Kilspindie

For the historic fortification in East Lothian, see Kilspindie Castle. For the Scottish nobleman, see Archibald Douglas of Kilspindie.
Kilspindie
Kilspindie
 Kilspindie shown within Perth and Kinross
OS grid referenceNO220256
Council areaPerth and Kinross
Lieutenancy areaPerth and Kinross
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town PERTH
Postcode district PH2
Dialling code 01821
Police Scottish
Fire Scottish
Ambulance Scottish
EU Parliament Scotland
Scottish ParliamentNorth Tayside
North East Scotland
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Coordinates: 56°24′58″N 3°15′57″W / 56.416156°N 3.265865°W / 56.416156; -3.265865

Kilspindie is a village in Perth and Kinross, Scotland.[1] It is situated on the Kilspindie burn, approximately 5 km Northwest of Errol, 10 km west of Dundee and 10 km east of Perth.[1]

Kilspindie village

In the Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1882–84) Francis Groome described Kilspindie:

Kilspindie, a village and a parish in Gowrie district, SE Perthshire. The village, standing in the mouth of a small glen, 1 mile SSW of Rait, 2⅛ miles NNW of Errol station, and 3⅜ NNE of Glencarse station, had anciently a castle, now extinct, and figures in Blind Harry's narrative as the place where Sir William Wallace, with his mother, found refuge in his boyhood.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 53 Blairgowrie & Forest of Alyth (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2012. ISBN 9780319231210.
  2. "A Vision of Britain Through Time: Kilspindie". www.visionofbritain.co.uk. GB Historical GIS/University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
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