Dunsinane Hill

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Dunsinane Hill
Elevation	310 m (1,017 ft)
Location	Perth & Kinross, Scotland
Range	Sidlaw Hills
Prominence	c. 53 m
Topo map	OS Landranger 53
OS grid reference	NO213316
Listing	none

Dunsinane Hill is near the village of Collace in Perthshire, Scotland. It is mentioned in Shakespeare's play Macbeth.

It has the remains of two early forts. This is believed to be the site of a battle where Malcolm Canmore defeated Macbeth in 1054. In reality this was only a limited defeat for Macbeth, who was only defeated and killed by Macduff at Lumphannan near Aberdeen in 1057.

The pronunciation called for in Shakespeare's play has the accent on the first or third syllable, with a long 'a'. However the local pronunciation has the accent on the second syllable, with a short 'a'. Local spelling of the name is "Dunsinnan."

The best access to Dunsinane Hill is from the direction of the Perthshire village of Collace on the Northern side of Dunsinane Hill, between the village and the quarry. There is a small parking area there suitable for 4 or 5 cars from which a clearly defined path leads directly to the summit.

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The village of Collace from Dunsinane Hill.

Dunsinane Hill from Black Hill.

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