Binnhill Tower

Binnhill Tower is a stone-built tower in the Gothic style, located in Kinfauns, Perth and Kinross, Scotland. A Category B listed structure, the tower stands on Binn Hill, in the centre of Binn Wood, about 0.4 miles east of Kinfauns Castle.

Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Type: Building
Description: observatory tower in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, UK
Also known as: “Binn Hill, Binnhill Tower” and “Binnhill Tower, Binn Hill”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Kinfauns Castle and Elcho Castle.

Kinfauns Castle

Castle

Photo: Karen Vernon, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Kinfauns Castle is a 19th-century castle in the Scottish village of Kinfauns, Perth and Kinross. It is in the Castellated Gothic style, with a slight asymmetry typical of Scottish Georgian. Kinfauns Castle is situated 2,200 feet west of Binnhill Tower.

Elcho Castle

Castle

Photo: Slink pink, Public domain.

Elcho Castle is located close to the south bank of the River Tay approximately four miles south-east of Perth, Scotland, in the region of Perth and Kinross. Elcho Castle is situated 1 mile southeast of Binnhill Tower.

Kinnoull Tower

Building

Photo: E-JG79, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Kinnoull Tower stands on an outcrop a few hundred yards to the east of, and several feet below, the 222-metre-high summit of Kinnoull Hill in Perth, Scotland. Kinnoull Tower is situated 1 mile west of Binnhill Tower.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kinfauns and Perth.

Kinfauns

Hamlet

Kinfauns is a village in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, at the western end of the Carse of Gowrie, 3 miles east of Perth.

Perth

Photo: Rhodington, Public domain.

Perth is a city in Perth and Kinross in North East Scotland, with a population in 2016 of 47,430. It stands at a point where the River Tay channels between hills, turns sharply and becomes tidal and navigable.

Glencarse

Village

Photo: Rob Burke, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Glencarse is a village in the Scottish council area of Perth and Kinross. The village is situated 4 miles east of Perth, lying alongside the A90 road. It was formerly served by Glencarse railway station on the Caledonian Railway. Glencarse is situated 2½ miles east of Binnhill Tower.

Binnhill Tower

Categories: observatory and tower
Location: Perth and Kinross, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

56.3884° or 56° 23′ 18″ north

Longitude

-3.36706° or 3° 22′ 1″ west

Open location code

9C8R9JQM+95

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1067875006

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

Wikidata ID

Q17844558

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Binn Hill and Binn Hill Wood.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Binn and Eastwood.

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