Aiver Wood

Aiver Wood is a forest in Perth and Kinross, North East Scotland, Scotland. Aiver Wood is situated nearby to the hamlet Glenbran, as well as near the locality Gallows Knowe.

Places of Interest

Highlights include King’s Seat and Gask Hill.

King’s Seat

Peak

Photo: Lis Burke, CC BY-SA 2.0.

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.

Gask Hill

Peak

Gask Hill is a hill located on the Sidlaw range in south east Perthshire, Scotland. Gask Hill is located near Coupar Angus and is seen easily from the roadside. It lies between Northballo Hill to the northeast and its parent peak King's Seat to the southwest.

Dunsinane Hill

Peak

Photo: WikiWriter, Public domain.

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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Burrelton and Abernyte.

Burrelton

Village

Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Burrelton is a small village in Scotland about 12 miles outside Perth. It is joined onto another smaller village, Woodside. The population in 2001 was 621.

Abernyte

Village

Photo: Snaik, CC BY-SA 2.0.

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

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.

Aiver Wood

Type: Forest
Location: Perth and Kinross, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

56.4907° or 56° 29′ 26″ north

Longitude

-3.2279° or 3° 13′ 40″ west

Open location code

9C8RFQRC+7R

OpenStreetMap ID

way 395807551

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=forest

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Localities in the Area

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