Dunsinane Hill

#3144 among destinations in the United Kingdom

Nature, Natural attraction, Hill

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Dunsinane Hill is a hill of the Sidlaws near the village of Collace in Perthshire, Scotland. It is mentioned in Shakespeare's play Macbeth, in which Macbeth is informed by a supernatural being, "Macbeth shall never vanquished be, until Great Birnam wood to high Dunsinane hill Shall come against him." ()

Alternative names: Elevation: 1017 ftProminence: 174 ftCoordinates: 56°28'14"N, 3°16'41"W

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Dunsinane Hill – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Kinnoull Hill, Fingask Castle, St Mary's Monastery, Lundie Craigs.

7.3 miSW
Natural attraction, Bike trail, Nature and wildlife
Kinnoull Hill, Perth
186 min walk • Kinnoull Hill is a hill located partly in Perth and partly in Kinfauns, Scotland. It shares its name with the nearby residential area Kinnoull.
2.8 miS
Forts and castles
Fingask Castle
71 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.
7.2 miSW
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
St Mary's Monastery, Perth
185 min walk • St Mary's Monastery is an ecumenical Christian spirituality and retreat centre in Kinnoull, Perth, Scotland. It was built in 1868 by the Redemptorists. Until 1971, it also served as a novitiate for the Redemptorists. In 1870, the church and shrine, Our Lady of Perpetual Help, was built within the grounds.
5.4 miNE
Nature, Cliff, Natural attraction
Lundie Craigs
139 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.
5.9 miSW
Forts and castles
Balthayock Castle
152 min walk • Balthayock Castle, also known as Tower of Balthayock, is a medieval tower house located 3 miles east of Perth, Scotland. It was built in late 14th century. It is measured at 52 by 37 ft and has very thick walls. The Balthayock castle is said to have been owned by family of Blair since the time of William I.
4.7 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Sidlaws
120 min walk • 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.
5.9 miSW
Village
Scone
150 min walk • Scone is a town in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. The medieval town of Scone, which grew up around the monastery and royal residence, was abandoned in the early 19th century when the residents were removed and a new palace was built on the site by the Earl of Mansfield.
4.8 miSE
Forts and castles
Megginch Castle
122 min walk • Megginch Castle is a 15th-century castle in Perth and Kinross, in central Scotland. It was the family home of Cherry Drummond, 16th Baroness Strange. It is now lived in by Lady Strange's daughter Catherine Drummond-Herdman, her husband and four children. Megginch Castle is a private family home, which is only open for special events.
7 miNE
Forts and castles
Kinpurnie Castle, Meigle
180 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.
1.3 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
King's Seat
34 min walk • King's Seat is one of the principal hills of the Sidlaw range in South East Perthshire. At 377 metres, it is classified as a Marilyn.
7.2 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Newtyle Hill, Meigle
184 min walk • Newtyle Hill is a mountainous landform in the Sidlaw Hills in Angus, Scotland The vicinity has elements of prehistory including presence of the Eassie Stone, a Pictish stone dating to the Dark Ages.