Craigvinean Forest Explained

Craigvinean Forest is located west of Dunkeld, Perth and Kinross, Scotland, on the A9.[1] It is accessed through a track at the foot of Deuchary Hill. The River Braan bisects the forest, which forms part of the Tay Forest Park, one of six forest park in Scotland.[2]

The Hermitage is located in a section of the forest.[1]

Ossian, a third-century Celtic bard, whose mother was turned into a deer by Fer Doirich, is said to have inhabited a cave which can be found on the north bank of the Braan located upstream from Ossian's Hall of Mirrors, a folly built in 1758 which is replete with Corinthian architrave and cornice.[3] This folly was built on a horse shoe plan facing a waterfall and so amplifies the roaring sound of water.

The 2019 racing game Dirt Rally 2.0 features point-to-point stages based on accurate reproductions of around 25km (16miles) of forestry tracks within Craigvinean.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Craigvinean Forest. Gazetteer for Scotland. 30 December 2017.
  2. Web site: Tay Forest Park: Tall Trees & Big Views. Forestry Commission Scotland. 2015. 2018-05-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20180502212305/https://scotland.forestry.gov.uk/images/pdf/rec_pdfs/fcs-tay-guide-map-2016.pdf. 2 May 2018. dead.
  3. Web site: Ossian's Hall. Gazetteer for Scotland. 30 December 2017.