Forteviot Bronze Age tomb

#5244 among destinations in the United Kingdom

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Forteviot Bronze Age tomb is a Bronze Age burial chamber discovered in 2009 at Forteviot near Perth, Scotland. The Bronze Age tomb is one of a number of archaeological digs at the site that Co-directors of the excavation, Dr. Gordon Noble of the University of Aberdeen, and professor Stephen Driscoll and Dr Kenneth Brophy, both of the University of Glasgow, are currently conducting. ()

Coordinates: 56°20'25"N, 3°31'49"W

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Forteviot Bronze Age tomb – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Perth Leisure Pool, McDiarmid Park, Noah's Ark, South Inch.

5 miNE
Watersports, Sport complex, Swimming pool
Perth Leisure Pool, Perth
129 min walk • Perth Leisure Pool is the main indoor public leisure and recreation centre in the city of Perth, Scotland, one of the most popular visitor attractions in Scotland and a major tourist attraction, which in 2006 was noted for receiving more than 700,000 visitors a year.
5.2 miNE
Arenas and stadiums, Football, Sport venue
McDiarmid Park, Perth
133 min walk • McDiarmid Park is a stadium in Perth, Scotland, used mainly for association football. It has been the home ground of Scottish Premiership side St Johnstone since its opening in 1989. The stadium has an all-seated capacity of 10,696.
4.1 miN
56°23'46"N • 3°29'26"W
Noah's Ark, Perth
106 min walk • Game and entertainment center, Golf
5.1 miNE
Park
South Inch, Perth
129 min walk • South Inch is a large public park in Perth, Scotland. About 31 hectares in size, it is one of two "Inches" in Perth, the other being the larger, 57-hectare North Inch, located half a mile across the city.
5.4 miNE
Nightlife, Cinema
Perth Playhouse, Perth
139 min walk • Perth Playhouse is an independent cinema in Perth, Scotland.
5 miN
Forts and castles, Vernacular architecture, Reportedly haunted
Huntingtower Castle, Perth
129 min walk • Huntingtower Castle, once known as Ruthven Castle or the Place of Ruthven, is located near the village of Huntingtower beside the A85 and near the A9, about 5 km NW of the centre of Perth, Perth and Kinross, in central Scotland, on the main road to Crieff.
5.2 miNE
Cemetery
Wellshill Cemetery, Perth
132 min walk • Wellshill Cemetery is a 19th-century cemetery in the Scottish city of Perth, Perth and Kinross. Located on Feus Road, the cemetery is still operational and is under the control of Perth and Kinross Council.
5.3 miNE
Bridge
Friarton Bridge, Perth
135 min walk • The Friarton Bridge is a steel box girder bridge with a concrete deck, across the River Tay on the southeastern outskirts of Perth, Scotland. It is located approximately 20 miles upstream of the Tay Road Bridge.
5.4 miNE
Church
St Ninian's Cathedral, Perth
139 min walk • St. Ninian's Cathedral is a cathedral of the Scottish Episcopal Church in the Diocese of St Andrews, Dunkeld and Dunblane.
2.9 miSW
Church, Archaeological site, Romanesque architecture
Dupplin Cross, Perth
75 min walk • The Dupplin Cross is a carved, monumental Pictish stone, which dates from around 800 AD. It was first recorded by Thomas Pennant in 1769, on a hillside in Strathearn, a little to the north of Forteviot and Dunning.
5.4 miN
Forts and castles
Methven Castle
137 min walk • Methven Castle is a 17th-century house situated east of Methven, in Perth and Kinross, Scotland.