Old Pitmiddle

Old Pitmiddle is a locality in Perth and Kinross, North East Scotland, Scotland. Old Pitmiddle is situated nearby to the hamlet Outfield, as well as near Craigdallie.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Dunsinane Hill and Fingask Castle.

Dunsinane Hill

Peak

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Dunsinane Hill is a hill of the Sidlaws near the village of Collace in Perthshire, Scotland. It is mentioned in Shakespeare's play Macbeth, in which a vision informs Macbeth that he "shall never vanquished be, until Great Birnam wood to high Dunsinane hill Shall come against him." It is also where the Battle of Dunsinane, a real battle also featured in Macbeth, occurred. Dunsinane Hill is situated 2½ miles northwest of Old Pitmiddle.

Fingask Castle

Castle

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Fingask Castle is a country house in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. It is perched 200 feet above Rait, three miles north-east of Errol, in the Braes of the Carse, on the fringes of the Sidlaw Hills. Fingask Castle is situated 1½ miles southwest of Old Pitmiddle.

King’s Seat

Peak

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King's Seat is one of the principal hills of the Sidlaw range in South East Perthshire. At 377 metres, it is classified as a Marilyn. King's Seat is located near Collace and is adjacent to Black Hill and the smaller Dunsinane, made famous by its mention in Shakespeare's play Macbeth. King’s Seat is situated 2 miles northwest of Old Pitmiddle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kinnaird and Abernyte.

Kinnaird

Village

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Kinnaird is a village in Gowrie, Perthshire, Scotland. It is notable for its 15th-century castle. The four-storeyed Kinnaird Castle was a stronghold of the Threiplands of Fingask, a local Jacobite family.

Abernyte

Village

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Abernyte is a small village in Perth and Kinross in Scotland.

Rait

Village

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Rait is a small village in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. It lies 2+1⁄2 miles northwest of Errol, in the Gowrie area west of Dundee, on a minor road crossing the Sidlaw Hills through the Glen of Rait. Rait is situated 2 miles southwest of Old Pitmiddle.

Old Pitmiddle

Type: Locality
Categories: ruins and historic site
Location: Perth and Kinross, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

56.4532° or 56° 27′ 12″ north

Longitude

-3.22717° or 3° 13′ 38″ west

Open location code

9C8RFQ3F+74

OpenStreetMap ID

way 217425462

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=ruins

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Pitmiddle abandoned hamlet ruins and Guardswell Hil.

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