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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kirkmichael, South Ayrshire</span> Human settlement in Scotland

Kirkmichael is a village in South Ayrshire, Scotland, located between Patna, Maybole and Straiton. It was also a civil parish. In 1991 it had a population of 647.

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ashintully Castle</span>

Ashintully Castle, located near Kirkmichael, north of Blairgowrie, in the county of Perthshire Scotland, was built in 1583 as a fortified tower house by the Spalding family; the Feudal Barons of Ashintully. The Spalding Barons were chiefs of the Spalding Clan and followers of the Duke of Atholl, the Chief of the Murray Clan. The Spaldings of Ashintully and their cadet branches were Jacobites, or followers of the House of Stuart. The castle is reached from the B950 road to the Northeast of Kirkmichael. The name Ashintully is an anglicised spelling of the Gaelic Eas an Tulaich and means "cascade of the hillock".

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kirkmichael, Perth and Kinross</span> Human settlement in Scotland

Kirkmichael is a village located in Strathardle, Perth and Kinross, Scotland. It is 13 miles north-northwest of Blairgowrie and 12 miles east-northeast of Pitlochry on the A924 Bridge of Cally to Pitlochry road, and is linked to the A93 Perth to Aberdeen road by the B950. The village is centred around Kirkmichael Bridge over the River Ardle.

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">River Ardle</span>

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bridge of Cally</span> Human settlement in Scotland

Bridge of Cally is a small village in Kirkmichael parish, Perth and Kinross, Scotland. It sits at the junction of three glens, Glenshee, Strathardle and Glenericht and is centred round the bridge over the River Ardle 200 m (220 yd) before it joins the Black Water to form the River Ericht. The A93 road from Perth to Aberdeen crosses the bridge where it forms a junction with the A924 road to Kirkmichael and Pitlochry. The village is on the Cateran Trail long-distance path, and is popular in winter as it is near the Glen Shee skiing area.

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cray Parish Church</span> Church in Scotland

Cray Parish Church, also known as Cray Free Church and Kirkmichael Free Church, is a former Church of Scotland church in Cray, Perth and Kinross, Scotland. It is located in Kirkmichael parish, on the northern side of the B951, which forms part of the 64 miles (103 km)-long Cateran Trail.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Duff Memorial Church</span> Church in Scotland

Duff Memorial Church is a former church building in Kirkmichael, Perth and Kinross, Scotland. It was built in 1890, replacing Kirkmichael Free Church of Scotland.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kirkmichael Bridge</span> Bridge in Perth and Kinross, Scotland

Kirkmichael Bridge is a two-segmental-arched bridge in Kirkmichael, Perth and Kinross, Scotland. A Category B listed structure built in 1840, it crosses the River Ardle, connecting the village centre to the north with the Balnald area to the south. The bridge, which stands just to the north of Pitcarmick Bridge, is toll-free.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kirkmichael, Moray</span>

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Kirkmichael, is a locality, and parish in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It is located 8.5 miles (13.7 km) northeast of Dumfries.