Kinnoull is a

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Perth Perth () is the list of Australian capital cities, capital city of Western Australia. It is the list of cities in Australia by population, fourth-most-populous city in Australia, with a population of over 2.3 million within Greater Perth . The ...

Perth and Kinross Perth and Kinross (; ) is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland, and a Lieutenancy areas of Scotland, lieutenancy area. It is bordered by Highland (council area), Highland and Aberdeenshire to the north, Angus, Scotland, Angus, Dundee, and F ...

, Scotland, approximately half a mile northeast of Perth city centre. Beginning at the level of the

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, which separates the parish from Perth, Kinnoull's terrain continues to rise as it continues southeast, culminating in Kinnoull Hill, the summit of which is at . The main access roads to Kinnoull from the centre of Perth are Strathmore Street (the A94) and Muirhall Road, both in

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History

The Hay family were early landowners in the area. In 1633, Sir George Hay,

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, was made

Earl of Kinnoull Earl of Kinnoull (sometimes spelled Earl of Kinnoul) is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in 1633 for George Hay, 1st Viscount of Dupplin. Other associated titles are: ''Viscount Dupplin'' and ''Lord Hay of Kinfauns'' (1627) ...

by Charles I. He died the following year, aged 64, and was interred at Kinnoull Parish Church, in which a monument was erected in his honour. Kinnoull Castle formerly stood on the banks of the Tay in the Barnhill area of Kinnoull. The area is now a garden.

Architecture

Although the area is largely residential, Kinnoull is also the home of St Mary's Monastery, which was established in 1869 as the first

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monastery to be built in Scotland since the Reformation.

Gannochy

The Robert Matthew Mitchell-designed Gannochy Housing Estate part of Kinnoull was founded by Arthur Kinmond Bell in 1922, when he purchased a large plot of land. At its lower western end, a portion of ground was left for recreational purposes. A

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, tennis court and

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pond were constructed adjacent to the Kinnoull Recreation Grounds on Muirhall Terrace. The pond still remains, but the tennis court and curling pond have been grassed over and bounded on three sides by a copse of trees. This grassed area, now known as the Curly, can be accessed via a

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gate off Annat Road.

Duck pond

Gannochy duck pond is located at the junction of Annat and Dupplin Roads. (Dupplin Road is named for Viscount Dupplin, the early styling of Thomas Hay, 9th Earl of Kinnoull.) In addition to its main inhabitants, it is home to

mute swan The mute swan (''Cygnus olor'') is a species of swan and a member of the waterfowl family Anatidae. It is native to much of Eurasia, and (as a rare winter visitor) the far north of Africa. It is an introduced species in North America, home to ...

Kinnoull Terrace

Kinnoull Terrace, a

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just above the Dundee Road, is home to four villas and one double villa, all of listed status.

Sport

Kinnoull has its own

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club and adjacent

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clubs, both established in 1887 as Kinnoull Recreation ClubThe Gannochy Estate Newsletter, Summer 2019
/ref> and located on Muirhall Terrace.''Official Guide to Perth and Its Neighbourhood by the Tramway Car Routes'' – Perth Town Council (1907), p. 25 The tennis club received a Clubmark

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in November 2009. Kinnoull Bowling Club is one of the 33 member clubs of Bowls Scotland's District 6. Perth Doo'cot Cricket Club was established in 2012. It plays its home fixtures at Perth Doo'cot Park, on Pitcullen Crescent, which was created by A. K. Bell in 1925. Its season runs from mid-May to the end of August. Perth Archery Club, which is also based at Doo'cot Park, was founded in 2010.Perth Archery Club's website
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Notable people

* W. H. Findlay, photographer * Effie Gray, wife of the critic

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, is buried in the Kinnoull Parish Church churchyard * John Hunt, theologian * James Walter Fairholme, Royal Navy officer and polar explorer lost during the Franklin Expedition

Gallery

File:Kinnoull_Bowling_Club.jpeg, Kinnoull Bowling Club, viewed from Muirhall Terrace in 2019 File:Brand's Brae, Gannochy Estate (geograph 3497729).jpg, Typical housing in the Gannochy estate File:Gannochy Green (geograph 3512520).jpg, Gannochy Green

References

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External links

"Kinnoull Conservation Area Appraisal"
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Perth and Kinross Council Perth and Kinross Council () is the local authority for Perth and Kinross, one of the 32 council areas of Scotland. The council has been under no overall control since 1999. It is based in Perth. History A district called Perth and Kinross was ...

Populated places in Perth, Scotland Parishes in Perthshire