Taymount

Taymount is a hill in Perth and Kinross, North East Scotland, Scotland and has an elevation of 505 feet. Taymount is situated nearby to the hamlet Kinfauns, as well as near Rhynd.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Elcho Castle and Kinfauns Castle.

Elcho Castle

Castle

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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.

Kinfauns Castle

Castle

Photo: Karen Vernon, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Kinfauns Castle is a 19th-century castle in the Scottish village of Kinfauns, Perth and Kinross. It is in the Castellated Gothic style, with a slight asymmetry typical of Scottish Georgian.

Binnhill Tower

Building

Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Binnhill Tower is a stone-built tower in the Gothic style, located in Kinfauns, Perth and Kinross, Scotland. A Category B listed structure, the tower stands on Binn Hill, in the centre of Binn Wood, about 0.4 miles east of Kinfauns Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kinfauns and Glencarse.

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.

Glencarse

Village

Photo: Rob Burke, CC BY-SA 2.0.

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. Glencarse is situated 2 miles southeast of Taymount.

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. St Madoes is situated 2 miles southeast of Taymount.

Taymount

Type: Hill with an elevation of 505 feet
Category: landform
Location: Perth and Kinross, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

56.39062° or 56° 23′ 26″ north

Longitude

-3.35068° or 3° 21′ 2″ west

Elevation

505 feet (154 metres)

Open location code

9C8R9JRX+6P

GeoNames ID

12619504

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