Colonel’s Wood

Colonel’s Wood is a hill in Perth and Kinross, North East Scotland, Scotland and has an elevation of 358 feet. Colonel’s Wood is situated nearby to the hamlet Dunira, as well as near the locality Tullybannocher.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Dundurn and Aberuchill Castle.

Dundurn

Archaeological site

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Dundurn is the site of a Pictish hillfort in what is now Strathearn in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. The fort was situated on a hill with the River Earn to one side and the Allt Ghoinean burn to another.

Aberuchill Castle

House

Photo: Dr Richard Murray, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Aberuchill Castle is located 3 kilometres west of Comrie in Perthshire, Scotland. It comprises an early 17th-century tower house, which was extended and remodelled in the 19th century. Aberuchill Castle is situated 1½ miles southeast of Colonel’s Wood.

Earthquake House

Monitoring station

Photo: Dbrooke1829, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Earthquake House, on the outskirts of the village of Comrie, in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, was the first dedicated earthquake observatory in the world. Earthquake House is situated 2½ miles southeast of Colonel’s Wood.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include St Fillans and Comrie.

St Fillans

Village

Photo: Pete McGinness, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St Fillans is a village in Perthshire in the central highlands of Scotland, in the council area of Perth and Kinross. The village lies at the eastern end of Loch Earn, 5 miles west of Comrie on the A85 road, at the point where the River Earn leaves the loch. St Fillans is situated 2½ miles west of Colonel’s Wood.

Comrie

Village

Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Comrie is a village and parish in the southern Highlands of Scotland, towards the western end of the Strathearn district of Perth and Kinross, 7 mi west of Crieff. Comrie is situated 2½ miles east of Colonel’s Wood.

Colonel’s Wood

Type: Hill with an elevation of 358 feet
Category: landform
Location: Perth and Kinross, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

56.3867° or 56° 23′ 12″ north

Longitude

-4.05535° or 4° 3′ 19″ west

Elevation

358 feet (109 metres)

Open location code

9C8Q9WPV+MV

GeoNames ID

12622813

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