Ben Vrackie, Pitlochry

Name: Ben Vrackie
Address: Pitlochry, United Kingdom

#3 among attractions in Pitlochry

Natural attraction, Top attraction, Park, Mountain

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Ben Vrackie is a mountain in Perthshire, Scotland. It lies north of the town of Pitlochry and reaches 841 m high at its summit. The summit may be reached easily by a direct path from Pitlochry or Killiecrankie, and commands views of Pitlochry and the surrounding glens. ()

Alternative names: Elevation: 2759 ftProminence: 1332 ftCoordinates: 56°44'56"N, 3°43'2"W

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Ben Vrackie – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Pitlochry Festival Theatre, Pitlochry fish ladder, Pitlochry Church of Scotland, The Black Spout.

3.6 miS
Theater
Pitlochry Festival Theatre, Pitlochry
92 min walk • The Pitlochry Festival Theatre is large performing arts theatre located in the town and burgh of Pitlochry in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. The idea of a performance space in the area was conceived in the late 1940s by John Stewart, a leading promoter of amateur dramatics in Glasgow. The theatre officially opened on 19 May 1951.
3.6 miS
Dam, Park
Pitlochry fish ladder, Pitlochry
91 min walk • The Pitlochry fish ladder is a fish ladder next to the Pitlochry Power Station, near Pitlochry, Perth and Kinross, Scotland, which allows salmon to travel upstream during the breeding season.
3.1 miS
Church
Pitlochry Church of Scotland, Pitlochry
81 min walk • Pitlochry Church of Scotland is a congregation of the Church of Scotland, a Presbyterian Church. The church building is located in Church Road, Pitlochry, in Perthshire, Scotland. The church today serves the tourist town of Pitlochry in the Tummel valley. The church is a category A listed building.
3.4 miS
56°41'60"N • 3°42'38"W
The Black Spout, Pitlochry
87 min walk • Nature, Natural attraction, Waterfall
4.9 miW
56°46'1"N • 3°50'33"W
Blair Atholl Garage, Blair Atholl
125 min walk • Specialty museum, History museum, Museum
3.6 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Forest
Faskally Forest, Pitlochry
92 min walk • Faskally Forest, also known as Faskally Woods, is a wooded area in the historic county of Perthshire, Scotland. It is among the mixed woodlands of Perthshire, and is well known for its radiant colours during the autumn.
3.3 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Loch Faskally
85 min walk • Loch Faskally is a man-made reservoir in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, 2.5 kilometres northwest of Pitlochry.
2.7 miS
Forts and castles
Black Castle of Moulin, Pitlochry
69 min walk • The Black Castle of Moulin, is a ruined castle located in Moulin near Pitlochry, Scotland. It is a scheduled monument. The castle was built about 1326 by Sir John Campbell of Lochawe on an island, or crannog, in a loch, now drained. The castle was torched in 1512, due to a fear of plague, and fell into ruins.
2.3 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain pass
Pass of Killiecrankie, Blair Atholl
58 min walk • Three miles north of Pitlochry by the A9 road, the Pass of Killiecrankie, is a gorge lying between Ben Vrackie and Tenandry Hill in Perth and Kinross on the River Garry.