old settlement
old settlement is an archaeological site in Perth and Kinross, North East Scotland, Scotland. old settlement is situated nearby to the meadow Known as Lowries tongue, as well as near Quilkies field (historical).Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fingask Castle and Dunsinane Hill.
Fingask Castle
Castle
Photo: Tom Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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 1 mile southeast of old settlement.
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 2 miles north of old settlement.
Dunsinane Hill
Fort
Photo: James Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dunsinane Hill is a fort, which is situated 2 miles north of old settlement.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rait and Kinnaird.
Rait
Village
Photo: Mick Garratt, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.
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.
Kilspindie
Village
Photo: James Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kilspindie is a village in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. It is situated on the Kilspindie burn, approximately 2+3⁄4 miles northwest of Errol, 12 miles west of Dundee centre and 6+1⁄2 miles east of Perth. Kilspindie is situated 2 miles south of old settlement.
old settlement
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Perth and Kinross, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.44269° or 56° 26′ 34″ northLongitude
-3.26565° or 3° 15′ 56″ westOpen location code
9C8RCPVM+3POpenStreetMap ID
way 218448053OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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