Dunkeld
Dunkeld and also Birnam is a community council area and UK Census area in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, including 2 villages on contrary banks of the River Tay: the historic cathedral "city" of Dunkeld on the north bank, and also Birnam on the south financial institution. Both were first connected by a bridge built in 1809 by Thomas Telford. The two places lie close to the Highland Boundary Fault, which marks the geological boundary between the Highlands and the Lowlands, as well as are often described as the "Gateway to the Highlands" due to their position on the highway as well as rail lines north. Dunkeld and also Birnam share a train station, Dunkeld & Birnam, on the Highland Main Line, and also are about 24 kilometres (15 mi) north of Perth on what is currently the A9 road. Dunkeld rests on the eastern side of the A9 on the north bank of the River Tay. The town is the place of Dunkeld Cathedral. Around 20 of the houses within Dunkeld have actually been brought back by the National Trust for Scotland, that run a shop within the community. The Hermitage, on the western side of the A9, is a countryside home that is additionally a National Trust for Scotland site. Birnam exists opposite Dunkeld, on the south bank of the Tay, to which it is linked by the Telford bridge. It is the area of the Birnam Oak, believed to the only staying tree from the Birnam Timber named in Shakespeare's Macbeth. The Highland games held at Birnam are the location of the World Haggis Eating Championships.
