Kinnoull Hill

Kinnoull Hill

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Name = Kinnoull Hill
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Caption = Kinnoull Hill's tower, with the meandering River Tay in the background
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Location = Perth, Perth and Kinross, Scotland
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Kinnoull Hill is a hill located in Perth, Scotland.

From the hill's 729-ft (222-m) 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, the village of Tarsappie can be seen.

On an outcrop a few hundred yards to the east of — but visible from — the summit is Kinnoull Tower. Built in the 18th century by the 9th Earl of Kinnoull, the tower, along with nearby Binn Tower, is meant to resemble the castles on the Rhine in Germany. [ [http://www.dunalastair.co.uk/the-experience/photo-gallery/kinnoull-hill-and-tower/ Kinnoull Hill & Tower] ] The tower is easily accessible via a footpath.

uicide location

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 Kinnoull Hill's summit, before throwing herself off. Their bodies were discovered at the wooded foot of the cliff on January 15. [ [http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/this-britain/depressed-mother-throws-children-off-cliff-and-then-jumps-after-them-663509.html "Depressed mother throws children off cliff and then jumps after them" — "The Independent"] ]

References in popular culture

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.

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External links

* [http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/gaztext_page.jsp?u_id=10126071&u_name=Kinnoull Descriptive Gazetteer - Kinnoull, Perthshire through time]
* [http://walking.visitscotland.com/walksofthemonth/oct_kinnoull_hill Walk in Scotland's "Walk of the Month" - Autumn on Kinnoull Hill, Perth]
* [http://www.kinnoull.org.uk/ Kinnoull.org.uk]
* [http://www.perthshirebigtreecountry.co.uk/index.asp?pg=28 Big Tree Country - Kinnoull Hill Woodland Park]


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