Birnam (Scotland)
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Birnam Scottish Gaelic Biorman |
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| Coordinates | 56 ° 34 ′ N , 3 ° 35 ′ W | ||
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| Residents | 1287 2011 census, together with Dunkeld | ||
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| Post town | DARK | ||
| ZIP code section | PH8 | ||
| prefix | 01350 | ||
| Part of the country | Scotland | ||
| Council area | Perth and Kinross | ||
| British Parliament | Perth and North Perthshire | ||
| Scottish Parliament | Perthshire North | ||
Birnam ( Gaelic : Biorman, Biornam , also Braonan / brɯːnan / ) is a town in the Scottish Council Area Perth and Kinross . It is located in the traditional county of Perthshire about 20 km north of Perth and about 35 km northwest of Dundee on the south bank of the Tay . In 2011 Birnam and the neighboring community of Dunkeld had 1287 inhabitants.
Birnam is well connected to the transport network. The A9 , the most important trunk road in the Scottish Highlands , runs through Birnam on its way from Falkirk to Thurso . Dunkeld on the opposite bank of the Tay is connected to Birnam by a bridge. Together with Dunkeld, Birnam is served via the Dunkeld and Birnam station, which was served by the Highland Railway until the 1890s . Today, First ScotRail trains stop there on the Highland Main Line and the East Coast Main Line .
In Shakespeare's drama Macbeth , three witches prophesy King Macbeth that he has nothing to fear as long as the forest of Birnam does not come to Dunsinane.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Iain Mac Tàilleir: Place-names. (pdf) Scottish Parliament, p. 19 , accessed on January 26, 2020 (English).
- ↑ LearnGaelic - Dictionary. LearnGaelic, accessed on January 26, 2020 (English).
- ↑ Birnam. In: Gaelic Place-Names of Scotland. Retrieved January 26, 2020 (English).
- ^ Entry in the Gazetteer for Scotland
- ↑ 2011 census
