Mapa topográfico Perth and Kinross

Some have called Edinburgh the Athens of the North for a variety of reasons. The earliest comparison between the two cities showed that they had a similar topography, with the Castle Rock of Edinburgh performing a similar role to the Athenian Acropolis. Both of them had flatter, fertile agricultural land…

Altitud media: 104 m

Glasgow itself was reputed to have been founded by the Christian missionary Saint Mungo in the 6th century. He established a church on the Molendinar Burn, where the present Glasgow Cathedral stands, and in the following years Glasgow became a religious centre. Glasgow grew over the following centuries. The…

Altitud media: 128 m

Altitud media: 504 m

Altitud media: 18 m

The Scottish Highlands are renowned for their rugged, mountainous terrain that dominates much of the region. Stretching across the northern and central parts of Scotland, the landscape is shaped by ancient geological forces, including the Caledonian Orogeny, which caused significant tectonic collisions…

Altitud media: 907 m

Altitud media: 42 m

Altitud media: 126 m

Altitud media: 77 m

Altitud media: 354 m

Falkirk is located in an area of undulating topography between the Slamannan Plateau and the upper reaches of the Firth of Forth. The area to the north of Falkirk is part of the floodplain of the River Carron. Two tributaries of the River Carron - the East Burn and the West Burn flow through the town and form…

Altitud media: 69 m

Altitud media: 95 m

Altitud media: 158 m

Altitud media: 163 m

Altitud media: 78 m

Altitud media: 40 m

Altitud media: 331 m

Altitud media: 247 m

Altitud media: 96 m

Altitud media: 231 m

Altitud media: 26 m

Altitud media: 50 m

Altitud media: 266 m

Altitud media: 77 m

Altitud media: 44 m

Altitud media: 175 m

Altitud media: 163 m

Altitud media: 208 m

Altitud media: 159 m

Two weather stations collect climate data for the area, Aberdeen/Dyce Airport, and Craibstone. Both are about 4 1⁄2 miles (7 km) to the north west of the city centre, and given that they are in close proximity to each other, exhibit very similar climatic regimes. Dyce tends to have marginally warmer daytime…

Altitud media: 52 m

Dundee sits on the north bank of the Firth of Tay on the eastern, North Sea Coast of Scotland. The city lies 36.1 miles (58 km) NNE of Edinburgh and 360.6 miles (580 km) NNW of London. The built-up area occupies a roughly rectangular shape 8.3 miles (13 km) long by 2.5 miles (4 km) wide, aligned in an east to…

Altitud media: 82 m

Altitud media: 683 m

Altitud media: 78 m

Altitud media: 431 m

Altitud media: 23 m

Altitud media: 141 m

Altitud media: 0 m

In a small glen above Ailsa Castle, a small freshwater body known as the Garry Loch is located at an altitude of 247 m (810 ft), with a depth of at least 17 feet.

Altitud media: 14 m

Altitud media: 9 m

Altitud media: 191 m

Altitud media: 222 m

Ailsa Craig and the County Antrim coast of Ulster and Rathlin Island are all clearly visible from the Mull. On clearer days it is also possible to make out Malin Head in Inishowen in County Donegal in the west of Ulster, and the Ayrshire coast on the other side of Ailsa Craig. Other islands in the Firth of…

Altitud media: 84 m

Altitud media: 469 m

Altitud media: 281 m

Altitud media: 154 m

Altitud media: 11 m

Altitud media: 376 m

Altitud media: 466 m

Altitud media: 194 m

Altitud media: 118 m

Altitud media: 138 m

Altitud media: 36 m

Altitud media: 2 m

Altitud media: 92 m

Altitud media: 353 m

Altitud media: 172 m

Altitud media: 585 m

Altitud media: 402 m

Altitud media: 355 m

Altitud media: 333 m

Altitud media: 463 m

Altitud media: 32 m

Altitud media: 3 m

Altitud media: 183 m

Altitud media: 15 m

Altitud media: 63 m

Altitud media: 0 m

Altitud media: 6 m

Altitud media: 225 m

Altitud media: 34 m

Altitud media: 131 m

Elgin is first documented in the Cartulary of Moray in 1190 AD. It was created a royal burgh in the 12th century by King David I of Scotland, and by that time had a castle on top of the present-day Lady Hill to the west of the town. The origin of the name Elgin is likely to be Celtic. It may derive from…

Altitud media: 26 m

Altitud media: 18 m

Ben Nevis has a highland (alpine) maritime (oceanic) polar climate (ET climate in the Köppen classification). Ben Nevis's elevation, maritime location and topography frequently lead to cool and cloudy weather conditions, which can pose a danger to ill-equipped walkers. According to the observations carried…

Altitud media: 912 m

The entire region was covered by ice sheets during the Pleistocene ice ages, save perhaps for a few nunataks. The complex geomorphology includes incised valleys and lochs carved by the action of mountain streams and ice, and a topography of irregularly distributed mountains whose summits have similar heights…

Altitud media: 907 m

Altitud media: 3 m

Altitud media: 69 m

Altitud media: 35 m

In spite of it being located inland, the dull and wet nature of the climate due to the elevation leads to chilly summers that are colder than more northerly locations such as Glasgow and Edinburgh. The inland nature of the climate is more manifest during winter months with frosts being common, and the average…

Altitud media: 246 m

The earliest-known evidence of occupation in the area dates as far back as the late Neolithic and Early Bronze Age, as archaeological investigation has demonstrated that burial cairns in the district began as ceremonial or ritual sites of burial during the Neolithic, with the use of cup-marked, and other…

Altitud media: 174 m

To the northeast of the town a hill fort, possibly of Pictish date or earlier, stands atop Barry (or 'barrow') Hill. It is considered to be one of the best preserved examples of an enclosed hilltop settlement in Scotland. The remains consist of massive collapsed stone ramparts that take advantage of the…

Altitud media: 125 m

Altitud media: 185 m

Altitud media: 4 m

Altitud media: 54 m

Altitud media: 298 m

Altitud media: 156 m

Altitud media: 219 m

Altitud media: 853 m

Altitud media: 201 m

Altitud media: 40 m

Altitud media: 50 m

Altitud media: 122 m

Altitud media: 16 m

Altitud media: 161 m

Altitud media: 70 m

Altitud media: 55 m

Altitud media: 151 m

Altitud media: 71 m

Altitud media: 80 m

According to the 1846 A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland, "This parish, formerly called Skirdustan, signifying, in the Gaelic tongue, 'the division of Dustan', its tutelary saint, derived its present name from its situation at the mouth of a noisy burn, which discharges itself into the river Spey."

Altitud media: 160 m

Altitud media: 102 m