The Sidlaws

Places of Interest

Dunsinane Hill

Peak

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Dunsinane Hill is a hill of the Sidlaws near the village of Collace in Perthshire, Scotland. It is mentioned in Shakespeare's play Macbeth, in which a vision informs Macbeth that he "shall never vanquished be, until Great Birnam wood to high Dunsinane hill Shall come against him." It is also where the Battle of Dunsinane, a real battle also featured in Macbeth, occurred.

Fingask Castle

Castle

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Fingask Castle is a country house in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. It is perched 200 feet above Rait, three miles north-east of Errol, in the Braes of the Carse, on the fringes of the Sidlaw Hills.

Dunsinane Hill

Fort

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Dunsinane Hill is a fort.

Places in the Area

Perth

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Perth is a city in Perth and Kinross in North East Scotland, with a population in 2016 of 47,430. It stands at a point where the River Tay channels between hills, turns sharply and becomes tidal and navigable.

Scone

Town

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Scone is a town in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. The medieval town of Scone, which grew up around the monastery and royal residence, was abandoned in the early 19th century when the residents were removed and a new palace was built on the site by the Earl of Mansfield.

Errol

Village

Photo: James Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Errol is a village in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, about halfway between Dundee and Perth. It is one of the principal settlements of the Carse of Gowrie.

The Sidlaws

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