Water Wynd
Water Wynd is a memorial in Perth and Kinross, North East Scotland, Scotland. Water Wynd is situated nearby to Dunkeld Ell, as well as near the community center Chanonry.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Birnam Oak and Dunkeld & Birnam railway station.
Birnam Oak
Photo: Gordon Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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 2,800 feet southeast of Water Wynd.
Dunkeld & Birnam railway station
Railway station
Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY 4.0.
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 Water Wynd.
Birnam Arts
Community center
Photo: Grahamstephen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 3,200 feet southeast of Water Wynd.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dunkeld and Birnam.
Dunkeld
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
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
Photo: Rosser1954, Public domain.
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.
Water Wynd
- Type: Memorial
- Inscription: “Monks pulled their ferry boats up here from the River Tay”
- Categories: tourism and historic site
- Location: Perth and Kinross, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
56.56528° or 56° 33′ 55″ northLongitude
-3.58762° or 3° 35′ 15″ westOperator
Dunkeld Heritage WalkOpen location code
9C8RHC86+4XOpenStreetMap ID
node 11556634303OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorialOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=yes
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