Dunkeld Cathedral
Dunkeld Cathedral is a Church of Scotland place of worship which stands on the north bank of the River Tay in Dunkeld, Perth and Kinross, Scotland. Built in square-stone style of predominantly grey sandstone, the cathedral proper began in 1260 and was completed in 1501.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Dunkeld & Birnam railway station and Birnam Oak.
Dunkeld & Birnam railway station
Railway station
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Dunkeld & Birnam railway station serves the town of Dunkeld and village of Birnam in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. It is located on the Highland Main Line, 15 miles 31 chains north of Perth and is the first stop on the line north of there, before Pitlochry. Dunkeld & Birnam railway station is situated 3,800 feet southeast of Dunkeld Cathedral.
Birnam Oak
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The Birnam Oak is an example of Sessile oak at Birnam, Perth and Kinross, Scotland. Sometimes known as Macbeth's oak, as it is a relic of Birnam Wood, mentioned in William Shakespeare's play, the tree is found in a strip of woodland on the south bank of the River Tay. Birnam Oak is situated 3,200 feet east of Dunkeld Cathedral.
Birnam Arts
Community center
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Birnam Arts is a multipurpose arts centre in Birnam, Perthshire, central Scotland. It is also known as the Birnam Arts and Conference Centre, and was originally named the Birnam Institute. It is a not for profit organisation owned by the community. Birnam Arts is situated 3,400 feet southeast of Dunkeld Cathedral.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dunkeld and Birnam.
Dunkeld
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Dunkeld is a village in the Highland part of Perth and Kinross, Scotland, on the east bank of the River Tay The village of Birnam is on the opposite bank, connected by the Telford Bridge; the combined population in 2021 was 1350.
Birnam
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Birnam is a village in the Highland part of Perth and Kinross, which grew up in the 19th century as a resort town when the railway reached it. It's on the west bank of the River Tay, which here makes an S-bend, so it becomes the south bank.
The Hermitage
Locality
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The Hermitage is a National Trust for Scotland-protected site in Dunkeld, Perth and Kinross. Located just to the west of the A9, it sits on the banks of the River Braan in Craigvinean Forest.
Dunkeld Cathedral
- Type: Church
- Description: church in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, UK
- Categories: cathedral and religion
- Location: Perth and Kinross, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Scots—“Dunkeld Cathedral” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Dunkeldeko katedrala”
- Chinese: “鄧凱爾德大教堂”
- Dutch: “Dunkeld Cathedral”
- Dutch: “Kathedraal van Dunkeld”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كاتدرائيه دونكيلد”
- French: “cathédrale de Dunkeld”
- French: “Cathédrale de Dunkeld”
- German: “Dunkeld Cathedral”
- Italian: “cattedrale di Dunkeld”
- Italian: “Cattedrale di Dunkeld”
- Japanese: “ダンケルド大聖堂”
- Japanese: “ダンケルド聖堂”
- Latvian: “Dankeldas katedrāle”
- Persian: “کلیسای جامع دانکلد”
- Polish: “Katedra w Dunkeld”
- Portuguese: “Catedral de Dunkeld”
- Russian: “Данкелдский собор”
- Scots: “Dunkeld Cathedral”
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