Earthquake House
The Earthquake House, on the outskirts of the village of Comrie, in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, was the first dedicated earthquake observatory in the world.Photo: Dbrooke1829, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Monitoring station
- Description: architectural structure in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Earthquake House, The Ross, Comrie”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cultybraggan Camp and Dunmoid,stone circle 350m NW of Muirend.
Cultybraggan Camp
Photo: Mick Garratt, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cultybraggan Camp, also known as the Black Camp of the North, is a former prisoner of war camp located close to the village of Comrie, in west Perthshire, Scotland. Cultybraggan Camp is situated 1¼ miles south of Earthquake House.
Dunmoid,stone circle 350m NW of Muirend
Archaeological site
Photo: Ewen Rennie, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dunmoid,stone circle 350m NW of Muirend is an archaeological site, which is situated 1 mile east of Earthquake House.
Aberuchill Castle
House
Photo: Dr Richard Murray, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Aberuchill Castle is located 3 kilometres west of Comrie in Perthshire, Scotland. It comprises an early 17th-century tower house, which was extended and remodelled in the 19th century. Aberuchill Castle is situated 1¼ miles west of Earthquake House.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Comrie and Monzievaird.
Comrie
Village
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Comrie is a village and parish in the southern Highlands of Scotland, towards the western end of the Strathearn district of Perth and Kinross, 7 mi west of Crieff.
Monzievaird
Hamlet
Photo: Dr Richard Murray, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Monzievaird is a location in Scotland, situated 2 miles west of Crieff, within the Highland district of Perth and Kinross. The village of Monzie lies a few miles to the east-northeast. Monzievaird is situated 4½ miles east of Earthquake House.
St Fillans
Village
Photo: Pete McGinness, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Fillans is a village in Perthshire in the central highlands of Scotland, in the council area of Perth and Kinross. The village lies at the eastern end of Loch Earn, 5 miles west of Comrie on the A85 road, at the point where the River Earn leaves the loch. St Fillans is situated 4½ miles west of Earthquake House.
Earthquake House
- Categories: architectural structure and building
- Location: Perth and Kinross, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
56.37193° or 56° 22′ 19″ northLongitude
-4.00089° or 4° 0′ 3″ westOpen location code
9C8Q9XCX+QJOpenStreetMap ID
way 872041799OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=monitoring_stationWikidata ID
Q56615619
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