Kinfauns
Kinfauns is a village in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, at the western end of the Carse of Gowrie, 3 miles east of Perth.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: human settlement in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Kinfauns, Perth and Kinross”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Elcho Castle and Kinfauns Castle.
Elcho Castle
Castle
Photo: Slink pink, Public domain.
Elcho Castle is located close to the south bank of the River Tay approximately four miles south-east of Perth, Scotland, in the region of Perth and Kinross.
Kinfauns Castle
Castle
Photo: Karen Vernon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kinfauns Castle is a 19th-century castle in the Scottish village of Kinfauns, Perth and Kinross. It is in the Castellated Gothic style, with a slight asymmetry typical of Scottish Georgian.
Binnhill Tower
Building
Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Binnhill Tower is a stone-built tower in the Gothic style, located in Kinfauns, Perth and Kinross, Scotland. A Category B listed structure, the tower stands on Binn Hill, in the centre of Binn Wood, about 0.4 miles east of Kinfauns Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Glencarse and St Madoes.
Glencarse
Village
Photo: Rob Burke, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Glencarse is a village in the Scottish council area of Perth and Kinross. The village is situated 4 miles east of Perth, lying alongside the A90 road. It was formerly served by Glencarse railway station on the Caledonian Railway. Glencarse is situated 2 miles east of Kinfauns.
St Madoes
Village
Photo: Rob Burke, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Madoes is a village in the Carse of Gowrie, Scotland. It was developed near Pitfour Castle. It is believed that there have been settlements since around 1000 AD based on discoveries of several standing stones and the St Madoes stone, a well-preserved Pictish cross. St Madoes is situated 2 miles southeast of Kinfauns.
Cottown
Village
Photo: James Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cottown is a village in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, east of the village of St.Madoes and approximately 8 miles east of Perth. This area is in the Carse of Gowrie, and Cottown sits on a bank a rich alluvial soil to the north of the Firth of Tay between Perth and Dundee. Cottown is situated 2½ miles east of Kinfauns.
Kinfauns
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Perth and Kinross, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.38507° or 56° 23′ 6″ northLongitude
-3.34851° or 3° 20′ 55″ westElevation
177 feet (54 metres)Open location code
9C8R9MP2+2HOpenStreetMap ID
node 830567346OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
“Kinfauns” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Kinfauns”
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