Melville Monument

Melville Monument is a monument in Perth and Kinross, North East Scotland, Scotland. Melville Monument is situated nearby to the peak Dun More, as well as near the scenic viewpoint Deil’s Cauldron.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Dunmoid,stone circle 350m NW of Muirend and Cultybraggan Camp.

Dunmoid,stone circle 350m NW of Muirend

Archaeological site

Photo: Ewen Rennie, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Dunmoid,stone circle 350m NW of Muirend is an archaeological site, which is situated 1½ miles southeast of Melville Monument.

Cultybraggan Camp

Photo: Mick Garratt, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Cultybraggan Camp, also known as the Black Camp of the North, is a former prisoner of war camp located close to the village of Comrie, in west Perthshire, Scotland. Cultybraggan Camp is situated 2 miles south of Melville Monument.

Earthquake House

Monitoring station

Photo: Dbrooke1829, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Earthquake House, on the outskirts of the village of Comrie, in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, was the first dedicated earthquake observatory in the world. Earthquake House is situated 1 mile south of Melville Monument.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Comrie and Monzievaird.

Comrie

Village

Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Comrie is a village and parish in the southern Highlands of Scotland, towards the western end of the Strathearn district of Perth and Kinross, 7 mi west of Crieff.

Monzievaird

Hamlet

Photo: Dr Richard Murray, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Monzievaird is a location in Scotland, situated 2 miles west of Crieff, within the Highland district of Perth and Kinross. The village of Monzie lies a few miles to the east-northeast. Monzievaird is situated 4 miles east of Melville Monument.

St Fillans

Village

Photo: Pete McGinness, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St Fillans is a village in Perthshire in the central highlands of Scotland, in the council area of Perth and Kinross. The village lies at the eastern end of Loch Earn, 5 miles west of Comrie on the A85 road, at the point where the River Earn leaves the loch. St Fillans is situated 4½ miles west of Melville Monument.

Melville Monument

Type: Monument
Category: historic site
Location: Perth and Kinross, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

56.38732° or 56° 23′ 14″ north

Longitude

-3.99945° or 3° 59′ 58″ west

Open location code

9C8R92P2+W6

OpenStreetMap ID

node 500853462

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=monument

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