Craigvinean Forest is located one mile west of

Dunkeld Dunkeld (, sco, Dunkell, from gd, Dùn Chailleann, "fort of the Caledonians") is a town in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. The location of a historic cathedral, it lies on the north bank of the River Tay, opposite Birnam. Dunkeld lies close to t ...

, Perth and Kinross,

Scotland Scotland (, ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a Anglo-Scottish border, border with England to the southeast ...

, on the A9. It is accessed through a track at the foot of Deuchary Hill. The

River Braan The River Braan ( gd, Breamhainn) is a tributary of the River Tay in Scotland. Within the county of Perth and Kinross, it flows 11 miles (17 km) eastwards from Loch Freuchie, near Amulree, and joins the River Tay near Dunkeld. Etymolog ...

bisects the forest, which forms part of the

Tay Forest Park Tay Forest Park is forest park in the council area of Perth and Kinross in Scotland. It consists of a network of forests managed by Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) that are spread across the Highland parts of Perthshire, and covers 194 k ...

, one of six forest park in Scotland. The Hermitage is located in a section of the forest. 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 Ossian's Hall of Mirrors is a Georgian structure located at The Hermitage in Dunkeld, Scotland. History of the site The original view-house The Hermitage and Ossian's Hall of Mirrors was originally an unremarkable view-house in a position ...

, a folly built in 1758 which is replete with Corinthian architrave and cornice. 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 25km of forestry tracks within Craigvinean.

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