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Mill Street is a prominent street in the city of Perth, Scotland.Established in at least the 18th century, it runs for about 0.25 miles (0.40 km), from Bridge Lane in the east to South Methven Street in the west, passing through roughly two-thirds of the northern third of the city centre.
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St John's Place (formerly known as Kirkside) [1] is an ancient street in the city of Perth, Scotland, located a short distance southeast of the city centre.Today it runs for about 500 feet (170 yd) between King Edward Street to the west and St John Street to the east; it is now markedly smaller than when it was originally laid out, due to the construction of both Perth City Hall in 1914 and of ...
The name Perth derives from a Pictish word for 'wood' or 'copse', related to the Welsh perth, meaning 'hedge' or 'thicket'. [10] During much of the later medieval period, it was known colloquially by its Scots-speaking inhabitants as St John's Toun or Saint Johnstoun because the church at the centre of the parish was dedicated to St John the Baptist. [11]
The A9 is a major road in Scotland running from the Falkirk council area in central Scotland to Scrabster Harbour, Thurso in the far north, via Stirling, Bridge of Allan, Perth and Inverness. At 273 miles (439 km), it is the longest road in Scotland and the fifth-longest A-road in the United Kingdom.
South Street is a prominent street in the Scottish city of Perth, Perth and Kinross.Established in at least the 15th century, it runs for about 0.5 miles (0.80 km), from the Dundee Road (the A85) in the east to County Place (the A93) in the west, passing through the entire breadth of the city. [1]
Skinnergate is a street in the city of Perth, Scotland. Along with Watergate, it is one of the oldest streets in the city. [1] It runs for around 0.76 miles (1.22 km) from Bridge Street in the north to High Street in the south. [2] Its name is derived from the process of skinning animals and the tanning of their hides during the Middle Ages.
Inveralmond Roundabout is a major traffic roundabout in Perth, Scotland.Located approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) north-northwest of the city centre, it is the meeting point of the A912 Dunkeld Road [2] (at the northern terminus of its route to and from the city centre) and the more prominent A9 road, which changes between being east–west running to north–south, picking up its historic route ...