Kinnoul Hill woodland walk high above the River Tay at Perth.
From the hill's 222 metres (728 ft) 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, Moncreiffe Hill can be seen. On an outcrop a few hundred yards to the east of — but visible from — the summit is Kinnoull Tower, a folly built in the eighteenth century by the Ninth Earl of Kinnoull (1710 - 1787) to resemble castles on the Rhine he had admired during his Grand Tour of Germany. Kinnoull saw great similarities between the landscape of the River Tay and parts of the Rhine. In 1829, Lord Grey of Kinfauns built the Binn Tower on his adjoining land. Grey originally used his tower as an observatory. The tower is easily accessible via a [edit] Kinnoull Hill Woodland Park is managed in a partnership between the Forestry Commission Scotland[5] and Perth and Kinross Council.[ A Users Group has also been established for many years and supports the management of the Woodland Park through a Management Committee. Sculptures[edit] Woodland sculptures created by Pete Bowsher have been erected in the Woodland Park. There are 14 sculptures reflecting the animals and plants of the park. Suicide location The hill's summit has become well-known as a location for suicides. In 2015 it became "highlighted as a national area of concern for completed suicides". That same year, 20-year-old Forfar Athletic player Jack Syme committed suicide at Kinnoull Hill. In January 2002, Daniela Smith, a 31-year-old mother-of-two, pushed her two infant children off the hill's summit while they were strapped in their pushchair, before throwing herself off. Their bodies were discovered on a ledge about 100 feet (30 m) below the summit on 15 January
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