The Roman Dyke in Kincladie wood

'Dunning Community Trust'
It's formation and the purchase of Kincladie Woods

by Elspeth Pentland, first Chairman

When the Group “Dunning Paths for All” were identifying the core paths on maps in the Village Hall in March 2005, there was general talk about four woods up for sale around Dunning. One of which was Kincladie Wood – known to locals as My Lady’s Wood or Mi Lady’s Wood.

Reflecting on :–

Kincladie Wood – To the west it has a Roman Dyke running at an angle through it, a site recorded by Historic Scotland as an Ancient Monument.

Records also show that witches were killed and burnt in the wood in 1663 but we do not know the location.

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Dunning is an old Perthshire village about 10 miles south west of Perth, Scotland. Situated in the shadows of the Ochil Hills, Dunning is steeped in history from the earliest days. There is an iron-age fort on the Dun Knock and a 1st century Roman camp at Kincladie. Saint Serf is said to have killed a dragon here, and there is a thorn tree planted in Jacobite times as well as a monument to Maggie Wall, burnt as a witch in 1657.

Dunning is still very much a living, working village, its residents a mix of all ages and interests. We have a population of 1,000, two churches, three pubs, a post office and general store, a second grocery store, a bakers, a primary school, two parks, a community woodland, a golf course, tennis courts and a bowling green, a leading meat processing plant, a hotel, and a Caravan Club caravan park and of course several farms.

It is situated on what was the main road between Perth & Stirling, but now the road is very quiet compared to the A9 a few miles a way, but we get many cyclists coming this way.

Another major website dealing with Dunning's history, both living and past is the excellent one at http://www.dunning.uk.net/ - from which this text is kindly 'borrowed' - with the webmasters permission.