| Kinnoull Hill | |
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Kinnoull Hill's tower, with the meandering River Tay in the background |
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| Elevation | 222 m (728 ft) |
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| 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, Moncrieffe 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 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.[1] The tower is easily accessible via a footpath.
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In 2009 and again in 2010, Kinnoull Hill was awarded Green Flag status. [2] In 2010, Kinnoull Hill Woodland Park also came runner up in Scotland's Finest Woods Competition. [3]
Kinnoull Hill Woodland Park is managed in a partnership between the Forestry Commission Scotland [2] and Perth and Kinross Council [3]. A Users Group [4] has also been established for many years and supports the management of the Woodland Park through a Management Committee.
Woodland scupltures done by Pete Bowsher have been created in the Woodland Park. There are 14 sculptures reflecting the animals and plants of the woodland park.
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.
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 below the summit on January 15.[4]