Kirkgate Point

Kirkgate Point is in Perth and Kinross, North East Scotland, Scotland. Kirkgate Point is situated nearby to the cemetery Kinross East Burying Ground, as well as near the archaeological site Crannog.

Places of Interest Nearby

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. Lochleven Castle is situated 2,900 feet east of Kirkgate Point.

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. Kinross House is situated 1,100 feet northwest of Kirkgate Point.

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. Loch Leven railway station is situated 3,800 feet west of Kirkgate Point.

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 north of Kirkgate Point.

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 2 miles west of Kirkgate Point.

Kirkgate Point

Type: Sign
Categories: information and tourism
Location: Perth and Kinross, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

56.20081° or 56° 12′ 3″ north

Longitude

-3.40596° or 3° 24′ 22″ west

Open location code

9C8R6H2V+8J

OpenStreetMap ID

node 3135850770

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=information

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