Dunkeld Attractions

About 12mi/19.2km to the south of Pitlochry lies the idyllic town of Dunkeld. The pretty town with its attractive market place and picturesque little houses in Cathedral Street (faithfully restored by the National Trust for Scotland; not open to the public) grew up in the late 17th C after the original settlement was destroyed by Covenanters in the Battle of Dunkeld (1689).

Read More Cathedral

The Dunkeld Cathedral, founded in the early 12th C, is one of the oldest in the country, although construction was not completed until 1560.

Birnam

Thomas Telford's seven-arched Tay Bridge (1809) connects Dunkeld with the resort of Birnam, which, with its smart houses with pointed gables were built to satisfy the Victorians' great enthusiasm for travel. Birnam Wood is where Shakespeare's Macbeth met his death.

Typical Visit

1 hour

Hermitage Park

One of the five Tyrolean larches planted in 1738 by the Duke of Atholl survives in Hermitage Park, a wood with nature trails. At that time, such exotic trees were much admired and they were planted widely in Scotland until the turn of the century.

Address

National Trust for Scotland
Newhailes Road
Musselburgh EH21 6RY
Scotland

http://www.nts.org.uk/Property/47/

Parking

Free

Disabled

Full facilities for persons with disabilities.

Transit

Bus: Stagecoach, rquest stop at Inver

Typical Visit

30 minutes