena by capacity in Scotland after the Braehead Arena, Murrayfield Ice Rink and the Fife Ice Arena.
5 miE
Park, Greek Revival architecture
Camperdown Country Park, Dundee
127 min walk • Camperdown Country Park, often known as just Camperdown Park, is a public park in the Camperdown area of Dundee, Scotland. The park comprises the former grounds of Camperdown House, a 19th-century mansion, which was bought by the city in 1946. Camperdown Park is home to a wildlife centre and recreational facilities.
5.7 miSW
Forts and castles
Fingask Castle
145 min walk • Fingask Castle is a country house in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. It is perched 200 feet above Rait, three miles north-east of Errol, in the Braes of the Carse, on the fringes of the Sidlaw Hills.
2.6 miE
Forts and castles
Fowlis Castle
66 min walk • Fowlis Castle is situated five miles north-west of Dundee, Scotland, in the hamlet of Fowlis. It is a tower house dating from the seventeenth century. It was held by the Maule family and then by the Mortimers before coming to the Gray family in 1337. Sir Alexander Gray of Broxmouth was made Lord Gray of Fowlis.
4.7 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Dunsinane Hill
120 min walk • Dunsinane Hill is a hill of the Sidlaws near the village of Collace in Perthshire, Scotland.
1.8 miN
Nature, Cliff, Natural attraction
Lundie Craigs
47 min walk • Lundie Craigs/Westerkeith Hill is one of the hills of the Sidlaw range in South East Perthshire. Lundie Craigs/Westerkeith Hill is located near Coupar Angus and is quite popular to dog walkers and hill walkers.
4.7 miE
56°29'7"N • 3°2'46"W
Camperdown Golf Club, Dundee
120 min walk • Golf
4.1 miN
Forts and castles
Hatton Castle, Meigle
104 min walk • Hatton Castle stands on the lower part of Hatton Hill, the most easterly of the Sidlaw Hills, to the south of Newtyle in Angus, Scotland.
3.6 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Forest
Backmuir Wood
91 min walk • Backmuir Wood is a 140.58 acres woodland in the Scottish county of Angus, about 4 kilometres northwest of Dundee. It is located south of the A923, between the villages of Muirhead and Liff.
3.5 miN
Forts and castles
Kinpurnie Castle, Meigle
91 min walk • Kinpurnie Castle is a stately home located 12 miles west of Dundee, close to Newtyle, near Blairgowrie, Angus in Scotland. The Kinpurnie estate was historically a property owned by William Oliphant, Lord of Aberdalgie by grant from King Robert the Bruce in 1317.
4.9 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Kinpurnie Hill, Meigle
127 min walk • Kinpurnie Hill is one of the most famous hills of the Sidlaw range in south-east Perthshire. Kinpurnie Hill is located near Newtyle and is popular with hillwalkers.