Fearnan
Fearnan is a small crofting village on the north shore of Loch Tay in Perthshire, Scotland. The village is known for Taymouth Castle, which is the birthplace of John Murray, 4th Earl of Dunmore.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Village
- Description: village in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Feàrnan”, “Fernan”, and “Stron-fearnan”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Fortingall Yew and Càrn na Marbh.
Fortingall Yew
Photo: Paul Hermans, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Fortingall Yew is an ancient European yew in the churchyard of the village of Fortingall in Perthshire, Scotland. Considered one of the oldest trees in Britain, modern estimates place its age at an average of 5,000 years. Fortingall Yew is situated 2 miles northeast of Fearnan.
Càrn na Marbh
Archaeological site
Càrn na Marbh is a re-used Bronze Age tumulus, located in Fortingall in Perthshire, Scotland. The mound was used in the 14th century for burying victims of the plague away from the church graveyard. Càrn na Marbh is situated 2 miles northeast of Fearnan.
Falls of Acharn
Waterfall
Photo: Snaik, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Falls of Acharn is a waterfall of Scotland. Falls of Acharn is situated 2 miles east of Fearnan.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fortingall and Acharn.
Fortingall
Village
Photo: Dunpharlain, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Fortingall is a small village in Glen Lyon, Perthshire, Scotland. Its nearest sizable neighbours are Aberfeldy and Kenmore. Local legend claims that it was the birthplace of Pontius Pilate, although he was born well before the Roman conquest and became famous in the biblical account of Jesus's death 30 years before the Romans first reached this part of Scotland. Fortingall is situated 2 miles northeast of Fearnan.
Acharn
Village
Acharn is a hamlet in the Kenmore parish of the Scottish council area of Perth and Kinross. It is situated on the south shore of Loch Tay close to its eastern end. Acharn is situated 2 miles east of Fearnan.
Kenmore
Village
Photo: Ksbrown, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kenmore is a small village in Perthshire, in the Highlands of Scotland, located where Loch Tay drains into the River Tay. Kenmore is situated 3 miles east of Fearnan.
Fearnan
- Category: locality
- Location: Perth and Kinross, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
56.57521° or 56° 34′ 31″ northLongitude
-4.07868° or 4° 4′ 43″ westElevation
348 feet (106 metres)Open location code
9C8QHWGC+3GOpenStreetMap ID
node 2300828092OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Satellite Map
Discover Fearnan from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Basque to Swedish—“Fearnan” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Fearnan”
- Dutch: “Fearnan”
- French: “Fearnan”
- Irish: “Feàrnan”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Feàrnan”
- Swedish: “Fearnan”
- “Feàrnan”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Boreland Farm and Balnearn.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Fearnan and Oatbank crannog.
Perth and Kinross: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Perth, Crieff, Aberfeldy, and Dunkeld.
Curious Places to Discover
Uncover intriguing places from every corner of the globe.
About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Fearnan”. Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.