Murthly
Murthly is a Village in the county of Perth and Kinross.
Murthly postcode: PH1 4DT
There are great places to visit near Murthly including some great rivers and streams, towns, lakes, historic buildings, ancient sites and waterfalls.
Murthly is near some unmissable rivers and streams like River Tay,
There are a several good towns in the Murthly area like Pitlochry, Dunkeld, and Aberfeldy.
Murthly's best nearby lakes can be found at Loch Faskally, and Loch Kennard.
The area around Murthly's best historic buildings can be found at Wade's Bridge.
The area close to Murthly boasts some of the best ancient sites including Croftmoraig Stone Circle.
Places near Murthly feature a number of interesting waterfalls including Falls of Moness.
Murthly History
There are some historic monuments around Murthly:
- Kinclaven Castle Secular: castle SM1640
- Glendelvine House, cairn 330m S of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM7284
- East Cult,two standing stones and cup-marked stone W of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: standing stone SM1544
- Middleton Muir,settlements,field systems,cairns and deer dyke Prehistoric domestic and defensive: hut circle, roundhouse; Prehistoric ritual and funerary: ring cairn; Secular: linear earthwork, dyke SM5396
- Barrow, 420m SE of Lochton House Prehistoric ritual and funerary: barrow SM6946
- Blindwells, stone circle 380m ENE of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: stone circle or ring SM7299
- Stralochy, palisaded enclosure 300m S of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: palisaded enclosure SM7128
- Glendelvine House, barrow and standing stone 200m S of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: barrow SM7127
- Blackfaulds, stone circle 450m WSW of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: stone circle or ring SM7295
- Middle Gourdie, palisaded enclosure & unenclosed settlement 800m SW of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: palisaded enclosure SM7185
- Dunkeld, two standing stones 450m WNW of Newtyle Prehistoric ritual and funerary: standing stone SM1541
- Middle Gourdie, souterrain 380m SSW of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: souterrain, earth-house SM6896
- Lochton House, enclosure 350m ESE of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: enclosure (domestic or defensive) SM6722
- Murthly Castle, standing stone 300m SSW of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: standing stone SM1570
- Mains of Fordie, souterrain 150m NW of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: souterrain, earth-house SM7130
- Steed Stalls,Roman camp Roman: camp SM3022
- Meikleour House, motte W of Secular: motte SM7293
- Middle Gourdie, unenclosed settlement 400m SE of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: settlement SM6894
- Court Hill,cairn,Loak Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM1524
- Ardlin, unenclosed settlement 700m W of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: settlement SM7186
- Inchtuthil Farm,fort N of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: fort (includes hill and promontory fort) SM1596
- Clunie Castle Secular: castle SM5508
- Cramflat,standing stone E of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: standing stone SM1527
- Over Benchil, standing stone 100m WSW of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: standing stone SM1574
- Millhole, unenclosed settlement 450m ESE of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: house SM7166
- Berryhill, mortuary enclosures and pit-alignment 150m N of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: enclosure (ritual or funerary) SM7184
- Ring-ditch 448m S of Leys of Marlee Prehistoric ritual and funerary: barrow SM7171
- Byres, ring-ditch and souterrain 330m NE of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: house SM7179
- Shianbank, stone circles and pillboxes 325m E of 20th Century Military and Related: Pillbox; Prehistoric ritual and funerary: stone circle or ring SM2314
- Mains of Gourdie, ring-ditch 120m SSW of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: hut circle, roundhouse SM6895
- Ardgilzean Cottage, mound SW of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: mound (ritual or funerary) SM3402
- Hill House, unenclosed settlement 100m NE of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: settlement SM7178
- Roman watch tower and unenclosed settlement, 310m NW of Strathview Cottage SM7182
- King's Stone, standing stone 90m SE of Denmarkfield Farm Prehistoric ritual and funerary: standing stone SM1556
- Inchtuthil, Roman fortress Roman: fort SM1606
- Balholmie Cottage, unenclosed settlement 150m N of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: settlement SM7028
- Pitsundry, standing stone 250m W of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: standing stone SM1577
- Meikle Obney, standing stone 260m E of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: standing stone SM1592
- Balcairn, cairn 350m W of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM7285
- Wester Drumatherty, unenclosed settlement 300m W of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: settlement SM7165
- Cairn Muir, cairn 190m NW of Cairnmuir Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM7287
- Tammieteeth, cairn 500m W of Cairnbeddie Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM7286
- Cambusmichael, palisaded enclosure 50m NW of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: palisaded enclosure SM7183
- Grassy Walls, Roman camp and prehistoric settlement, Sheriffton Prehistoric domestic and defensive: settlement; Roman: camp SM4072
- Culthill, souterrains 100m ESE of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: souterrain, earth-house SM7129
- Sheriffton, barrow cemetery 200m NE of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: barrow SM6723
- Cambusmichael Church Ecclesiastical: church SM5641
- Staredam, standing stones 80m SW of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: standing stone SM1584
- Castle Hill, castle and site of church 70m NE of Clunie Church Secular: castle SM1638
- Forehill, cairn 320m S of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM7288
- Stone circle, 52m southwest of Druid's Park House Prehistoric ritual and funerary: stone circle or ring SM1571
- Ninewells, kerb cairn 150m NNW of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM7126
- Loak, standing stone 470m SSE of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: standing stone SM1562
- Gold Castle, enclosure 200m SW of Donald's Bank Prehistoric domestic and defensive: enclosure (domestic or defensive) SM7572
- Cambusmichael, enclosure & souterrain 100m N of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: enclosure (domestic or defensive) SM7180
- Newbigging Farm,cup and ring marked stone 225m WSW of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cupmarks or cup-and-ring marks and similar rock art SM1509
- Loch of Clunie,crannog 450m NNE of Clunie Castle Prehistoric domestic and defensive: crannog SM5505
- Leys of Marlee Farm,stone circle,Blairgowrie-Lethendy Road Prehistoric ritual and funerary: stone circle or ring SM1560
- Kemp's Hold,fort Prehistoric domestic and defensive: fort (includes hill and promontory fort) SM6122
- Leys of Marlee, ring-ditch 400m SSW of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: barrow SM7170
- Glendelvine, souterrain 90m NW of Lodge Cottages Prehistoric domestic and defensive: souterrain, earth-house SM7135
- Gellybanks, standing stones 620m ESE of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: standing stone SM1548
- Inchbervis Castle Secular: castle SM3763
- Blairhall, barrow cemetery and cursus S of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cursus/bank barrow SM6932
- Mains of Fordie, cairn 450m W of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM7137
- Stralochy, palisaded enclosure 370m S of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: palisaded enclosure SM7133
- Mains of Airleywight,cairn Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM2898
- Castle Hill,motte W of Mains of Cargill Secular: motte SM3198
- Loanhead, standing stones 450m NE of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: standing stone SM7298
- Blackhillock, souterrain 50m W of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: souterrain, earth-house SM7132
- Campsie Linn, grange site Ecclesiastical: grange/farm - secular buildings associated; Secular: manor house SM11143
- Colen, stone circle 750m NNE of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: stone circle or ring SM7305
- Balhomie, cup-marked stone 95m N of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cupmarks or cup-and-ring marks and similar rock art SM7326
- Glasclune Castle Secular: castle SM5104
- Meikleour, enclosures 500m NE of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: enclosure (domestic or defensive); Prehistoric ritual and funerary: enclosure (ritual or funerary) SM7027
