Battlefields & battle sites · Scottish Highlands
Ballechin Wood
Ballechin Wood in Scotland Highlands, United Kingdom.
Russel Wills — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Ballechin Wood is a registered historic battlefield in Scotland Highlands, United Kingdom. Britain's battlefields range from the medieval clashes of the Wars of the Roses to the Civil War sieges and the 1745 Jacobite Rising at Culloden — most are open landscapes with interpretive trails and battle-monument markers.
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From the Wikipedia article
Ballechin Wood is a large coniferous forest site, around 805 acres (326 ha) in area, located above Ballechin in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. It is located a short distance northwest of where the River Tay and River Tummel merge at Balmacneil and around 2 miles (3.2 km) south of Pitlochry. The wood merges into Clunie Wood to the northwest and Logierait Wood to the southeast. Ballechin House formerly stood in the forest, accessed from the A827 Ballinluig-to-Grandtully road. The wood is maintained by the Scottish Forest Commission.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 56.6739, -3.7360
- District
- Perth and Kinross
- Postcode
- PH9 0LW
- Parliamentary constituency
- Angus and Perthshire Glens
Sources
- wikidata: Q117085526 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Ballechin Wood (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Ballechin Wood?
- Ballechin Wood is in Scottish Highlands, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 56.6739°, -3.7360°.
- Is Ballechin Wood free to visit?
- Yes — admission to Ballechin Wood is free.