Folklore & legend

Dunsinane Hill and the Macbeth Prophecy

Dunsinane Hill, near Collace

1054 battle; play first staged about 1606

In Shakespeare's play, an apparition tells Macbeth he shall not be vanquished until 'Great Birnam wood to high Dunsinane hill shall come against him.' That is fiction, and it should not be taken as recorded folklore. The Gaelic name is said to mean the hill of ants, possibly for the many people needed to build the fort. A steep signed path climbs from Collace.

Evidence
Dubious
Access
Open ground
Location
56.471, -3.278 (Parish-level only, treat as an area)

Sources: Wikipedia, Dunsinane Hill [other]

View on the map →

Comments

Loading…