Tourist attractions Dunkeld

Queen's View is a viewpoint up above Loch Tummel. There is a magnificent panorama over the loch and the cone-shaped peak of Schiehallion (1,083m). Queen Victoria visited this place in 1866, hence the name.

The estate of Scone Palace encompasses Moot Hill , one of Scotland's most hallowed historical sites since Pict times. Kenneth MacAlpine made it the centre of his new Picto-Scottish kingdom in the middle of the 9C and a counterpart of the ecclesiasti..

The street was rebuilt to original plans after the town was sacked in 1689. In 1950, since many of the 17C houses were derelict, they were restored with the assistance of the National Trust for Scotland and the local authorities. Cathedral Street is ..

Situated in this square is the National Trust for Scotland Ell Shop which takes its name from the weaver's yardstick of ell, attached to one of the walls.

The cathedral, set in a riverside precinct with shady lawns is composed of two distinct parts. The 15C nave is roofless but the 14C choir was restored in 1600 to serve as the parish church. The imposing cathedral doors (1730) came from Dunkeld House ..

Once a linen and hessian mill with the largest millwheel in Scotland, the imposing building is now home to a collection of steam engines and generator units, a company specialising in heraldic sculpture and what is thought to be the largest railway m..

This power station is part of the Tummel Valley development. Damming of the river (16.5 m high and 139 m long) has created Loch Faskally and regulates the flow of water. The highlight of the tour is the salmon ladder which enables the fish to swim up..

Sma' Glen is a narrow valley with scree-covered slopes. There is easy access to the banks of the River Almond from the road. At the northern end of the glen is a huge boulder known as Ossian's Stone , said to have marked the grave of an ancient bard..

Initially known as the Castle of Ruthven, this was where the family of the same name would meet to hunt. In 1582, the Raid of Ruthven , an episode in the struggle between certain noblemen and royalty. The castle was confiscated in the 17C and handed..

The statue of a soldier in a kilt, wearing the uniform of the day, commemorates the founding of the Black Watch Regiment in 1739, when six independent companies were merged. The monument is erected on the site of the first parade.

The 16C castle, built to a Z-shape plan was the seat of the Menzies until the principal line died out around 50 years ago. In 1959, the "Menzie Clan Society" bought the building and, in 1971, embarked upon a restoration programme, still u..

The waters of the River Birks run through a 500-m tunnel to reach the wheel of this restored, early-19C water mill, situated in the centre of the town. Inside, the operative milling machinery rumbles and creaks and there is an exhibition showing the ..

This elegant five-arched bridge, decorated with obelisks, was built by General Wade, supposedly to plans by William Adam. The famous general wanted to extend the military road north of Crieff to Dalwhinnie.