Fowlis Wester

Fowlis Wester, also spelt Fowlis-Wester, is a small village in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. It is around 6 kilometres east of Crieff and 19 kilometres west of Perth.

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Places of Interest

Highlights include Inchaffray Abbey.

Inchaffray Abbey

Historic site

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Inchaffray Abbey was situated by the village of Madderty, midway between Perth and Crieff in Strathearn, Scotland. The only traces now visible are an earth mound and some walls on rising ground which once formed an island where the abbey once stood. Inchaffray Abbey is situated 2 miles southeast of Fowlis Wester.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Crieff and Muthill.

Crieff

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Crieff is a town in Perth and Kinross on the edge of the Scottish Highlands, with a population in 2021 of 7330. It's a well-preserved Victorian resort town, along with Comrie to the west.

Muthill

Village

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Muthill is a village in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. The name derives from Scottish Gaelic Maothail meaning “soft-ground”. The village lies 3 miles south of Crieff, just west of the former railway line connecting Crieff with Gleneagles. Muthill is situated 6 miles southwest of Fowlis Wester.

Monzievaird

Hamlet

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Monzievaird is a location in Scotland, situated 2 miles west of Crieff, within the Highland district of Perth and Kinross. The village of Monzie lies a few miles to the east-northeast. Monzievaird is situated 6 miles west of Fowlis Wester.

Fowlis Wester

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

56.39681° or 56° 23′ 49″ north

Longitude

-3.73872° or 3° 44′ 19″ west

Elevation

456 feet (139 metres)

Open location code

9C8R97W6+PG

OpenStreetMap ID

node 29621099

OpenStreetMap feature

place=village

GeoNames ID

2649123

Wikidata ID

Q1440122

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In Other Languages

From Basque to German—“Fowlis Wester” goes by many names.

Basque: “Fowlis Wester”
Dutch: “Fowlis Wester Sculptured Stone”
French: “Fowlis Wester”
German: “Fowlis Wester”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Braes of Fowlis and New Fowlis.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Fowlis Wester Church and Fowlis Wester Village Hall.

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