Glencarse
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.Photo: Rob Burke, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include All Saints Church, Glencarse and Pitfour Castle.
All Saints Church, Glencarse
Church
Photo: Maigheach-gheal, CC BY-SA 2.0.
All Saints Church is an Episcopal church in the Diocese of Brechin, located in the Scottish village of Glencarse, Perth and Kinross. Still in use as a congregational church, the building is constructed in the half-timbered style, and on 9 June 1981 was listed as a category C listed building.
Pitfour Castle
Manor estate
Photo: Rob Burke, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pitfour Castle is an 18th-century country house situated on the southeast edge of the village of St Madoes in the Carse of Gowrie, Perthshire, Scotland.
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. Elcho Castle is situated 2 miles west of Glencarse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include St Madoes and Cottown.
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.
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.
Kinfauns
Hamlet
Kinfauns is a village in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, at the western end of the Carse of Gowrie, 3 miles east of Perth. Kinfauns is situated 2 miles west of Glencarse.
Glencarse
- Type: Village
- Description: village in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, UK
- Category: locality
- Location: Perth and Kinross, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.37942° or 56° 22′ 46″ northLongitude
-3.30305° or 3° 18′ 11″ westElevation
52 feet (16 metres)Open location code
9C8R9MHW+QQOpenStreetMap ID
node 5971956994OpenStreetMap feature
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