56°33′36″N 3°37′05″W / 56.560°N 3.618°W / 56.560; -3.618

Ossian's Cave, at The Hermitage
The River Braan, at The Hermitage.

Craigvinean Forest is located 1 mile (1.6 km) 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 25 km (16 mi) of forestry tracks within Craigvinean.

References

  1. 1 2 "Craigvinean Forest". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  2. ↑ "Tay Forest Park: Tall Trees & Big Views" (PDF). Forestry Commission Scotland. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 May 2018. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
  3. ↑ "Ossian's Hall". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 30 December 2017.


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