St Columba’s

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Dunkeld & Birnam railway station

Railway station

Photo: Jim Smillie, CC BY-SA 2.0.

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 1,100 feet west of St Columba’s.

Birnam Arts

Community center

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Birnam Arts is a multipurpose arts centre in Birnam, Perthshire, central Scotland. It is also known as the Birnam Arts and Conference Centre, and was originally named the Birnam Institute. It is a not for profit organisation owned by the community. Birnam Arts is situated 1,300 feet northwest of St Columba’s.

Birnam Oak

Photo: Gordon Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Birnam Oak is an example of Sessile oak at Birnam, Perth and Kinross, Scotland. Sometimes known as Macbeth's Oak, as it is a relic of Birnam Wood, mentioned in William Shakespeare's play Macbeth, the tree is found in a strip of woodland on the south bank of the River Tay. Birnam Oak is situated 2,000 feet north of St Columba’s.

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Birnam

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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 Hermitage

Locality

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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 1½ miles west of St Columba’s.

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