The Picnic Stone
The Picnic Stone is a stone in Perth and Kinross, North East Scotland, Scotland. The Picnic Stone is situated nearby to the peak Creag Liath, as well as near Torchuaig Hill.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Falls of the Braan and Ossian’s Hall of Mirrors.
Falls of the Braan
Waterfall
Photo: Gordon Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Falls of the Braan is a waterfall of Scotland located in the Hermitage at the National Trust for Scotland-protected site in Dunkeld, Perth and Kinross. Falls of the Braan is situated 1½ miles north of The Picnic Stone.
Ossian’s Hall of Mirrors
Photo: Rosser1954, Public domain.
Ossian's Hall of Mirrors is a Georgian structure located at The Hermitage in Dunkeld, Scotland. Ossian’s Hall of Mirrors is situated 2½ miles northeast of The Picnic Stone.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include The Hermitage and Birnam.
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 2½ miles northeast of The Picnic Stone.
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.
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 Picnic Stone
- Type: Stone
- Category: landform
- Location: Perth and Kinross, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.5276° or 56° 31′ 39″ northLongitude
-3.64023° or 3° 38′ 25″ westOpen location code
9C8RG9H5+2WOpenStreetMap ID
node 9422765929OpenStreetMap feature
natural=stone
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Outfields of Trochrie and Creag Liath.
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