Layby 17
Layby 17 is a parking area in Perth and Kinross, North East Scotland, Scotland. Layby 17 is situated nearby to the peak Bishop’s Hill West, as well as near the archaeological site Invermill.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Dunkeld & Birnam railway station and Hermitage Railway Viaduct.
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 1 mile southeast of Layby 17.
Hermitage Railway Viaduct
Bridge
Photo: Lis Burke, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hermitage Railway Viaduct is a bridge, which is situated 2,100 feet west of Layby 17.
Hermitage Road Railway Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Sandy Gemmill, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hermitage Road Railway Bridge is situated 2,300 feet west of Layby 17.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dunkeld and The Hermitage.
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.
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.
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.
Layby 17
- Type: Parking area
- Category: transportation
- Location: Perth and Kinross, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.56208° or 56° 33′ 44″ northLongitude
-3.59753° or 3° 35′ 51″ westOpen location code
9C8RHC62+RXOpenStreetMap ID
node 695160191OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=parking
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Highlights include Bishop’s Hill West and Invermill.
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