Kinnoull Tower

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.

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

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kinnoull Hill and Kinfauns Castle.

Kinnoull Hill

Peak

Photo: Val Vannet, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Kinnoull Hill is a hill located partly in Perth and partly in Kinfauns, Perth and Kinross, Scotland. It shares its name with the nearby Kinnoull parish. The 18th-century Kinnoull Tower stands on an outcrop to the east of the hill's summit.

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 3,700 feet east of Kinnoull Tower.

Moncreiffe Island

Islet

Photo: Paul McIlroy, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Moncreiffe Island, also known as Friarton Island, is an island in Perth, Scotland. It divides the River Tay into two channels as it flows through Perth, and is crossed by the single-track Tay Viaduct, carrying the Scottish Central Railway.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Perth and Kinfauns.

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.

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. Kinfauns is situated 2 miles east of Kinnoull Tower.

Scone

Town

Photo: Lis Burke, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Scone is a town in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. The medieval town of Scone, which grew up around the monastery and royal residence, was abandoned in the early 19th century when the residents were removed and a new palace was built on the site by the Earl of Mansfield. Scone is situated 2 miles north of Kinnoull Tower.

Kinnoull Tower

Type: Building
Description: architectural structure in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, UK
Categories: folly and historic site
Location: Perth and Kinross, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

56.38897° or 56° 23′ 20″ north

Longitude

-3.39619° or 3° 23′ 46″ west

Open location code

9C8R9JQ3+HG

OpenStreetMap ID

way 323543760

OpenStreetMap feature

building=folly

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=folly

Wikidata ID

Q17844596

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