Places to explore in Perth and KinrossScotland · Central Scotland

Conical 'Fairy Hill of the Caledonians'.

1083 m

Britain's biggest national park — a high granite plateau of arctic tundra, ancient Caledonian pinewood and free-flowing rivers.

4,528 km²

Scotland's first national park, where the Highlands begin — bonnie banks, wooded glens and Ben Lomond within reach of Glasgow.

1,863 km²

NTS woodland of giant Douglas firs where Ossian's Hall folly overlooks the Black Linn falls on the Braan.

Celebrated viewpoint over Loch Tummel towards Schiehallion, with a Forestry visitor centre.

Whitewashed Atholl seat with the walled Hercules Garden, deer park and Diana's Grove of tall conifers.

Crowning place of Scottish kings, a Gothic palace near Perth with parkland, a pinetum and a famous beech maze.

Scotland's most dramatic glen.

926 km²

Mary, Queen of Scots was imprisoned and forced to abdicate on the island castle of this shallow Kinross loch, famed for its trout.

The gorge Robert Burns petitioned the Duke of Atholl in verse to plant with trees — the Duke obliged, and the falls now drop through the woods the poem asked for.

A grassy Munro above Loch Tay, usually climbed on the standard route up its taller neighbour Ben Lawers

1103 m

Highest Perthshire Munro, rich alpine flora.

1214 m