Old Photograph Hermitage Dunkeld Perthshire Scotland

Old photograph of women below the Hermitage near Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland. Located just to the west of the A9, the Hermitage sits on the banks of the River Braan in Craigvinean Forest. It is home to Ossian's Hall of Mirrors and Ossian's Cave, Georgian follies built by the Dukes of Atholl, who had their former main residence in nearby Dunkeld House which was demolished early in the 19th century.



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Tour Scotland Video Late Night Walk Dunkeld Perthshire November 30th

Tour Scotland video shot tonight, on St Andrews Day, of part of my walk in Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland. Shot this wee video on part of my walk tonight in Dunkeld. Raining on and off all evening. Christmas Lights are not switched on in this village until first week in December. The history of Dunkeld can be traced to the ninth century when it emerged as an important religious centre for the early Celtic Church. No building of this period survives, the present Cathedral dates from 1318. Thomas Telford built Dunkeld Bridge which spans the River Tay.

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Perthshire is at the very heart of Scotland and one of the most popular regions for visitors, offering a variety of Highland and Lowland landscapes with some of the most scenic and accessible countryside for shorter walks as well as evidence of its rich history at every turn. Perthshire 40 Town and Country Walks features traditional tourist hubs, such as Pitlochry, Dunkeld and Killin, with its historical connections to the county, as well as countryside around Blairgowrie, Crieff and Aberfeldy, finishing up at the Fair City of Perth and nearby Kinross. Perthshire: 40 Town and Country Walks (Pocket Mountains).

Tour Scotland Video Interior Dunkeld Cathedral Perthshire

Tour Scotland video of the interior of the Cathedral in Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland. The Cathedral is dedicated to St. Columba, whose name means “ dove ”. Tradition has it that his relics, brought from Iona by Kenneth MacAlpin for fear of desecration by marauding Norsemen, were buried under the chancel steps. Dunkeld Cathedral is still used as the town's Church of Scotland parish church, with services every Sunday, although the congregation uses the smaller " Little Dunkeld " Church during winter months. The current minister is the Reverend R. Fraser Penny.

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Tour Scotland Video River Braan Dunkeld Perthshire July 8th

Tour Scotland video shot this afternoon of the River Braan outside Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland. Many Scottish rivers in spate today after a few days of heavy rain in Scotland.

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Tour Scotland Video Little Dunkeld Churchyard

Tour Scotland video of Little Dunkeld Churchyard, Perthshire, Scotland. This graveyard includes Gravestones of, Perthshire Naturalist, Charles Macintosh of Inver, and Scottish Fiddle player and composer, Niel Gow. Little Dunkeld Church dates from 1798, and was designed and built by John Stewart from Dunkeld. Little Dunkeld, was once a large parish, in the county of Perth. Little Dunkeld is now located within the village of Birnam, on the south bank of the River Tay opposite the historic town of Dunkeld.

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Tour Scotland Video River Tay Dunkeld June 14th

Tour Scotland video shot this morning of the River Tay just outside Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland.

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Tour Scotland Video Falls Of Braan Dunkeld

Tour Scotland video of the Falls of Braan, Hermitage, Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland. Above the waterfall is the romantic folly known as Ossian’s Hall. This is very popular viewpoint and area which attracts many walkers.

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Tour Scotland Photograph Atholl Memorial Fountain March 24th

Tour Scotland photograph shot today of the Atholl Memorial Fountain in Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland. Very warm this morning in Dunkeld, could have done with a wee drink of water but the fountain was dry. The Atholl Memorial Fountain was funded by public subscription and built in 1866 'to the memory of George Augustus Frederick John 6th Duke of Atholl'. The Duke had introduced a piped water supply to Dunkeld, prior to which all water had to be drawn from the River Tay.


Tour Scotland photograph shot today of the Atholl Memorial Fountain in Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland.


Tour Scotland photograph shot today of the Atholl Memorial Fountain in Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland.

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Tour Scotland Photograph Rain Clouds Dunkeld Perthshire

Tour Scotland photograph of rain clouds over Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland.

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Perthshire is at the very heart of Scotland and one of the most popular regions for visitors, offering a variety of Highland and Lowland landscapes with some of the most scenic and accessible countryside for shorter walks as well as evidence of its rich history at every turn. Perthshire 40 Town and Country Walks features traditional tourist hubs, such as Pitlochry, Dunkeld and Killin, with its historical connections to the county, as well as countryside around Blairgowrie, Crieff and Aberfeldy, finishing up at the Fair City of Perth and nearby Kinross. Perthshire: 40 Town and Country Walks (Pocket Mountains).

October 16th Photograph Bridge Dunkeld Scotland

October 16th Autumn photograph of the old bridge at Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland. Thomas Telford and Dunkeld Bridge.


October 16th Autumn photograph of the old bridge at Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland.


October 16th Autumn photograph of the old bridge at Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland.

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Perthshire is at the very heart of Scotland and one of the most popular regions for visitors, offering a variety of Highland and Lowland landscapes with some of the most scenic and accessible countryside for shorter walks as well as evidence of its rich history at every turn. Perthshire 40 Town and Country Walks features traditional tourist hubs, such as Pitlochry, Dunkeld and Killin, with its historical connections to the county, as well as countryside around Blairgowrie, Crieff and Aberfeldy, finishing up at the Fair City of Perth and nearby Kinross. Perthshire: 40 Town and Country Walks (Pocket Mountains).

July 26th Photograph Forest Path Dunkeld Scotland

July 26th photograph of a forest path near Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland.

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July 26th Photograph River Braan Dunkeld Scotland

July 26th photograph of the River Braan near Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland.

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July 26th Photograph Daisies Dunkeld Scotland

July 26th photograph of daisies in Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland.

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June 5th Photograph Hermitage Falls Scotland

June 5th photograph of the Falls at the Hermitage outside Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland.

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June 4th Photograph Dunkeld Cathedral Scotland

June 4th photograph of Dunkeld Cathedral, Perthshire, Scotland. I would encourage you to visit the lovely Cathedral Church of Dunkeld, regarded by many as the most charmingly situated ecclesiastical building in all of Scotland.



June 4th photograph of Dunkeld Cathedral, Perthshire, Scotland.


June 4th photograph of Dunkeld Cathedral, Perthshire, Scotland.


June 4th photograph of Dunkeld Cathedral, Perthshire, Scotland.

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Tour Scotland Photograph Wedding Ossian's Hall Dunkeld Perthshire

Tour Scotland photograph of a Scottish Wedding at Ossian's Hall near Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland. This folly was built on a rocky outcrop for the 2nd Duke of Atholl in 1757. It was redecorated in 1783 as a shrine to the blind bard, Ossian. In 1869 vandals blew up part of Ossian's Hall and the area was left to decay. In 1943 the 8th Duchess of Atholl donated it and 33 acres of, by then, coniferous woodland along the banks of the River Braan to the National Trust for Scotland.



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Photograph Butchers Dunkeld Scotland

Photograph of haggis available from Macdonald Brothers Butcher, in Dunkeld, Scotland. A traditional family Butcher, owned and run by the Macdonald family since 1928.

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November 20th Photograph Dunkeld Scotland

November 20th photograph of the River Tay at Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland.


November 20th photograph of the River Tay at Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland.


November 20th photograph of the River Tay and Dunkeld Bridge, Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland.

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Photograph Autumn Leaves Dunkeld Scotland

Photograph of Autumn leaves in Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland.


Photograph of Autumn leaves in Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland.


Photograph of Autumn leaves in Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland.

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Tour Scotland Autumn Photograph Grounds Of Dunkeld Cathedral Perthshire

Tour Scotland Autumn photograph of the grounds of the Cathedral in Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland. Walk these grounds and you will be struck by the beauty of the setting and the sense of peace, a sense of the presence of God. Come as a visitor, but become a pilgrim as you walk where Christians have lived and paid homage to God for centuries and take some time to pray, to be still and know God.

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