Alyth
Alyth is a Town in the county of Perth and Kinross.
Alyth postcode: PH11 8AH
There are great places to visit near Alyth including some great rivers and streams, towns, lakes, historic buildings, ancient sites and waterfalls.
The area close to Alyth boasts some of the best rivers and streams including River Tay.
Alyth has some unmissable towns nearby like Pitlochry, Dunkeld, and Aberfeldy.
Loch Faskally, and Loch Kennard are some of Alyth best lakes to visit near Alyth.
The area around Alyth's best historic buildings can be found at Wade's Bridge.
There are a several good ancient sites in the area around Alyth like Croftmoraig Stone Circle.
Falls of Moness is a great place to visit close to Alyth if you like waterfalls.
Alyth History
There are some historic monuments around Alyth:
- Belmont Castle, standing stone 240m S of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: standing stone SM7296
- Wester Coul, cairn 350m ESE of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM6846
- Knowehead, enclosure 300m N of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: enclosure (domestic or defensive) SM7318
- The Welton, palisaded enclosure 600m W of and pit circle 700m W of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: palisaded enclosure SM7175
- Torrax, cairn 1150m WNW of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM6844
- Millhorn, ring-ditch 300m S of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: house SM7322
- Dillavaird,palisaded homestead and souterrain 450m E of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: palisaded settlement SM6351
- Auchrannie,enclosure 550m NE of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: enclosure (domestic or defensive) SM6301
- Redlatches,settlement and field system 1900m SSE of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: field or field system SM4640
- Knowehead, standing stones 250m SSE of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: standing stone SM126
- Milton of Ruthven,ring ditch 250m NE of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: house SM6298
- St Moloc's Church,Alyth Ecclesiastical: church SM5583
- The Welton, fort, barrows & settlement S of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: fort (includes hill and promontory fort); Prehistoric ritual and funerary: barrow SM7173
- Wester Denhead, unenclosed settlement 120m E of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: settlement SM7328
- Brockhill Park, enclosure 400m SSW of Balhary Prehistoric domestic and defensive: enclosure (domestic or defensive) SM7260
- Jordanstone, unenclosed settlement SW of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: settlement SM7261
- Birkhill, cairns 650m ESE of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM6911
- Brankam Hill,houses,barrows,cairns and stone setting Prehistoric domestic and defensive: hut circle, roundhouse; Prehistoric ritual and funerary: barrow SM4419
- Hallhole, ring-ditch 600m NNE of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: house SM7155
- Coupar Grange, monastic grange NW of Ecclesiastical: grange/farm - secular buildings associated SM7327
- Hills of Bendochy,burial mound 700m SE of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: barrow SM4774
- Strone Hill,settlements,fields,cairns,stone setting & hillside figures Prehistoric domestic and defensive: hut circle, roundhouse; Prehistoric ritual and funerary: ring cairn; Secular: settlement, including deserted, depopulated and townships SM4544
- Hallhole, square barrow and pit alignment 600m E of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: barrow SM6933
- Grangemount, unenclosed settlement 350m SSW of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: settlement SM7699
- Barns of Airlie, souterrain 495m WSW of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: souterrain, earth-house SM136
- High Keillor, symbol stone and cairn, 280m NW of Crosses and carved stones: symbol stone; Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM146
- Meigle,rectangular enclosures & posthole setting 120m SE of Chapelton Prehistoric domestic and defensive: enclosure (domestic or defensive) SM3708
- Belliduff, cairn 380m NE of Belmont Castle Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM7325
- Coupar Angus Abbey,abbey precinct Ecclesiastical: abbey SM5772
- Ryehill, ring-ditch 290m NW of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: house SM7324
- Redlatches,settlement and field system 200m W of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: field or field system SM4546
- Kettins Kirkyard,cross slab Crosses and carved stones: cross slab SM154
- Hallhole, barrow 600m ESE of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: barrow SM6949
- Craighead,settlement and field system 900m N of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: settlement SM5581
- Coupar Angus,Abbey gatehouse Ecclesiastical: abbey SM1629
- Birkhill, ring ditch houses 500m SSE of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: house SM7309
- The Welton, palisaded enclosure and unenclosed settlement 295m SW of SM7177
- Kirkhowe of Ruthven,cairn 580m NNW of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM7079
- Mudhall, unenclosed settlement E of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: settlement SM7321
- Millhorn, unenclosed settlement 120m SE of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: house SM7323
- Pitmudie,stone setting 315m N of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: stone setting SM132
- Barry Hill, fort Prehistoric domestic and defensive: fort (includes hill and promontory fort) SM1591
- Grangemount, unenclosed settlement 330m S of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: settlement SM7255
- Macbeth's Stone, standing stone Prehistoric ritual and funerary: standing stone SM2408
- East Myreriggs, enclosure 150m NE of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: enclosure (domestic or defensive) SM7330
- Stormont Loch, crannog Prehistoric domestic and defensive: crannog SM7302
- Kilry, standing stone 100m NNE of Kilry School Prehistoric ritual and funerary: barrow SM124
- Shanzie Farm,standing stone 400m N of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: standing stone SM1580
- Ardmuir, pit-setting 300m NNW of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: posthole setting SM7245
- Cardean Roman Camp and pre-historic barrow, Wester Cardean Prehistoric ritual and funerary: barrow; Roman: camp SM4337
- Unenclosed prehistoric settlement, 45m NE of Laystone House Prehistoric domestic and defensive: settlement SM6948
- Selvie,ring ditch and pit enclosure 500m NE of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: house SM6350
- Hallyards Cottages, moated settlement S of Secular: homestead moat SM7262
- Bridgend of Ruthven,souterrain SW of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: souterrain, earth-house SM6334
- The Welton, unenclosed settlement and souterrains 405m and 460m WSW of SM7176
- Lintrose House, unenclosed settlement 350m NE of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: settlement SM7250
- Ryehill, unenclosed settlement 400m NNW of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: settlement SM7316
- Pitcrocknie,standing stone 400m W of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: standing stone SM1575
- Cardean, Roman fort 230m NW of Cardean Mill Roman: fort SM2306
- Milton of Rattray, cursus & enclosed settlement S of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: palisaded settlement; Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cursus/bank barrow SM7172
- Wester Denhead, square barrow 200m W of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: barrow SM7329
- Old Mains of Rattray, enclosed settlement and souterrains 500m NNW of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: palisaded settlement SM7210
- Millhorn, square barrow 450m SW of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: barrow SM7317
- Kinpurnie Castle,cairn 400m WNW of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM6299
- Barry Hill, ring fort Prehistoric domestic and defensive: ring fort SM6549
- Easter Coul,cairns 250m N of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM6344
- Torrax, cairn 650m WSW of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM8503
- Easter Rattray,standing stone 750m W of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: standing stone SM1538
- Parkneuk,two stone circles 550m E of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: stone circle or ring SM1505
- Leyston, settlement 500m NE of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: settlement SM7153
- Cairn Plew, cairn 1350m NW of Wester Coul Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM6842
- Glenballoch Cottage,standing stone E of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: standing stone SM1549
- Redlatches,settlement and field system 1700m S of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: field or field system SM4673
- Herald Hill, long barrow 700m NE of Hallhole Prehistoric ritual and funerary: long barrow SM7282
- Cairn Motherie,cairn,Creigh Hill Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM6343
- Easter Cammock,settlements,field systems and cairn 650m SW of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: field or field system; Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain); Secular: settlement, including deserted, depopulated and townships SM4586
- Auchtertyre,barrow 300m NNW of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: barrow SM6300
- Lochlands, ring-ditches 250m NNW of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: house SM7257
- Bruceton Farm, symbol stone 410m SSE of Crosses and carved stones: symbol stone SM1619
- Lochlands, souterrain 340m NE of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: souterrain, earth-house SM7256
- Haughend, enclosure 500m W of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: enclosure (domestic or defensive) SM7263
