King’s Seat
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. King's Seat is located near Collace and is adjacent to Black Hill and the smaller Dunsinan, made famous by its mention in Shakespeare's play Macbeth.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,237 feet
- Description: 377m high mountain in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Kings Seat”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Dunsinane Hill and Black Hill.
Dunsinane Hill
Peak
Photo: WikiWriter, Public domain.
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 a vision informs Macbeth that he "shall never vanquished be, until Great Birnam wood to high Dunsinane hill Shall come against him." The hill has a height of 310 metres and commands expansive views of the surrounding countryside.
Black Hill
Peak
Black Hill is one of the steepest hills of the Sidlaw range in South East Perthshire. Black Hill is located near Collace and is smaller than King's Seat and Higher than Dunsinane Hill,…
Gask Hill
Peak
Gask Hill is a hill located on the Sidlaw range in south east Perthshire, Scotland. Gask Hill is located near Coupar Angus and is seen easily from the roadside. It lies between Northballo Hill to the northeast and its parent peak King's Seat to the southwest.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Abernyte and Kinrossie.
Abernyte
Village
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Abernyte is a small village in Perth and Kinross in Scotland.
Kinrossie
Village
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Kinrossie is a linear village in the Perth and Kinross area of Scotland. It is less than a mile south off the A94 road, 8 miles from Perth and 6 miles from Coupar Angus.
Kinnaird
Village
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Kinnaird is a village in Gowrie, Perthshire, Scotland. It is notable for its 15th-century castle. The four-storeyed Kinnaird Castle was a stronghold of the Threiplands of Fingask, a local Jacobite family.
King’s Seat
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Perth and Kinross, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
56.48284° or 56° 28′ 58″ northLongitude
-3.25087° or 3° 15′ 3″ westElevation
1,237 feet (377 metres)Open location code
9C8RFPMX+4MOpenStreetMap ID
node 2498711618OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=cairnOpenStreetMap feature
natural=peakGeoNames ID
2645446Wikidata ID
Q6411097
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“King’s Seat” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Kings Seat”
- Dutch: “King’s Seat”
- Dutch: “Kings Seat”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل كينجس سيات”
- Ladin: “King’s Seat”
- Swedish: “Kings Seat”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Glenbran and Over Buttergask.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Round Law and Little Dunsinane, broch 1250m E of Balmalcolm.
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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 “King’s Seat”. Photo: Lis Burke, CC BY-SA 2.0.