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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]
The royal castle (on or near the site of the present multi-storey car park adjacent to the new council offices) twas destroyed by a flood of the Tay in 1209, one of many that have afflicted Perth over the centuries. [7] William I (1142–1214) restored Perth's burgh status, while it remained as the nominal capital of Scotland.
In 2002 it became a city. [25] Perth was made a royal burgh by David I of Scotland in ~1124. [4] James VI's Golden Charter to Perth in 1600 referred to it as a "free city and regal and royal burgh". [26] It was officially the second city of Scotland until 1975 when city status was removed when local government was reorganised.
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland by population, whilst the capital city, Edinburgh, is the second largest by population and largest by area (although the Aberdeen and Edinburgh local authority areas contain far more undeveloped land and have a lower population density than the council areas of Dundee and Glasgow; these are the only four ...
J. Pullar and Sons Ltd. (also known as J. & J. Pullar and Pullars of Perth) was a dyeworks based in Perth, Scotland. It was founded by John Pullar in 1824 in Perth's Little Pomarium district [1] [2] and pioneered the first synthetic dyes. [3] Pullars of Perth signs eventually appeared outside 7,552 agents across Britain. [3]
The grant document was discovered in the Lyon Office in 1890, and forwarded to the newly formed Perth County Council. The shield is very similar to the Scottish royal arms, reflecting that Perthshire was the home county of the House of Dunkeld and contains the former royal capital, Scone.
Map of places in Perth and Kinross compiled from this list This list of places in Perth and Kinross is a list of links for any town, village, hamlet, castle, golf course, historic house, nature reserve, reservoir, river, canal, and other place of interest in the Perth and Kinross council area of Scotland. Beinn a Ghlo, Grampians Birks of Aberfeldy Blair Castle Castle Menzies Drummond Castle ...
Dunkeld (/ d ʌ ŋ ˈ k ɛ l /, Scots: Dunkell, [2] from Scottish Gaelic: Dùn Chailleann, "fort of the Caledonians" [3]) is a town in Perth and Kinross, Scotland.The location of a historic cathedral, it lies on the north bank of the River Tay, opposite Birnam.