Kinnoull Hill
Kinnoull Hill | |
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Kinnoull Hill's tower, with the meandering River Tay in the background | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 222 m (728 ft) |
Coordinates | 56°23′20″N 03°23′52″W / 56.38889°N 3.39778°W |
Geography | |
Location | Perth, Perth and Kinross, Scotland |
Kinnoull Hill is a hill located in Perth, Scotland.
From the hill's 222m south-facing cliff summit, views are afforded of the River Tay, the Friarton Bridge, and a stretch of the Tay Coast railway line. Further to the south, Moncreiffe Hill can be seen.
On an outcrop a few hundred yards to the east of — but visible from — the summit is Kinnoull Tower. Built in 1829 by Lord Grey of Kinfauns as a romantic folly, the tower, along with nearby Binn Tower, originally used as an observatory by Grey, are meant to resemble the castles on the Rhine in Germany as Grey saw a great similarity between the River Tay and parts of the Rhine.[1][2] The tower is easily accessible via a footpath.
Awards
In 2009 and again in 2010, Kinnoull Hill was awarded Green Flag status.[3] In 2010, Kinnoull Hill Woodland Park also came runner up in Scotland's Finest Woods Awards.[4]
Management
Kinnoull Hill Woodland Park is managed in a partnership between the Forestry Commission Scotland and Perth and Kinross Council . A Users Group has also been established for many years and supports the management of the Woodland Park through a Management Committee.
Sculptures
Woodland sculptures created by Pete Bowsher have been erected in the Woodland Park. There are 14 sculptures reflecting the animals and plants of the park.
References
The Kinnoull Campus of De La Salle College is named after this hill. The property previously on the site of the College, built in 1856 by Sir James Palmer, was renamed Kinnoull by Sir Alexander Stewart (former Chairman of BHP Australia), who was born near Kinnoull Hill.
Suicides and other incidents
The summit has become well known as a location for suicides. In January 2002, Daniela Smith, a 31-year-old mother-of-two, pushed her two infant children off the hill's summit while they were strapped in their pushchair, before throwing herself off. Their bodies were discovered on a ledge about 100 feet (30 m) below the summit on 15 January.[5] In October 2016, an incident linked to the 2016 clown sightings occurred on the hill.[6]
Gallery
- View over the River Tay
- Looking north towards Scone
- Looking north-northwest
- Looking northwest
- Looking northwest
- Looking south from the summit
- Looking southwest from the summit, towards Friarton Bridge
- Kinnoull Tower from the west
- Kinnoull Tower from the east
- This stone table, a few yards back from the summit's cliff edge, marks views on the horizon
References
- ↑ Perth, the Ancient Capital of Scotland
- ↑ History of the area (Perth)
- ↑ "Parks awarded green flag status" - BBC.co.uk
- ↑ Scotland's Finest Woods Awards
- ↑ "Suicide mother throws babies off cliff" — The Telegraph
- ↑ ""Killer clown" craze hits Perth as masked man bursts from trees to terrify walker". The Courier. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kinnoull Hill. |
- Descriptive Gazetteer - Kinnoull, Perthshire through time
- Walk in Scotland's "Walk of the Month" - Autumn on Kinnoull Hill, Perth
- Kinnoull.org.uk
- Big Tree Country - Kinnoull Hill Woodland Park