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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]
Date/Time Thumbnail Dimensions User Comment; current: 20:21, 26 September 2010: 1,425 × 1,248 (1.71 MB): Nilfanion {{Information |Description=Blank map of Perth and Kinross, UK with the following information shown: *Administrative borders *Coastline, lakes and rivers *Roads and railways *Urban areas Equirectangular map projection on WGS 84 dat
When James I of Scotland was killed in 1437, James II of Scotland moved the royal court from Perth to Edinburgh. [6] James III of Scotland (1451–88) later referred to it as "the principal burgh of our kingdom". [7] In 1633 Charles I referred to Edinburgh in a charter as the "principal burgh of our kingdom of Scotland" and "the chief city". [8]
Scone (/ ˈ s k uː n / ⓘ; Scottish Gaelic: Sgàin; Scots: Scone) is a town in Perth and Kinross, Scotland.The medieval town of Scone, which grew up around the monastery and royal residence, was abandoned in the early 19th century when the residents were removed and a new palace was built on the site by the Earl of Mansfield.
Perth & Clackmannan Shires. 1854. Civil Parish map. Perthshire was one of the largest counties, whereas Kinross-shire was one of the smallest; it was the least populous Scottish county in the 1921 census. [5] In 1930 the county councils for Perthshire and Kinross-shire were combined for most purposes.
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 ...
Tay Street is a street, part of the A989, in the Scottish city of Perth, Perth and Kinross.Planned in 1806 and completed around 1885, it is named for the River Tay, Scotland's longest river, on the western banks of which it sits.