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Lawers (possible) (site of)

The Laird’s House at the old village of Lawers may have superseded an earlier tower which would have been the seat of the barony of Lawers.

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Alternative names for Lawers

House of Lawers; Laueris; Laurs; Lawar; Laware; Lawaris; Lawarmoir; Lawarmoyr; Laweir; Lawer; Lawere; Lawere-moir; Laweres; Laweris; Lawers House; Lawers More; Lawir; Lawirmoir; Lawres; Lawris; The Laird's House; W. Lawers; West Lawers

Clans associated with Lawers

Campbell

Surnames associated with Lawers

Campbell

Where is Lawers?

Lawers is in the parish of Kenmore and the county of Perthshire.

Grid reference:NN 68354 39381

Lat / long:56.527964,-4.141799

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OS Map for Lawers

OS map OL48
Ben Lawers & Glen Lyon (Loch Tay, Killin & Kenmore)
OS Explorer map OL48


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Weather at Lawers

6°C
max 7°C / min 6°C
5km/h SE
1019mb
88%
100%
05:47 18:53

Overcast clouds
Weather observed at Comrie at 19:25

References (books)

Place-names, land and lordship in the medieval Earldom of Strathearn
Angus Watson
St Andrews, 2002
The Castles of Scotland
Martin Coventry
Prestongrange, 2015
The Register of the Great Seal of Scotland A.D. 1513-1546
James Balfour Paul
Edinburgh, 1883

References (websites)

Canmore
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Castles near Lawers

Mains Castle

3.7km away

House of Carwhin

4.0km away

Edramucky Castle (site of)

7.2km away

Carnbane Castle

8.5km away

Isle Of Loch Tay Castle

10.2km away

Kerrowmore motte

11.9km away

Finlarig Castle

12.2km away

Castle of Eilan Rowan (site of)

12.2km away

Kinnell House

12.3km away
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Ancient sites near Lawers

Machuim stone circle

0.7km away

Acharn Burn barrow

8.5km away

Bridge Of Lyon cairn

8.5km away

Bridge of Lyon standing stones

8.5km away

Lyon Bridge standing stone and cairn

8.6km away

Falls of Acharn stone circle

8.9km away

Carn na Marbh barrow and standing stone

9.4km away

Clach a' Phlaigh standing stone

9.4km away

Fortingall churchyard rock art

9.6km away
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Pictish stones near Lawers

Fowlis Wester Class II cross-slab

28.7km away

Fowlis Wester Church Class III cross-slab

28.7km away

Struan Class I symbol stone

28.8km away

Priest's Stone Class III cross-slab

30.5km away

Logierait Class II cross-slab

31.1km away

Dunfallandy Stone Class II cross slab

31.3km away

Old Kilmadock 1 Class II symbol stone

36.9km away

Old Kilmadock 2 Class I symbol stone

36.9km away

Blackford Class I symbol stone

38.0km away
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Pictish sites near Lawers

Norrie's Law hoard

78.9km away

Todholes (possible) silver chain

100.0km away

Borland silver chain

100.3km away

Torvean silver chain

104.0km away

Haddington silver chain

105.3km away

Traprain Law silver chain

109.9km away

Whitecleugh silver chain

120.1km away

Whitlaw silver chain

121.7km away

Dunnicaer fort

128.4km away
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Accommodation near Lawers

Ben Lawers Hotel
hotelLawers
0.6km away
Ardeonaig Hotel and Restaurant
hotelArdeonaig
4.0km away
The Kenmore Hotel
hotelKenmore
10.8km away
The Bridge Of Lochay Hotel
hotelKillin
12.5km away
Braveheart Backpackers
hostelKillin
12.5km away
Killin Hotel
hotelKillin
12.5km away
The Courie Inn
hotel, pubKillin
12.9km away
Coshieville House
bed and breakfastAberfeldy
13.5km away
Drummond Hotel
hotel, pubSt Fillans
15.2km away
The Four Seasons Hotel
hotelSt Fillans
15.2km away

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Cafés, restaurants & bars near Lawers

Glenlyon Tearoom
caféBridge of Balgie
12.8km away
The Courie Inn
hotel, pubKillin
12.9km away
Drummond Hotel
hotel, pubSt Fillans
15.2km away
House of Menzies
caféAberfeldy
17.7km away
Aberfeldy Weem Hotel
hotel, bar, restaurantWeem
18.9km away
Dunalastair Hotel
hotel, bar, restaurantKinloch Rannoch
19.4km away
The Watermill
caféAberfeldy
19.7km away
Macdonald Loch Rannoch
hotel, restaurant, barKinloch Rannoch
19.7km away
Habitat Café
caféAberfeldy
19.8km away
Torlum Café, Auchingarrich
caféComrie
22.3km away
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Published on the 26th of June 2020 at 11:23 am. Updated on the 3rd of July 2021 at 5:14 pm.

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