Appin of Dull War Memorial

The granite obelisk stands alone on a gentle rise near Aberfeldy, a simple but striking tribute to the fallen from this corner of Perthshire. It's the sort of monument you pass without thinking, unless you know what you're looking at - then it stops you cold. The Appin of Dull War Memorial marks those lost from the First World War, and the inscription carries that weight that all these memorials do, decades on.

There's no visitor centre or tea room, no car park to speak of. It's just the stone, the moorland around it, and the quiet. That's rather the point. History buffs and anyone with a genuine interest in how rural Scotland honoured its dead will find it worth a visit, though it's not the sort of place you'd plan a morning around. Allow twenty minutes, maybe half an hour if you want to linger and take in the views across the valley.

If you're staying at Glengoulandie Camping or Pitilie Pods - both cracking spots - you're well within striking distance. It works as a short walk or a minor detour on the way to somewhere else rather than a destination in itself. The road out here is pleasant enough, and the surrounding countryside around Aberfeldy rewards a bit of exploring. In decent weather it's a proper spot for photographs, the kind of place that photographs better than it plays in person, if you're being honest about it.