Obney Hills
Obney Hills is a locality in Perth and Kinross, North East Scotland, Scotland. Obney Hills is situated nearby to the locality Meikle Obney, as well as near the hamlet Upper Obney.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Dunkeld & Birnam railway station and Birnam Arts.
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 2 miles north of Obney Hills.
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 2 miles north of Obney Hills.
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 miles north of Obney Hills.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Birnam and The Hermitage.
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. The Hermitage is situated 2 miles northwest of Obney Hills.
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.
Obney Hills
Latitude
56.52967° or 56° 31′ 47″ northLongitude
-3.58472° or 3° 35′ 5″ westOpen location code
9C8RGCH8+V4OpenStreetMap ID
node 2416235212OpenStreetMap feature
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Localities in the Area
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