Ossian’s Seat

Ossian’s Seat is a historic site in Perth and Kinross, North East Scotland, Scotland. Ossian’s Seat is situated nearby to the historic site Ossian’s Cave, as well as near the waterfall Black Linn Falls.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Black Linn Falls and Ossian’s Hall of Mirrors.

Black Linn Falls

Waterfall

Black Linn Falls is a waterfall on the River Braan in The Hermitage, Dunkeld, Scotland. After the falls, the river passes beneath the Hermitage Bridge into a plunge pool. Ossian's Hall of Mirrors is a popular viewing point of the falls. Black Linn Falls is situated 1,100 feet northeast of Ossian’s Seat.

Ossian’s Hall of Mirrors

Photo: Rosser1954, Public domain.

Ossian's Hall of Mirrors is a Georgian structure located at The Hermitage in Dunkeld, Scotland. Ossian’s Hall of Mirrors is situated 1,300 feet northeast of Ossian’s Seat.

Falls of the Braan

Waterfall

Photo: Gordon Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Falls of the Braan is a waterfall of Scotland located in the Hermitage at the National Trust for Scotland-protected site in Dunkeld, Perth and Kinross.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include The Hermitage and Dunkeld.

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.

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.

Ossian’s Seat

Type: Historic site
Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
Location: Perth and Kinross, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

56.55551° or 56° 33′ 20″ north

Longitude

-3.6198° or 3° 37′ 11″ west

Open location code

9C8RH94J+63

OpenStreetMap ID

node 1823328302

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=folly

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Ossian’s Cave and Tomnacroisk.

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