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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]
Loch Rannoch (Scottish Gaelic: Loch Raineach) is a freshwater loch in Perth and Kinross, Scotland.It is over 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) long in a west–east direction with an average width of about 1.2 kilometres (0.75 mi), and is deepest at its eastern end, reaching a depth of 130 metres (440 ft). [1]
Blairgowrie and Rattray (/ b l ɛər ˈ ɡ aʊ r i ... ˈ r æ t r eɪ / ⓘ) is a twin burgh in Perth and Kinross, Scotland.Locals refer to the town as "Blair". Blairgowrie is the larger of the two former burghs which were united by an Act of Parliament in 1928 and lies on the southwest side of the River Ericht while Rattray is on the northeast side.
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The Cross Tay Link Road is a road-construction project in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. It will link the A93 and A94 roads, near Scone, to the A9 north of the Inveralmond Roundabout, at Perth, via a new stretch of road, 3.7 miles (6.0 km) long. [1] It will involve a three-span bridge over Scotland's longest river, the Tay, [2] hence the project ...
Perth Cathedral may refer to: St Ninian's Cathedral (Anglican) in Perth, Scotland; St George's Cathedral, Perth (Anglican) in Perth, Australia;
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 ...
Lower City Mills is part of a cluster of former watermill buildings, collectively known as City Mills, [2] in Perth, Scotland. It was given Category A listed status in 1965 by Scotland's Ancient Monument Division (now Historic Environment Scotland). [3] Milling has taken place at the location since the 14th century.