Falls of Keltney

b Much of Scotland is mountainous; western areas of the Highlands enjoy a wet climate. The more steeply plunging west coast highland rivers in particular are home to countless waterfalls.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Fortingall Yew and Comrie Castle.

Fortingall Yew

Photo: Paul Hermans, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Fortingall Yew is an ancient European yew in the churchyard of the village of Fortingall in Perthshire, Scotland. Considered one of the oldest trees in Britain, modern estimates place its age at an average of 5,000 years. Fortingall Yew is situated 2½ miles southwest of Falls of Keltney.

Comrie Castle

Castle

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Comrie Castle is a ruined castle about 15 miles north of Comrie, Perth and Kinross, Scotland. The castle is located on the River Lyon. The castle was originally the seat of the Menzies family. Comrie Castle is situated 1 mile southeast of Falls of Keltney.

Taymouth Castle

Castle

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Taymouth Castle is situated to the north-east of the village of Kenmore, Perth and Kinross, in the Highlands of Scotland, in an estate which encompasses 450 acres. Taymouth Castle is situated 2 miles southeast of Falls of Keltney.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dull and Kenmore.

Dull

Village

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Dull is a village in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. It is paired with Boring, Oregon. Bland, New South Wales, Australia, is also a member of the League of Extraordinary Communities established by Boring and Dull in 2013. Dull is situated 2 miles east of Falls of Keltney.

Kenmore

Village

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Kenmore is a small village in Perthshire, in the Highlands of Scotland, located where Loch Tay drains into the River Tay. Kenmore is situated 2½ miles south of Falls of Keltney.

Fortingall

Village

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Fortingall is a small village in Glen Lyon, Perthshire, Scotland. Its nearest sizable neighbours are Aberfeldy and Kenmore. Local legend claims that it was the birthplace of Pontius Pilate, although he was born well before the Roman conquest and became famous in the biblical account of Jesus's death 30 years before the Romans first reached this part of Scotland. Fortingall is situated 2½ miles southwest of Falls of Keltney.

Falls of Keltney

Type: Waterfall
Description: waterfall in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, UK, part of the Keltney Burn
Category: body of water
Location: Perth and Kinross, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

56.62198° or 56° 37′ 19″ north

Longitude

-4.00267° or 4° 0′ 10″ west

Open location code

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OpenStreetMap ID

node 609643893

OpenStreetMap feature

waterway=waterfall

Wikidata ID

Q5432524

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