Inchture () is a village in Scotland between

Dundee Dundee (; ; or , ) is the List of towns and cities in Scotland by population, fourth-largest city in Scotland. The mid-year population estimate for the locality was . It lies within the eastern central Lowlands on the north bank of the Firt ...

and

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on the northern side of the

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. It is approximately from Dundee city centre and from Perth. The village is bypassed by on the A90 trunk road and benefits from a flyover (

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) junction onto the road making it popular with commuters working in Dundee and further afield. Inchture is a prosperous village with a wide range of housing. The village comprises a post office, a SPAR store, hotel, a primary school and nursery, community centre, a church. a bowling club, a beauticians and a coffee shop. There are approximately 100 original houses in the village and additional homes have been constructed by Muir Homes,

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an
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The population is approximately 1500, with an active Community Council and much community engagement including an annual Village Fete. Inchture is situated within the

Carse of Gowrie The Carse of Gowrie is a stretch of low-lying country in the southern part of Gowrie, Perth and Kinross, Scotland. It stretches for about along the north shore of the Firth of Tay between Perth and Dundee. The area offers high-quality agricultu ...

. Inchture is twinned with the village of

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near

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in France. At the north end of the village is a lodge and avenue that formerly led to the mansion of

Rossie Priory Rossie Priory is a category B listed country house and estate to the north of Inchture, near the hamlets of Baledgarno and Knapp, Perthshire, Scotland. It lies by road west of the city centre of Dundee. The large estate is roughly 2000 acres. ...

, now cut off by the modern A90. This avenue is lined on both sides by

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trees (''Sequoiadendron giganteum''). These were planted in 1853, and are the first known examples of the species successfully cultivated outside North America. An Episcopal Church, All Souls, was opened in 1896, the foundation stone having been laid four years earlier. Before this, the local Episcopalians had worshiped at a chapel on the Rossie Estate and later at a mission in

Invergowrie Invergowrie () is a village on the northwest bank of the Firth of Tay to the west of Dundee. Historically part of Perthshire, it was formerly incorporated as part of the city of Dundee, but is now administered as part of Perth and Kinross. H ...

. Near Inchture is Ballindean House, significant for its association with

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(NB spelling) and his slave Joseph Knight and thus with the cause of

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Transport

Inchture Express

The Inchture Express was a

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service operated by the Caledonian Railway Company. Its rails "ran along a hedge-lined route" to Inchture railway station. It later closed and the rails were lifted.

Bus and Coach Services

Stagecoach East Scotland operate bus services 16 and 16B to

and

City Centre from Inchture Main Road. The services, combined, operate everyday hourly. The company, on Tuesdays and Thursdays only, also operate service 51 to Abernyte,

City Centre & PRI. From the A90, at Glebe Drive, Scottish electric coach operator

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runs direct coach services from Inchture to

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half hourly,

at least half hourly and

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hourly. These services must be pre-booked, otherwise they won't stop. Also for

and

is the Scottish Citylink service M8.

Notable people

* Andrew Heiton (1823–1894), architect

Notes

References

External links

Villages in Perth and Kinross {{PerthKinross-geo-stub