Fortingall Kirk
Fortingall Kirk is a church in Perth and Kinross, North East Scotland, Scotland. Fortingall Kirk is situated nearby to the cemetery Fortingall Graveyard, as well as near Fortingall Yew.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fortingall Yew and Càrn na Marbh.
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.
Càrn na Marbh
Archaeological site
Càrn na Marbh is a re-used Bronze Age tumulus, located in Fortingall in Perthshire, Scotland. The mound was used in the 14th century for burying victims of the plague away from the church graveyard. Càrn na Marbh is situated 510 feet southwest of Fortingall Kirk.
Priory Island
Islet
Photo: Alan Stewart, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Priory Island is an islet, which is situated 2 miles southeast of Fortingall Kirk.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fortingall and Fearnan.
Fortingall
Village
Photo: Dunpharlain, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.
Fearnan
Village
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Fearnan is a small crofting village on the north shore of Loch Tay in Perthshire, Scotland. The village is known for Taymouth Castle, which is the birthplace of John Murray, 4th Earl of Dunmore. Fearnan is situated 2 miles southwest of Fortingall Kirk.
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 2 miles southeast of Fortingall Kirk.
Fortingall Kirk
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Church of Scotland
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Perth and Kinross, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.59814° or 56° 35′ 53″ northLongitude
-4.05058° or 4° 3′ 2″ westOpen location code
9C8QHWXX+7QOpenStreetMap ID
way 210387387OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=church_of_scotland
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Fortingall Graveyard and Fortingall Village Hall.
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