Kinnoull Hill

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Kinnoull Hill
Kinnoull Hill's tower, with the meandering River Tay in the background
Elevation	222.2 metres (729 ft)
Location	Perth, Perth and Kinross, Scotland
Coordinates	56°23′20″N, 03°23′52″W

Kinnoull Hill is a hill located in Perth, Scotland.

From the hill's 729-ft (222-m) south-facing cliff summit, views are afforded of the River Tay, the Friarton Bridge, and a stretch of the Tay Coast railway line. Further to the south, the village of Tarsappie can be seen.

On an outcrop a few hundred yards to the east of — but visible from — the summit is Kinnoull Tower. Built in the 18th century by the 9th Earl of Kinnoull, the tower, along with nearby Binn Tower, is meant to resemble the castles on the Rhine in Germany.^[1] The tower is easily accessible via a footpath.

1 Suicide location
2 References in popular culture
3 Gallery
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Suicide location

The summit has become well known as a location for suicides. In January 2002, Daniela Smith, a 31-year-old mother-of-two, pushed her two infant children off Kinnoull Hill's summit, before throwing herself off. Their bodies were discovered at the wooded foot of the cliff on January 15.^[2]

[edit] References in popular culture

The Kinnoull Campus of De La Salle College is named after this Hill. The property previously on the site of the College, built in 1856 by Sir James Palmer, was renamed Kinnoull by Sir Alexander Stewart (former Chairman of BHP Australia), who was born near Kinnoull Hill.

[edit] Gallery

Looking north towards Scone	Looking north-northwest	Looking northwest	Looking northwest
Looking south from the summit	Looking southwest from the summit, towards Friarton Bridge	Kinnoull Tower from the west	Kinnoull Tower from the east
This stone table, a few yards back from the summit's cliff edge, marks views on the horizon