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Binn Hill, Binnhill Tower
Observatory (19th Century), Tower (19th Century)
Site Name Binn Hill, Binnhill Tower
Classification Observatory (19th Century), Tower (19th Century)
Canmore ID 161675
Site Number NO12SE 130
NGR NO 15696 22630
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/161675
- Council Perth And Kinross
- Parish Kinfauns
- Former Region Tayside
- Former District Perth And Kinross
- Former County Perthshire
Gothic, 4-storey rubble-built with octagonal angle stair turret approx. 80' high. One gothic window each floor on S. frontage. Roofless and vandalised. (Historic Scotland).
Built by Francis, 14th Lord Gray, as an observatory and castellated romantic feature high above the Carse of Gowrie.(Gifford)
