Dumyat
Dumyat or Dunmyat is a hill at the western extremity of the Ochil Hills in central Scotland. The name is thought to originate from Dun of the Maeatae. Although relatively small, the characteristic shape of the hill forms an important part of the distinctive scenery of the Stirling area, and it is often depicted in combination with the nearby Abbey Craig.Photo: Adrianmckie, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,371 feet
- Description: mountain in Stirling, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Demyat”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Menstrie Castle and Wallace Monument.
Menstrie Castle
Museum
Photo: John Lee, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Menstrie Castle is a three-storey manor house in the town of Menstrie, Clackmannanshire, near Stirling, central Scotland. From the early 17th century, it was home to Sir William Alexander, 1st Earl of Stirling, who was instrumental in founding the colony of Nova Scotia.
Wallace Monument
Work of art
Photo: Finlay McWalter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The National Wallace Monument is a 67 m tower on the shoulder of the Abbey Craig, a hilltop overlooking Stirling in Scotland. It commemorates Sir William Wallace, a 13th- and 14th-century Scottish hero.
Logie Kirk
Church
Photo: Godot13, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Logie Kirk is a Church of Scotland church near Stirling in central Scotland. It is located in a rural location at the foot of Dumyat at the western side of the Ochil Hills, east of Stirling and near Stirling University.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Blairlogie and Menstrie.
Blairlogie
Village
Photo: Chris Eaton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Blairlogie is a village in the Stirling council area of Scotland, situated at the base of the great southern rock-face of Dumyat between Stirling and Menstrie.
Menstrie
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Menstrie is a village in the county of Clackmannanshire in Scotland. It is about five miles east-northeast of Stirling and is one of a string of towns that, because of their location at the foothill base of the Ochil Hills, are collectively referred to as the Hillfoots Villages or simply The Hillfoots.
Tullibody
Town
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tullibody is a village set in the Central Lowlands of Scotland. It lies north of the River Forth near to the foot of the Ochil Hills within the Forth Valley.
Dumyat
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Stirling, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
56.15748° or 56° 9′ 27″ northLongitude
-3.87625° or 3° 52′ 35″ westElevation
1,371 feet (418 metres)Open location code
9C8R544F+XFOpenStreetMap ID
node 29345919OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Breton to Venetian—“Dumyat” goes by many names.
- Breton: “Dumyat”
- Bulgarian: “Думят”
- Cebuano: “Dumyat”
- Dutch: “Dumyat”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل دوميات”
- German: “Dumyat”
- Irish: “Dùn Mhèad”
- Italian: “Dumyat”
- Korean: “두미아트”
- Ladin: “Dumyat”
- Scots: “Dumyat”
- Swedish: “Dumyat”
- Venetian: “Dumyat”
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