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Dunkeld and Birnam are two adjacent towns in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. They lie on opposite banks of the River Tay, and were first linked by a bridge built in 1809 by Thomas Telford. Dunkeld and Birnam share a railway station, (Dunkeld and Birnam railway station) on the Highland Main Line.Dunkeld is about 15 miles north of Perth on the eastern side of what is now the A9 road into the Scottish Highlands. Birnam lies on the opposite bank of the River Tay.On the western side of the A9 is The Hermitage, a National Trust for Scotland site. Dunkeld Cathedral is on the north bank of the River Tay.