Dunsinane Hill
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.Photo: WikiWriter, Public domain.
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,017 feet
- Description: hill in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Dunsinnane Hill”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Dunsinane Hill and Black Hill.
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,…
King’s Seat
Peak
Photo: Lis Burke, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kinrossie and Kinnaird.
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
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.
Abernyte
Village
Photo: Snaik, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Abernyte is a small village in Perth and Kinross in Scotland.
Dunsinane Hill
- Categories: mountain, hill, and landform
- Location: Perth and Kinross, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
56.47063° or 56° 28′ 14″ northLongitude
-3.27792° or 3° 16′ 41″ westElevation
1,017 feet (310 metres)Open location code
9C8RFPCC+7ROpenStreetMap ID
node 2725735900OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Vietnamese—“Dunsinane Hill” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Dunsinane Hill”
- Dutch: “Dunsinane Hill”
- Dutch: “Dunsinane”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل دونسينان هيل”
- French: “Dunsinane Hill”
- German: “Dunsinane Hill”
- Italian: “Collina di Dunsinane”
- Italian: “Colline di Dunsinane”
- Italian: “Dunsinane Hill”
- Italian: “Dunsinane”
- Japanese: “ダンシネインの丘”
- Ladin: “Dunsinane Hill”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Dunsinane Hill”
- Persian: “تپه دانسینان”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Dunsinane Hill”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Dunsinane”
- Spanish: “Colina de Dunsinane”
- Spanish: “Dunsinane”
- Swedish: “Dunsinane Hill”
- Venetian: “Cołine de Dunsinan”
- Vietnamese: “Dunsinane Hill”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Collace and Saucher.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Collace Quarry and Bandirran Hill.
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