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Historic Sites Attractions In Perth and Kinross

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Ardler is a small village in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. It is situated approximately 3 miles to the east of Coupar Angus, and approximately equidistant between the latter and Meigle.
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Historic Sites Attractions In Perth and Kinross

  • 1. Scone Palace Perth
    Scone Palace is a Category A listed historic house and 5 star tourism attraction near the village of Scone and the city of Perth, Scotland. Built of red sandstone with a castellated roof, it is one of the finest examples of late Georgian Gothic style in the United Kingdom. A place steeped in history, Scone was originally the site of an early Christian church, and later an Augustinian priory. In the 12th century, Scone Priory was granted abbey status and as a result an Abbot's residence – an Abbot's Palace – was constructed. It is for this reason that the current structure retains the name Palace. Scone Abbey was severely damaged in 1559 during the Scottish Reformation after a mob whipped up by the famous reformer, John Knox, came to Scone from Dundee. Having survived the Reformation, t...
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  • 3. Taymouth Castle Kenmore
    Taymouth Castle is situated to the north-east of the village of Kenmore, Perth and Kinross in the Highlands of Scotland, in an estate which encompasses 450 acres. It lies on the south bank of the River Tay, about a mile from Loch Tay, in the heartland of the Grampian Mountains. Taymouth is bordered on two sides by mountain ranges, by Loch Tay on the third and by the confluence of the rivers Lyon and Tay on the fourth.Taymouth Castle stands on the site of the much older Balloch Castle, which was built in 1552, as the seat of the Campbell clan. In the early 19th century, Balloch Castle was demolished by the Campbells of Breadalbane, so that the new, much larger castle could be rebuilt on the site. The new castle's blue-grey stone was taken from the quarry at Bolfracks.Built in a neo-Gothic s...
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  • 5. Kirk of St. John the Baptist Perth
    The Baptist Union of Scotland is the main association of Baptist churches in Scotland.
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  • 6. Abernethy Village Perth
    Abernethy is a village in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, situated 8 mi south-east of Perth. The village's name is not Scots nor Gaelic, but 'Caledonian Welsh' from a period when lowlands of future Scotland were controlled by Welsh or Brythonic speaking Brythons. 'Aber' meaning 'confluence' of the 'Nethy' , the earliest recorded form being Apurnethige. The Nethy Burn flows down from the Ochil Hills past the present village.
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  • 8. Stanley Mills Perth
    Stanley is a village on the north side of the River Tay in Perthshire, Scotland, just north of Perth. This section of the River Tay is a popular location for canoeing and fishing.
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  • 9. Perth Railway Station Perth
    Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. It is the fourth-most populous city in Australia, with a population of 2,022,044 living in Greater Perth. Perth is part of the South West Land Division of Western Australia, with the majority of the metropolitan area located on the Swan Coastal Plain, a narrow strip between the Indian Ocean and the Darling Scarp. The first areas settled were on the Swan River at Guildford, with the city's central business district and port both later founded downriver. Perth was founded by Captain James Stirling in 1829 as the administrative centre of the Swan River Colony. It gained city status in 1856, and was promoted to the status of a Lord Mayorality in 1929. The city is named after Perth, Scotland, due to the influenc...
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  • 11. Scotlandwell Wash House and Well Perth
    Scotlandwell is a village in Portmoak, Perth and Kinross, Scotland. It lies to the east of Loch Leven, at the junction of the A977 and B920 roads, approximately 4 miles west of Glenrothes and 4 miles east of Kinross. The main historical features of Scotlandwell village are The Well & Wash House Scotlandwell is one of the great historic sites of Kinross-shire. Named Fons Scotiae by the Romans who passed this way nearly 2,000 years ago, the curative waters that bubble up through the sandy ground were used by Red Friars who maintained a hospital in the village between 1250 and 1587. Thousands of pilgrims came to Scotlandwell to take the water, the most famous perhaps being King Robert the Bruce who is alleged to have found a cure for leprosy here. The people of Scotlandwell are rightly concer...
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  • 13. Abernethy Round Tower Abernethy
    Abernethy is a village in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, situated 8 mi south-east of Perth. The village's name is not Scots nor Gaelic, but 'Caledonian Welsh' from a period when lowlands of future Scotland were controlled by Welsh or Brythonic speaking Brythons. 'Aber' meaning 'confluence' of the 'Nethy' , the earliest recorded form being Apurnethige. The Nethy Burn flows down from the Ochil Hills past the present village.
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  • 15. Inchcolm Abbey and Island South Queensferry
    Inchcolm is an island in the Firth of Forth in Scotland. It was repeatedly attacked by English raiders during the Wars of Scottish Independence, and was fortified during both World Wars to defend nearby Edinburgh. Inchcolm now attracts visitors to its former Augustine Abbey.
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