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Kinnoull Hill

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A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland, Comprising the Several Countries, Islands, Cities, Burgh and Market Towns, Parishes, and Principal Villages, with Historical and Statistical Descriptions: Embellished with a Large Map of Scotland, and Engravings of the Seals and Arms of the Different Burghs and
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of Europe. Kinnoull saw a similarity between the mountainous landscape along the Rhine and the rocky outcrops on his estate near Perth. On his return, to achieve a similar effect, he built a modest castle on the highest point of Kinnoull Hill, with its tower overlooking the River Tay. The tower is a
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In 1793, wild roses which were discovered on the hill were transplanted into an extensive nearby nursery owned by James Dickson and James Brown. At its peak, the nursery employed around eighty people.
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An old and Mouldering Castle, which is situated two miles from Perth on a bold projecting Rock, and commands an extensive view of the Town and its delightful Environs.
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Near the summit, which is divided into two points, is the Windy Gowle, a hollow which (historically, at least) offered "an echo of nine distinct reverberations".
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Woodland sculptures created by Pete Bowsher have been erected in the Woodland Park. There are fourteen sculptures reflecting the animals and plants of the park.
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visited Kinnoull Hill in September 1789. She described Kinnoull Tower in "Lesley Castle", one of two Scottish stories in her Juvenilia, as:
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On an outcrop a few hundred yards to the east of, and several feet below, the summit is Kinnoull Tower, a
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It was just a complete shock… he had so much to live for says mum of tragic Tayside footballer Jack Syme
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status. In 2010, Kinnoull Hill Woodland Park also came runner up in Scotland's Finest Woods Awards.
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Today the tower is more easily accessible, via a winding footpath through the woodland park.
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is said to have concealed himself in a cave on the hill, to avoid detection by his pursuers.
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Another of Hay's lasting legacies is the Perth Bridge over the Tay, which he helped fund.
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In early January 2002, Daniela Smith, a 31-year-old mother-of-two, pushed her
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Abernyte Brewery released a beer called Kinnoull Red, named for the hill.
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In view from the 222 metres (728 ft)-high south-facing summit is the
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children off the hill's summit while they were strapped in their
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Kinnoull Hill Woodland Park is managed in a partnership between
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and its estuary, widening out between the level expanse of the
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The hill's summit has become well-known as a location for
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Descriptive Gazetteer - Kinnoull, Perthshire through time
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COMMUNITY PLANNING COMMUNITY SAFETY and ENVIRONMENT GROUP
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Mystery over discovery of two bodies at Perth beauty spot
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by Sir Alexander Stewart (1874-1956) (former chairman of
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The bodies of two men were found below the hill in 2014.
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of Kinnoull Hill. The house and garden are owned by the
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player Jack Syme committed suicide at Kinnoull Hill.
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In 2009 and again in 2010, Kinnoull Hill was awarded
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A90
River Tay
Elevation
Coordinates
56°23′23″N 3°24′00″W / 56.3896°N 3.3999°W / 56.3896; -3.3999
Perth, Scotland
Perth
Kinfauns
Perth and Kinross
Kinnoull
Friarton Bridge
Tay Coast railway line
Sidlaw Hills
Moncreiffe Hill
Tay
Carse of Gowrie
Fife
Dundee
Tay Bridge
William Wallace
folly
Thomas Hay, 9th Earl of Kinnoull
Rhine
Germany
Grand Tour
Category B listed
Jane Austen
Green Flag
Forestry and Land Scotland

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