Roy’s Folly

Roy’s Folly is an islet in Perth and Kinross, North East Scotland, Scotland. Roy’s Folly is situated nearby to the hamlet Gairney Bank, as well as near the village Milnathort.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Lochleven Castle and Kinross House.

Lochleven Castle

Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Lochleven Castle is a ruined castle on an island in Loch Leven, in the Perth and Kinross local authority area of Scotland. Possibly built around 1300, the castle was the site of military action during the Wars of Scottish Independence.

Kinross House

Building

Photo: JThomas, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Kinross House is a late 17th-century country house overlooking Loch Leven, near Kinross in Kinross-shire, Scotland.

Loch Leven railway station

Historic site

Photo: Ben Brooksbank, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Loch Leven railway station served the burgh of Kinross, Perth and Kinross, Scotland from 1860 to 1921 on the Kinross-shire Railway.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kinross and Milnathort.

Kinross

Photo: Euchiasmus, Public domain.

Kinross is a small town in Perth and Kinross, 13 miles south of Perth. With a population of 5650 in 2021, it stands on the shores of Loch Leven, with the scarp of the Lomond Hills looming to the east and a mysterious giant golf ball to the west.

Milnathort

Village

Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Milnathort, Scottish Gaelic: Muileann Choirthe, is a small town in the parish of Orwell in the county of Kinross-shire, Scotland and since 1996, the local council area of Perth and Kinross. Milnathort is situated 2 miles northwest of Roy’s Folly.

Balado

Village

Balado, from Scottish Gaelic: Am Baile Àthach is a hamlet in Kinross-shire in the council area of Perth and Kinross. T in the Park was forced to relocate in 2011. It includes RAF Balado Bridge. Balado is situated 2½ miles west of Roy’s Folly.

Roy’s Folly

Type: Islet
Also known as: “Roys Folly”
Categories: forest, locality, and landform
Location: Perth and Kinross, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

56.19987° or 56° 11′ 60″ north

Longitude

-3.39857° or 3° 23′ 55″ west

Elevation

348 feet (106 metres)

Open location code

9C8R5JX2+WH

OpenStreetMap ID

way 60437248

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=wood

OpenStreetMap feature

place=islet

GeoNames ID

13284329

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