IMAGES TAKEN NEAR TO
Oak Road, DUNKELD, PH8 0BL
Introduction
This page details the photographs taken nearby to Oak Road, PH8 0BL by members of the Geograph project.
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Image Listing (96 Images Found)
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The Birnam Oak
Although linked in the popular imagination with Shakespeare's "Macbeth", it is unlikely that this sessile oak forms a tangible link with the battle of the Seven Sleepers which took place near Dunsinane in 1057.
Image: © Euan Nelson
Taken: 11 Feb 2012
0.01 miles
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The Birnam Sycamore
Both the Birnam sycamore and the Birnam oak [seen here in the background] feature in a book of 'The Heritage Trees of Scotland'. This sycamore is a good deal larger than its more elderly neighbour, having a girth of 7.62m in 2006.
Image: © Gordon Hatton
Taken: 31 Mar 2009
0.04 miles
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Birnam from the north slopes of Birnam Hill
Image: © Mike Pennington
Taken: 7 Apr 2015
0.04 miles
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The Birnam Oak
Sometimes known as Macbeth's oak, as it is a relic of Birnam Wood, mentioned in William Shakespeare's play, the tree is found in a strip of woodland on the south bank of the River Tay. The trunk is 5.5 metres (18 ft) wide and its large spreading branches have latterly been supported on a number of struts to prevent them from collapsing under their own weight. The exact age is unknown, but the girth suggests an age of around 600 years old which would mean it was already a mature tree at the time of Shakespeare's presumed visit to Perthshire in 1589. The tree is listed by Forestry and Land Scotland as one of Scotland's most famous oak trees.
Image: © Ralph Greig
Taken: 1 Jul 2023
0.05 miles
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The Birnam Oak
An ancient tree but not old enough (by several centuries) to have encountered the actual Macbeth.
Image: © Karl and Ali
Taken: 20 Sep 2012
0.05 miles
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Looking out of the Birnam Oak
As with many ancient trees, the venerable oak is hollow.
Image: © Karl and Ali
Taken: 20 Sep 2012
0.05 miles
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The Birnam Oak
Leaveless in winter this famous tree doesn't look special but it is over 1,000 years old. It is the last survivor of Birnam Wood featuring in 'McBeth' by Shakespeare when camouflaged by branches from these trees Malcolm's army marched to McBeth's camp at Dunsinnane 14 miles to the SE. It is thought that Shakespeare learned of this tale when in the area with a party of strolling players. Appropriately for such an elderly veteran the lower branches are now supported on crutches. The tree has a girth of 24 feet.
Image: © ronnie leask
Taken: 10 Mar 2009
0.06 miles
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The Birnam Oak
This historic tree has associations with Shakespeare's 'Macbeth' as Malcolm's army camouflaged itself with branches from Birnam Wood, of which this is a survivor. It is very doubtful if this particular tree was alive at the time of the reputed battle in 1057, although it is certainly several centuries old and is exceedingly large for a sessile oak.
Image: © Gordon Hatton
Taken: 31 Mar 2009
0.06 miles
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Autumn on the Tay
Leaving Dunkeld behind on the River Tay
Image: © Alastair Seagroatt
Taken: 29 Oct 2005
0.07 miles
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Burnmouth Road
Residential street Birnam.
Image: © Richard Webb
Taken: 18 Jul 2011
0.08 miles