Old Orwell Kirkyard
Old Orwell Kirkyard is a cemetery in Perth and Kinross, North East Scotland, Scotland. Old Orwell Kirkyard is situated nearby to the ruins Orwell Parish Church, as well as near the archaeological site Orwell Standing Stones.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lochleven Castle and Burleigh Castle.
Lochleven Castle
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Lochleven Castle is a ruined castle on an island in Loch Leven, in the Perth and Kinross local authority area of Scotland. Possibly built around 1300, the castle was the site of military action during the Wars of Scottish Independence. Lochleven Castle is situated 1½ miles southwest of Old Orwell Kirkyard.
Burleigh Castle
Castle
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The remains of Burleigh Castle are located just outside the village of Milnathort, 1.5 miles north of Kinross, in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. The castle dates from the 15th and 16th centuries, and now sits beside the A911 road, opposite a 19th-century steading, recently adapted into housing. Burleigh Castle is situated 1¼ miles west of Old Orwell Kirkyard.
St Serf’s Inch
Islet
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St Serf's Inch or St Serf's Island is an island in Loch Leven, in south-eastern Perth and Kinross, Scotland. It was the home of a Culdee and then an Augustinian monastic community, St Serf's Inch Priory. St Serf’s Inch is situated 2 miles south of Old Orwell Kirkyard.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mawcarse and Glenlomond.
Mawcarse
Hamlet
Photo: William Starkey, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Mawcarse is a hamlet, which is situated 1½ miles north of Old Orwell Kirkyard.
Glenlomond
Hamlet
Glenlomond is a village in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. It lies northeast of Loch Leven, north of the A911 road, at the foot of Bishop Hill in the Lomond Hills. It is approximately 4 miles east of Kinross. Glenlomond is situated 1½ miles northeast of Old Orwell Kirkyard.
Milnathort
Village
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Milnathort, Scottish Gaelic: Muileann Choirthe, is a small town in the parish of Orwell in the county of Kinross-shire, Scotland and since 1996, the local council area of Perth and Kinross. Milnathort is situated 1½ miles west of Old Orwell Kirkyard.
Old Orwell Kirkyard
- Type: Cemetery
- Category: burial
- Location: Perth and Kinross, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.2196° or 56° 13′ 11″ northLongitude
-3.37749° or 3° 22′ 39″ westOpen location code
9C8R6J9F+R2OpenStreetMap ID
way 996985173OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=grave_yard
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Orwell Parish Church and Orwell Standing Stones.
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