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Perthshire (
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: ; ), officially the County of Perth, is a historic county and
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in central
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. Geographically it extends from Strathmore in the east, to the
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in the north,
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and Ben Lui in the west, and Aberfoyle in the south; it borders the counties of
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and
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to the north,
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to the east,
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,
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,
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,
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and
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to the south and
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to the west. Perthshire is known as the "big county", or "the Shire", due to its roundness and status as the fourth largest historic county in Scotland. It has a wide variety of landscapes, from the rich agricultural straths in the east, to the high mountains of the southern
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History


Administrative history

Perthshire's origins as a
shire Shire () is a traditional term for an administrative division of land in Great Britain and some other English-speaking countries. It is generally synonymous with county (such as Cheshire and Worcestershire). British counties are among the oldes ...
(the area administered by a
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) are obscure, but it seems to have been created during the reign of
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(reigned 1124–1153). The Sheriff of Perth had authority over several
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, including
Atholl Atholl or Athole () is a district in the heart of the Scottish Highlands, bordering (in clockwise order, from north-east) Marr, Gowrie, Perth, Strathearn, Breadalbane, Lochaber, and Badenoch. Historically it was a Pictish kingdom, becoming ...
, Breadalbane,
Gowrie Gowrie () is a region in central Scotland and one of the original provinces of the Kingdom of Alba. It covered the eastern part of what became Perthshire. It was located to the immediate east of Atholl, and originally included the area aroun ...
,
Menteith Menteith or Monteith () is a district of south Perthshire, Scotland, roughly comprises the territory between the River Teith, Teith and the River Forth, Forth. Historically, the area between Callander and Dunblane was known in English by the si ...
and
Strathearn Strathearn or Strath Earn (), also the Earn Valley, is the strath of the River Earn, which flows from Loch Earn to meet the River Tay in the east of Scotland. The area covers the stretch of the river, containing a number of settlements in ...
. Over time, Scotland's shires became more significant than the old provinces, with more administrative functions being given to the sheriffs. In 1667
Commissioners of Supply Commissioners of Supply were local administrative bodies in Scotland from 1667 to 1930. Originally established in each sheriffdom to collect tax, they later took on much of the responsibility for the local government of the counties of Scotland. ...
were established for each shire, which would serve as the main administrative body for the area until the creation of county councils in 1890. Following the Acts of Union in 1707, the English term "county" came to be used interchangeably with the older term "shire". Elected county councils were established in 1890 under the
Local Government (Scotland) Act 1889 The Local Government (Scotland) Act 1889 ( 52 & 53 Vict. c. 50) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which was passed on 26 August 1889. The main effect of the act was to establish elected county councils in Scotland. In this it fol ...
, taking most of the functions of the commissioners (which were eventually abolished in 1930). The burgh of
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was deemed capable of managing its own affairs and so was excluded from the administrative area of the county council, although the county council still chose to base itself there. Perthshire County Council held its first official meeting on 22 May 1890 at Perth Sheriff Court, then also known as County Buildings, the courthouse (built 1819) which also served as the meeting place for the commissioners. The 1889 Act also led to a review of boundaries, with
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s being transferred to a county they actually bordered, and parishes which straddled more than one county being adjusted such that each parish was entirely in a single county. There were several such changes affecting the boundaries of Perthshire, notably including the exclaves of
Culross Culross (/ˈkurəs/) (Scottish Gaelic: ''Cuileann Ros'', 'holly point or promontory') is a village and former royal burgh, and parish, in Fife, Scotland. According to the 2006 estimate, the village has a population of 395. Originally, Culross ...
and Tulliallan being transferred to
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. Reforms in 1930 under the
Local Government (Scotland) Act 1929 The Local Government (Scotland) Act 1929 ( 19 & 20 Geo. 5. c. 25) reorganised local government in Scotland from 1930, introducing joint county councils, large and small burghs and district councils. The Act also abolished the Scottish poor law s ...
saw the burgh of Perth brought within the administrative area of the county council, and merged the county councils of Perthshire and the neighbouring small county of
Kinross-shire The County of Kinross or Kinross-shire is a historic county and registration county in eastern Scotland, administered as part of Perth and Kinross since 1975. Surrounding its largest settlement and county town of Kinross, the county borders Per ...
for most purposes. The two county councils continued to be elected as separate bodies, but operated together as the "Perth and Kinross Joint County Council", serving the combined area of the two counties. As part of the same reforms, the county council took over the functions of the abolished Perthshire Education Authority. The education authority had bought the former County and City Infirmary on York Place in Perth (completed 1838) in 1920 to serve as its headquarters; after 1930 it served as the headquarters of the joint county council, and was renamed County Offices. Perthshire was abolished as an administrative area in 1975 under the
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. It was split between the Central and
Tayside Tayside () was one of the nine regions used for local government in Scotland from 16 May 1975 to 31 March 1996. The region was named after the River Tay. History Tayside region was created in 1975 under the Local Government (Scotland) Act ...
Regions: *West Perthshire (the area west and south of
Killin Killin (; ) is a village in Perthshire in the central Highlands of Scotland. Situated at the western head of Loch Tay, it is administered by the Stirling Council area. Killin is a historic conservation village and sits within the Loch Lomond ...
including
Callander Callander (; ) is a small town in the council area of Stirling (district), Stirling in Scotland, situated on the River Teith. The town is located in the historic county of Perthshire and is a popular tourist stop to and from the Highlands. De ...
, Crianlarich and Aberfoyle) was included in the Stirling District of the Central Region. *The parish of Muckhart was made part of Clackmannan District, also in the Central Region. *
Longforgan Longforgan is a village and parish in the Carse of Gowrie, in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. It lies west of Dundee on the main A90 road. History A record survives of Sir Patrick Gray, as Baron of Longforgan, holding a baronial court here in 138 ...
was included in the City of Dundee District, in the Tayside Region. *The remainder of Perthshire was combined with Kinross-shire and the
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parish of Kettins to form 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 ...
District Council in Tayside. The two-tier system introduced in 1975 was superseded by a system of unitary authorities in 1996. The districts of Tayside and Central Scotland all became unitary authorities, with
Longforgan Longforgan is a village and parish in the Carse of Gowrie, in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. It lies west of Dundee on the main A90 road. History A record survives of Sir Patrick Gray, as Baron of Longforgan, holding a baronial court here in 138 ...
being transferred from Dundee to Perth and Kinross. The majority of historic Perthshire lies in
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 ...
. The exceptions are the southwestern part that is now in the
Stirling council area The Stirling council area (; ) is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland, and has an estimated population of (). It was created in 1975 as a lower-tier district within the Central region. The district covered parts of the historic counties ...
and a few parishes that are now in
Clackmannanshire Clackmannanshire (; ; ), or the County of Clackmannan, is a Shires of Scotland, historic county, Council areas of Scotland, council area, registration counties, registration county and Lieutenancy areas of Scotland, lieutenancy area in Scotland ...
. Perth and Kinross also contains some areas that were not historically in Perthshire, such as Kinross-shire. The
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s in the area of historic Perthshire are mostly coterminous with the council areas, the exception being that the Stirling council area forms part of a larger Stirling and Falkirk lieutenancy. The boundaries of the historic county of Perthshire are still used for some limited official purposes connected with land registration, being a
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.


Coat of arms

The
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of the County of Perth appears to have been granted for use on the colours and standards of the volunteer and militia units of the county raised at the end of the eighteenth century. The
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) ...
, a native of Perthshire, and commanding officer of the Perthshire Gentlemen and Yeomanry Cavalry, was also
Lord Lyon King of Arms The Right Honourable the Lord Lyon King of Arms, the head of Lyon Court, is the most junior of the Great Officer of State, Great Officers of State in Scotland and is the Scotland, Scottish official with responsibility for regulating heraldry i ...
at the time, and he presented the arms to the county in 1800. 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
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and contains the former royal capital,
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. Further royal references are made on the canton, which shows
Scone Palace Scone Palace is a Category A- listed historic house near the village of Scone and the city of Perth, Scotland. Ancestral seat of Earls of Mansfield, built in red sandstone with a castellated roof, it is an example of the Gothic Revival style ...
surmounted by the
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. The crest is a Highland soldier, reflecting that the famous
Black Watch The Black Watch, 3rd Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland (3 SCOTS) is an infantry battalion of the Royal Regiment of Scotland. The regiment was created as part of the Childers Reforms in 1881, when the 42nd (Royal Highland) Regiment ...
were formed in the county. The supporters are an eagle and a warhorse, the former from the arms of the city of Perth.


Burghs

By the 1890s the county contained the following
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s, which were largely outside the county council's jurisdiction: *Royal Burgh of Perth (which was styled a city) *Burgh of Auchterarder (formed 1894: reinstated as a royal burgh in 1951) *Burgh of Aberfeldy (
police burgh A police burgh was a Scottish burgh which had adopted a "police system" for governing the town. They existed from 1833 to 1975. The 1833 act The first police burghs were created under the Burgh Police (Scotland) Act 1833 ( 3 & 4 Will. 4. c. 46 ...
from 1887) *Burgh of Abernethy (
burgh of barony A burgh of barony was a type of Scottish town (burgh). Burghs of barony were distinct from royal burghs, as the title was granted to a landowner who, as a tenant-in-chief, held his estates directly from the crown. (In some cases, they might also ...
from 1458/9, police burgh from 1877) *Burgh of Alyth (burgh of barony from 1488, police burgh from 1834) *Burgh of Blairgowrie (burgh of barony 1634, police burgh 1833) *Burgh of Rattray (police burgh 1873) *Burgh of Callander (police burgh 1866) *Burgh of Coupar Angus (burgh of barony 1607, police burgh 1852) *Burgh of Crieff (burgh of barony 1674, burgh of regality 1687, police burgh 1864) *Burgh of Doune (burgh of barony 1611, police burgh 1890) *Burgh of Dunblane (burgh of regality of the Bishop of Dunblane 1442, police burgh 1870) The
Local Government (Scotland) Act 1929 The Local Government (Scotland) Act 1929 ( 19 & 20 Geo. 5. c. 25) reorganised local government in Scotland from 1930, introducing joint county councils, large and small burghs and district councils. The Act also abolished the Scottish poor law s ...
divided burghs into two classes from 1930:
large burgh Large burgh was a type of municipal structure in Scotland, which existed from 1930 to 1975. History When county councils had been established in 1890 under the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1889, there were 26 burghs which were excluded from ...
s, which were to gain extra powers from the county council, and small burghs which lost many of their responsibilities. Of the twelve burghs in Perthshire, only Perth was made a large burgh. There were ten small burghs: Blairgowrie and Rattray being united into a single burgh. In 1947 Pitlochry was created a small burgh.


Civil parishes

In 1894 parish councils were established for the civil parishes, replacing the previous parochial boards. The parish councils were in turn replaced by district councils in 1930. Following the boundary changes caused by the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1889, the county contained the following civil parishes: *Aberdaugie * Aberfeldy * Aberfoyle * Abernethy * Abernyte *
Alyth Alyth () () is a town in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, northeast of Blairgowrie and Rattray, Blairgowrie and about northwest of Dundee. In 2022 the town had an estimated population of 3,046. First mentioned by name in a 12th-century royal char ...
* Ardoch * Arngask *
Auchterarder Auchterarder (; , meaning Upper Highland) is a town north of the Ochil Hills in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, and home to the Gleneagles Hotel. The High Street of Auchterarder gave the town its popular name of "The Lang Toun" or Long Town. The ...
*Auchtergaven Moneydie *
Balquhidder Balquhidder ( or ) is a small village in Perthshire located north-west of Callander. It is administered by the Stirling (council area), Stirling council area of Scotland and is overlooked by the dramatic mountain terrain of the "Braes of Bal ...
*
Bankfoot Bankfoot is a village in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, approximately north of Perth and south of Dunkeld. Bankfoot had a population of 1,136 in 2001. In the 2011 Census the population of Bankfoot was 1,110 people with there being a slightly h ...
*Bendochy *
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*
Blair Atholl Blair Atholl (from the Scottish Gaelic: ''Blàr Athall'', originally ''Blàr Ath Fhodla'') is a village in Perthshire, Scotland, built about the confluence of the Rivers Tilt and Garry in one of the few areas of flat land in the midst of the G ...
*
Blairgowrie and Rattray Blairgowrie and Rattray () is a Twin cities (geographical proximity), twin burgh in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. Locals refer to the town as "Blair". Blairgowrie is the larger of the two former burghs which were united by an Act of Parliament in ...
*Blairmacgregor *
Callander Callander (; ) is a small town in the council area of Stirling (district), Stirling in Scotland, situated on the River Teith. The town is located in the historic county of Perthshire and is a popular tourist stop to and from the Highlands. De ...
* Caputh *Cargill *
Clunie Clunie is a small settlement in Perthshire, Scotland, west of Blairgowrie. It lies on the western shore of the Loch of Clunie. History Near the village on a small hill are the foundations of an early defensive settlement. The fortificati ...
*
Collace Collace () is a parish in Perthshire, Scotland, northeast of Perth, in Strathmore. The parish boundary includes the neighbouring villages of Kinrossie and Saucher. The traditional industries of the area are farming, quarrying (sandstone) ...
*
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*Aaron Comrie (born 1997), Scottish footba ...
*
Coupar Angus Coupar Angus (; Gaelic: ''Cupar Aonghais'') is a town in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. It lies on the River Isla in the broad and fertile Valley of Strathmore, south of Blairgowrie. The A94 road from Perth to Forfar runs through the town, a ...
*
Crieff Crieff (; , meaning "tree") is a Scottish market town in Perth and Kinross on the A85 road between Perth, Scotland, Perth and Crianlarich, and the A822 road, A822 between Greenloaning and Aberfeldy, Scotland, Aberfeldy. The A822 road, A822 joins ...
*
Dowally Dowally is a village and parish in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. It lies north of Dunkeld on the A9 road. The village has a parish church dedicated to St. Anne According to apocrypha, as well as Christian and Islamic tradition, Saint Anne wa ...
* Dron * Dull *Dunbarney *
Dunblane Dunblane (, ) is a town in the council area of Stirling in central Scotland, and inside the historic boundaries of the county of Perthshire. It is a commuter town, with many residents making use of good transport links to much of the Central Be ...
and
Lecropt Lecropt (''Leac Croit'' in Gaelic) is a rural parish lying to the west of Bridge of Allan, Scotland. The population of the parish of Lecropt is estimated to be around 75, consisting entirely of isolated farms and houses, as well as the Keir Esta ...
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Dunkeld Dunkeld (, , from , "fort of the Caledonians") 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. Dunkeld lies close to the geological Highland Boundar ...
and Dowally * Dunning * Errol *
Findo Gask Findo Gask is a small village in Perth and Kinross in Scotland, just off the main A9 road. It is in Strathearn. There are nearby remains associated with the Roman Road to the south and the Roman Frontier on the Gask Ridge. The area was assoc ...
*
Forgandenny Forgandenny (Scottish Gaelic ''Forgrann Eithne'', 'Over-Bog of Eithne' n ancient female Gaelic name is a small village in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, located four miles south of Perth, Scotland, Perth. Perth is a 20-minute bus ride from Forg ...
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Forteviot Forteviot () (Ordnance Survey ) is a village in Strathearn, Perth and Kinross on the south bank of the River Earn between Dunning and Perth. It lies in the council area of Perth and Kinross. The population in 1991 was 160. The present village ...
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Fortingall Fortingall () (lit. "Escarpment Church"—i.e. "church at the foot of an escarpment or steep slope") is a small village in Glen Lyon, Perthshire, Scotland. Its nearest sizable neighbours are Aberfeldy and Kenmore. Local legend claims that it ...
*Foss or Fossoway or
Crook of Devon Crook of Devon is a village within the parish of Fossoway in Kinross-shire about west of Kinross on the A977 road. Its name derives from the nearly 180-degree turn, from generally eastwards to generally westwards and resembling the shape of ...
*Fowlis Easter *Fowlis Wester *Glendevon *
Glen Shee Glen Shee () is a glen in eastern Perthshire, Scotland. Shee Water flows through the glen. The head of the glen, where Gleann Taitneach and Glen Lochsie meet, is approximately 2 km north-west of the Spittal of Glenshee; it then runs ...
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Inchture Inchture () is a village in Scotland between Dundee and Perth on the northern side of the Firth of Tay. 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 ...
*Innerwick *
Killin Killin (; ) is a village in Perthshire in the central Highlands of Scotland. Situated at the western head of Loch Tay, it is administered by the Stirling Council area. Killin is a historic conservation village and sits within the Loch Lomond ...
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Kilmadock Kilmadock parish (Scottish Gaelic ''Cille Mo Dog''), named for Cadoc, Saint Cadoc, containing the settlements of Doune, Deanston, Buchany, Argaty, Hill of Row, Drumvaich, and Delvorich, is situated in Stirling (council area), Stirling council are ...
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Kilspindie Kilspindie is a village in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. It is situated on the Kilspindie burn, approximately northwest of Errol, west of Dundee centre and east of Perth. The village has an area of of which are arable land and are woodlan ...
* Kincardine *Kinclaven *Kinfauns
Kinfauns Castle Kinfauns Castle is a 19th-century castle in the Scottish village of Kinfauns, Perth and Kinross, Kinfauns, Perth and Kinross. It is in the Castellated Gothic style, with a slight asymmetry typical of Scottish Georgian. It stands on a raised terr ...
* Kinloch *
Kinnaird, Gowrie Kinnaird (, "high headland") is a village in Gowrie, Perthshire, Scotland. It is notable for its 15th-century castle. The four-storeyed Kinnaird Castle was a stronghold of the Threiplands of Fingask, a local Jacobite family. The castle was rest ...
*
Kinnoull Kinnoull is a parish in Perth, Perth and Kinross, Scotland, approximately half a mile northeast of Perth city centre. Beginning at the level of the River Tay, which separates the parish from Perth, Kinnoull's terrain continues to rise as it cont ...
* Kirkmichael *Lethendy *Little
Dunkeld Dunkeld (, , from , "fort of the Caledonians") 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. Dunkeld lies close to the geological Highland Boundar ...
*Logiealmond *
Logierait Logierait () is a village and parish in Atholl, Scotland. It is situated at the confluence of the rivers Tay and Tummel, west of the A9 road in Perth and Kinross. Its name originates from Gaelic , meaning the little hollow of the earth-walled ...
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Longforgan Longforgan is a village and parish in the Carse of Gowrie, in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. It lies west of Dundee on the main A90 road. History A record survives of Sir Patrick Gray, as Baron of Longforgan, holding a baronial court here in 138 ...
*
Madderty Madderty is a village in Strathearn, Perth and Kinross. It lies on the former railway line connecting Perth and Crieff. The Gask Ridge and its Roman road lie to the south and the remains of Inchaffray Abbey to the north. Madderty is mentioned i ...
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Meigle Meigle (, ) is a village in Strathmore, Angus, Strathmore, Scotland. It lies in the council area of Perth and Kinross in the Coupar Angus and Meigle ward. It lies on the A94 road, A94 road between Perth and Forfar.The A94 used to be the main ro ...
* Methven * Moneydie and Auchtergaven *Monzie or *
Monzievaird Monzievaird () is a location in Scotland, situated west of Crieff, within the Highland district of Perth and Kinross. The village of Monzie (pronounced "Mon-ee") lies a few miles to the east-northeast. Name The place was originally named ''Muit ...
and Strowan * Moulin * Muckhart *
Muthill Muthill (pronounced ) is a village in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. The name derives from Scottish Gaelic meaning “soft-ground”. The village lies south of Crieff, just west of the former railway line connecting Crieff with Gleneagles. H ...
*Persie *
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 ...
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Port of Menteith Port of Menteith () is a village and civil parish in the Stirling district of Scotland, the only significant settlement on the Lake of Menteith. It was established as a burgh of barony, then named simply Port (), in 1457 by King James III of Sco ...
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Blairgowrie and Rattray Blairgowrie and Rattray () is a Twin cities (geographical proximity), twin burgh in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. Locals refer to the town as "Blair". Blairgowrie is the larger of the two former burghs which were united by an Act of Parliament in ...
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Redgorton Redgorton is a settlement in Gowrie, Perth and Kinross, Scotland. It lies a few miles from the River Tay and the A9 road (Great Britain), A9 road, across the latter from Luncarty. It lies close to the Inveralmond Industrial Estate. Etymology T ...
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Rhynd Rhynd () is a hamlet in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. It is located southeast of Perth, on the south side of the River Tay. The parish church was built in 1842, and replaced an earlier church at Easter Rhynd, southeast, where the churchyard ca ...
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St Madoes St. Madoes () is a village in the Carse of Gowrie, Scotland. It was developed near Pitfour Castle. It is believed that there have been settlements since around 1000 C.E based on discoveries of several standing stones and the St. Madoes stone, a ...
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Scone A scone ( or ) is a traditional British and Irish baked good, popular in the United Kingdom and Ireland. It is usually made of either wheat flour or oatmeal, with baking powder as a leavening agent, and baked on sheet pans. A scone is often ...
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Tibbermore Tibbermore is a small village situated about west of Perth, Scotland. The parish extends to Aberuthven. Previously known as Tippermuir, it was the site of the Battle of Tippermuir in 1644, between the Marquis of Montrose's army and an army ...
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Tullybelton Tullybelton is a hamlet located in the Scottish county of Perth and Kinross about north-northeast of Perth. Ian Fraser, Baron Fraser of Tullybelton took the name of this hamlet as his title, when he was elevated to being a Lord of Appeal in O ...
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Weem Weem (Scottish Gaelic: ''Baile a' Chlachain'') is a village on the B846 near Aberfeldy in Perthshire, Scotland. The name Weem is derived from the Gaelic ''uamh'', meaning 'cave'. Nearby is Castle Menzies. One of Scotland's best-preserved 16t ...


Districts

In 1930 the ''landward'' area of the Local Government councils (the part outside of burgh boundaries) was divided into five districts, replacing the parish councils established in 1894: *Central District *Eastern District *Highland District *Perth District *Western District


Geography

The county forms part of the
Highland Highlands or uplands are areas of high elevation such as a mountainous region, elevated mountainous plateau or high hills. Generally, ''upland'' refers to a range of hills, typically from up to , while ''highland'' is usually reserved for range ...
geographic area; it consists of predominantly mountainous and hilly land within the
Grampian Mountains The Grampian Mountains () is one of the three major mountain ranges in Scotland, that together occupy about half of Scotland. The other two ranges are the Northwest Highlands and the Southern Uplands. The Grampian range extends northeast to so ...
, interspersed with numerous lochs and glens. The highest point is
Ben Lawers Ben Lawers () is the highest mountain in the Breadalbane, Scotland, Breadalbane region of the Scottish Highlands. It lies north of Loch Tay and is the highest peak of the 'Ben Lawers group', a ridge that includes six other Munros: Beinn Ghlas, Me ...
at 1,214 m (3,983 ft), making it the 10th highest peak in Scotland. Most towns are fairly small, with the larger ones being clustered in the flatter south-east of the county. In the far south along the borders with Clackmannanshhire and Kinross-shire lie the
Ochil Hills The Ochil Hills (; ) is a range of hills in Scotland north of the River Forth, Forth valley bordered by the cities of Stirling, Perth, Scotland, Perth and the towns of Alloa, Kinross, and Auchterarder . The only major roads crossing the hil ...
, and in the south-east part of the
Sidlaw Hills The Sidlaws are a range of hills in the counties of Perthshire and Angus, Scotland, Angus in Scotland that extend for 30 miles (45 km) from Kinnoull Hill, near Perth, Scotland, Perth, northeast to Forfar. A continuation of the Ochils, ...
lie within the county, continuing on into Angus. Perthshire borders the
Firth of Tay The Firth of Tay (; ) is a firth on the east coast of Scotland, into which empties the River Tay (Scotland's largest river in terms of flow). The firth is surrounded by four council areas: Fife, Perth and Kinross, Dundee City, and Angus. ...
in the south-east, which provides access to the
North Sea The North Sea lies between Great Britain, Denmark, Norway, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, and France. A sea on the European continental shelf, it connects to the Atlantic Ocean through the English Channel in the south and the Norwegian Se ...
; along the north shore lies 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 ...
, an extremely flat area of land given over to agriculture. Within the Forth can be found the small island of
Mugdrum Mugdrum Island lies in the Firth of Tay on the east coast of Scotland, opposite the town of Newburgh in Fife. It is low-lying and reedy, and covers an area of . It is the only significant island in the firth. The Tay splits into two channels h ...
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Rivers

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River Ardle The River Ardle () is a tributary of the River Ericht. It runs for through Strathardle in Perthshire, Scotland. It is a salmon and trout river. Course The river is formed by the confluence of the Brerachan Water and the Allt Fearnach at Straloch ...
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River Earn The River Earn () in Scotland leaves Loch Earn at St Fillans and runs east through Strathearn, then east and south, joining the River Tay near Abernethy. The Earn is about long. It passes by Comrie, Crieff (where it is joined by the Pow ...
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River Ericht The River Ericht () is a river in Perthshire, Scotland formed from the confluence of the rivers Blackwater and Ardle at Bridge of Cally. It runs south for around 10 miles before discharging into the River Isla, and eventually the River Tay. T ...
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River Farg The River Farg is a small tributary of the River Earn, located in the lieutenancy area of 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 bor ...
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River Forth The River Forth is a major river in central Scotland, long, which drains into the North Sea on the east coast of the country. Its drainage basin covers much of Stirlingshire in Scotland's Central Belt. The Scottish Gaelic, Gaelic name for the ...
* River Garry * River Isla *
River Tay The River Tay (, ; probably from the conjectured Brythonic ''Tausa'', possibly meaning 'silent one' or 'strong one' or, simply, 'flowing' David Ross, ''Scottish Place-names'', p. 209. Birlinn Ltd., Edinburgh, 2001.) is the longest river in Sc ...
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River Teith The River Teith is a river in Scotland, which is formed from the confluence of two smaller rivers, the '' Garbh Uisge'' (River Leny) and '' Eas Gobhain'' at Callander, Stirlingshire. It flows into the River Forth near Drip north-west of Stirling ...
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River Tummel The River Tummel () is a river in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. Water from the Tummel is used in the Tummel hydro-electric power scheme, operated by SSE. As a tributary of the River Tay, the Tummel is included as part of the River Tay Special ...


Lochs and Reservoirs

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Cally Loch Cally is an English feminine given name of Greek origins as a diminutive form of "Callandra". It is also an English feminine given name that is a form of Carrie and a diminutive form of Caroline. People Given name *Cally Kwong (born 1962), Hong K ...
* Carsebreck Loch * Castlehill Reservoir * Cocksburn Reservoir (''shared with Stirlingshire'') *
Dowally Loch Dowally is a village and parish in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. It lies north of Dunkeld on the A9 road. The village has a parish church dedicated to St. Anne According to apocrypha, as well as Christian and Islamic tradition, Saint Anne wa ...
* Drumore Loch *
Dubh Lochan Dub mac Maíl Coluim ( Modern Gaelic: ''Dubh mac Mhaoil Chaluim'', ), ''Dub mac Maíl Coluim'' is the Mediaeval Gaelic form. The modern form, ''Dubh'', has the sense of "dark" or "black". Sometimes anglicised as Duff MacMalcolm, this form was ...
* Dupplin Loch *
Fingask Loch Fingask Loch is a small lowland freshwater loch that is about three-quarters of a mile from Rae Loch in the valley of the Lunan Burn and is 1.5 miles south-east of Blairgowrie, in Perth and Kinross. Directly to the east is the smaller White L ...
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Glas Finglas Reservoir Glas or GLAS may refer to: Organisations * Hans Glas GmbH, a former German automotive company * Glas (political party), Croatian acronym of ''Građansko-liberalni savez'', Civic Liberal Alliance * ''Glas'' (publisher), a Russian publishing hous ...
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Glenfarg Reservoir Glenfarg (Scottish Gaelic: Gleann Fairg) is a village in the Ochil Hills in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. Until 14 June 1964, the village had a railway station, Glenfarg railway station, on the main line between Perth and Edinburgh via Kinross. ...
(''shared with Kinross-shire'') * Glenquey Resrvoir * Glensherup Reservoir *
Laird's Loch Laird & Company is a distillery located at 1 Laird Road in the Scobeyville section of Colts Neck Township in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. Founded by Robert Laird, it is the oldest licensed distillery in the United States and re ...
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Lake of Menteith Lake of Menteith, also known as Loch Inchmahome (Scottish Gaelic: ''Loch Innis Mo Cholmaig''), is a loch in Scotland located on the Carse of Stirling (the flood plain of the upper reaches of the rivers River Forth, Forth and River Teith, Teith, u ...
* Little Loch Skiach *
Loch Achray Loch Achray is a small freshwater loch west of Callander in Stirling district, Scotland. The loch lies between Loch Katrine and Loch Venachar in the heart of the Trossachs and has an average depth of . History Loch Achray was for a time the ho ...
* Loch an Daimh *
Loch an Duin Loch an Duin is a complex system of freshwater, brackish and sea lochs, tidal channels and islands, on and close to North Uist off the west coast of Scotland. An area of 2,621 hectares has been protected since 1990 as a Ramsar Site. The area un ...
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Loch Ard Loch Ard (Scottish Gaelic: Loch na h-Àirde) is a loch, located in Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park, Stirling (council area), Stirling council area, Scotland. Overview The name of the loch comes from ''àird'', the Scottish Gaelic w ...
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Loch Beanie Loch Beanie also known as Loch Shechernich, is a small shallow freshwater loch that is located in Glen Shee in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. Island At the centre of the island, roughly 100 metres from the southern shore is a Crannog that is cons ...
* Loch Benachally *
Loch Bollachan ''Loch'' ( ) is a word meaning "lake" or " sea inlet" in Scottish and Irish Gaelic, subsequently borrowed into English. In Irish contexts, it often appears in the anglicized form "lough". A small loch is sometimes called a lochan. Lochs which ...
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Loch Broom Loch Broom (, "loch of rain showers") is a sea loch located in northwestern Ross and Cromarty, in the former parish of Lochbroom, on the west coast of Scotland. The small town of Ullapool lies on the eastern shore of the loch. Little Loch Br ...
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Loch Chon Loch Chon is a freshwater loch situated west of the village of Aberfoyle, near the small village of Kinlochard, Stirling, Scotland, UK. Loch Chon lies upstream of Loch Ard and to the south of Loch Katrine. In the past, Loch Chon was known as L ...
* Loch Con *
Loch Crannach ''Loch'' ( ) is a word meaning "lake" or " sea inlet" in Scottish and Irish Gaelic, subsequently borrowed into English. In Irish contexts, it often appears in the anglicized form "lough". A small loch is sometimes called a lochan. Lochs which ...
* Loch Creagh *
Loch Curran ''Loch'' ( ) is a word meaning "lake" or " sea inlet" in Scottish and Irish Gaelic, subsequently borrowed into English. In Irish contexts, it often appears in the anglicized form "lough". A small loch is sometimes called a lochan. Lochs which ...
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Loch Doine Loch Doine is a small freshwater loch that lies to the west of Balquhidder in the Trossachs and Teith ward within Stirling council area of Scotland. It is a short, narrow loch. It is separated from Loch Voil to the east by a small channel. The L ...
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Loch Drunkie Loch Drunkie (, ) is a small freshwater loch in the Trossachs near Aberfoyle in the Stirling council area, Scotland. Geography This picturesque and irregular Highland loch is shut on all sides by high hills. Fishing Since the 19th century, th ...
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Loch Earn Loch Earn (Scottish Gaelic, ''Loch Eire/Loch Éireann'') is a freshwater loch in the southern highlands of Scotland, in the districts of Perth and Kinross and Stirling. The name is thought to mean "Loch of Scotland", and it has been suggeste ...
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Loch Eigeach ''Loch'' ( ) is a word meaning "lake" or " sea inlet" in Scottish and Irish Gaelic, subsequently borrowed into English. In Irish contexts, it often appears in the anglicized form "lough". A small loch is sometimes called a lochan. Lochs which ...
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Loch Ericht Loch Ericht () is a freshwater loch on the border between the former Perthshire, now Perth and Kinross and the former Inverness-shire, now Highlands Council areas of Scotland. It has a north-east to south-west orientation. The village of Dalwh ...
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Loch Errochty Loch Errochty is a man made freshwater loch situated within the Perth and Kinross council area at the edge of the Scottish Highlands near the Highland Boundary Fault where the topography changes to lowland. Overview The Errochty dam lies at ...
* Loch Essan *
Loch Farleyer ''Loch'' ( ) is a word meaning "lake" or " sea inlet" in Scottish and Irish Gaelic, subsequently borrowed into English. In Irish contexts, it often appears in the anglicized form "lough". A small loch is sometimes called a lochan. Lochs which ...
* Loch Fender * Loch Finnart *
Loch Freuchie Loch Freuchie, also known as Fraoch, the heatherly loch, is a large freshwater loch on a north-west to south-east orientation, within Glen Quaich in Perth and Kinross. The loch is located west of Amulree and southeast of Kenmore. History R ...
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Loch Garry Loch Garry (Scottish Gaelic: Loch Garraidh) is a freshwater loch 25 km north of Fort William, Lochaber, Scotland. Loch Garry is 11 km long and 50 m deep. It is fed by waters from Loch Quoich 10 km upstream on the River Garry, ...
* Loch Glassie * Loch Hoil *
Loch Iubhair Loch Iubhair pronounced ''yoo-ar'' meaning yew loch, is a freshwater loch, located in Glen Dochart, and east of the village of Crianlarich. Loch Dochart Loch Dochart is a small freshwater loch on the Lochdochart Estate in Stirling, Scotti ...
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Loch Katrine Loch Katrine (; or ) is a freshwater loch in the Trossachs area of the Scottish Highlands, east of Loch Lomond within the Stirling (council area), Stirling council area. It mostly lies within the Shires of Scotland, historic and registration c ...
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Loch Kennard Loch Kennard is freshwater loch located south-east of Aberfeldy, Perth and Kinross, Aberfeldy, situated on Grandtully Hill in Perth and Kinross within Griffin Forest in Scotland. Geography Loch Kennard is located within and surrounded Griffin ...
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Loch Kinardochy ''Loch'' ( ) is a word meaning "lake" or " sea inlet" in Scottish and Irish Gaelic, subsequently borrowed into English. In Irish contexts, it often appears in the anglicized form "lough". A small loch is sometimes called a lochan. Lochs which ...
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Loch Laddon ''Loch'' ( ) is a word meaning "lake" or " sea inlet" in Scottish and Irish Gaelic, subsequently borrowed into English. In Irish contexts, it often appears in the anglicized form "lough". A small loch is sometimes called a lochan. Lochs which ...
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Loch Laggan Loch Laggan is a freshwater loch situated approximately west of Dalwhinnie in the Scottish Highlands. The loch has an irregular shape, runs nearly northeast to southwest and is approximately in length. It has an average depth of and is at its ...
* Loch Lednock Reservoir * Loch Loch *
Loch Lubnaig Loch Lubnaig () is a small freshwater loch near Callander in the Stirling council area, Scottish Highlands. It lies in the former county of Perthshire. It is part of the Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park. The loch nestles in the spa ...
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Loch Lyon Loch Lyon (Scottish Gaelic, ''Loch Lìobhann'')Loch Lìobhann/Loch Lyon
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Loch Maragan ''Loch'' ( ) is a word meaning "lake" or " sea inlet" in Scottish and Irish Gaelic, subsequently borrowed into English. In Irish contexts, it often appears in the anglicized form "lough". A small loch is sometimes called a lochan. Lochs which ...
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Loch Mhairc ''Loch'' ( ) is a word meaning "lake" or " sea inlet" in Scottish and Irish Gaelic, subsequently borrowed into English. In Irish contexts, it often appears in the anglicized form "lough". A small loch is sometimes called a lochan. Lochs which ...
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Loch Monaghan ''Loch'' ( ) is a word meaning "lake" or "inlet, sea inlet" in Scottish Gaelic, Scottish and Irish Gaelic, subsequently borrowed into English. In Irish contexts, it often appears in the anglicized form "lough". A small loch is sometimes calle ...
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Loch Monzievaird Loch Monzievaird (Scottish Gaelic: Loch Moighidh a' Bhàird) is a loch in Scotland, located in the region of Perthshire. History King Kenneth III of Scotland was killed at the battle of Monzievaird in 1005. On the north side of the loch are the ...
* Loch na Bà *
Loch na Brae ''Loch'' ( ) is a word meaning "lake" or " sea inlet" in Scottish and Irish Gaelic, subsequently borrowed into English. In Irish contexts, it often appears in the anglicized form "lough". A small loch is sometimes called a lochan. Lochs which ...
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Loch nan Eun Loch nan Eun is a remote freshwater loch, located in Gleann Taitneach in the Grampian Mountains, Perth and Kinross Perth and Kinross (; ) is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland, and a Lieutenancy areas of Scotland, lieutenancy area. I ...
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Loch of Belloch ''Loch'' ( ) is a word meaning "lake" or "inlet, sea inlet" in Scottish Gaelic, Scottish and Irish Gaelic, subsequently borrowed into English. In Irish contexts, it often appears in the anglicized form "lough". A small loch is sometimes calle ...
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Loch of Butterstone Loch of Butterstone is a small freshwater loch, almost circular in shape, located within the nature reserve of the Cardney Estate, near Dunkeld in Perth and Kinross. It is one of a group of three lochs, which include Loch of the Lowes and Loch ...
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Loch of Clunie Loch of Clunie is a small lowland freshwater loch that is located west of Blairgowrie and Rattray, Blairgowrie, Perth and Kinross, Scotland. Clunie Castle The Loch of Clunie has a single island, said to be artificial, which has the remains of ...
* Loch of Craiglush *
Loch of Drumellie Loch of Drumellie also known as Marlee Loch or Loch of Marlee is a small lowland freshwater loch that is located 2.3 miles west of Blairgowrie, in Perth and Kinross The loch is also a designated Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI), as w ...
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Loch Ordie Loch Ordie is a classic freshwater hill loch east of the River Tay, and surrounded by wooded hills, in the Forest of Clunie. Fly Fishing Loch Ordie gives its name to one of the Scotland most useful and famous trout flies, ''Loch Ordie''. The ...
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Loch Rannoch Loch Rannoch () is a freshwater loch in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. It is over long in a west–east direction with an average width of about , and is deepest at its eastern end, reaching a depth of .Tom Weir. ''The Scottish Lochs''. pp. 69-75 ...
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Loch Rusky Loch Rusky is a small freshwater loch near Callander in the Stirling council area in Scottish Highlands. Geography The lake lies in the Registration County of Perthshire. The loch lies to the east of the Mentieth Hills, about 6 km northea ...
* Loch Scoly * Loch Skiach *
Loch Tay Loch Tay () is a freshwater loch in the central Scottish Highlands, highlands of Scotland, in the Perth and Kinross and Stirling (council area), Stirling Subdivisions of Scotland#Council areas, council areas, the largest body of fresh water in ...
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Loch Tilt Loch Tilt is a small mountain freshwater loch that sits at the end of Glen Tilt and is located in north-east Perth and Kinross, Scotland. Loch Tilt has a north to south orientation. Loch Tilt is located 10 miles southwest of Braemar. Reference ...
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Loch Tinker ''Loch'' ( ) is a word meaning "lake" or " sea inlet" in Scottish and Irish Gaelic, subsequently borrowed into English. In Irish contexts, it often appears in the anglicized form "lough". A small loch is sometimes called a lochan. Lochs which ...
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Loch Tummel Loch Tummel (Scottish Gaelic: Loch Teimheil) is a long, narrow loch, northwest of Pitlochry in the council area of Perth and Kinross, Scotland. It is fed and drained by the River Tummel, which flows into the River Tay about south-east of the C ...
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Loch Turret Reservoir ''Loch'' ( ) is a word meaning "lake" or " sea inlet" in Scottish and Irish Gaelic, subsequently borrowed into English. In Irish contexts, it often appears in the anglicized form "lough". A small loch is sometimes called a lochan. Lochs which ...
* Loch Valigan *
Loch Venachar Loch Venachar (Scottish Gaelic: Loch Bheannchair) is a freshwater loch in Stirling (district), Stirling district, Scotland. Geography The loch is situated between Callander and Brig o' Turk. It lies approximately above sea level, and is lo ...
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Loch Voil Loch Voil () is a small freshwater loch that lies to the west of Balquhidder in the Stirling council area of Scotland. It is a short, narrow loch. It is separated from Loch Doine by fluvial deposits from the Monachyle Burn and is drained at its e ...
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Loch Watston ''Loch'' ( ) is a word meaning "lake" or " sea inlet" in Scottish and Irish Gaelic, subsequently borrowed into English. In Irish contexts, it often appears in the anglicized form "lough". A small loch is sometimes called a lochan. Lochs which ...
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Lochan a' Chait ''Loch'' ( ) is a word meaning "lake" or " sea inlet" in Scottish and Irish Gaelic, subsequently borrowed into English. In Irish contexts, it often appears in the anglicized form "lough". A small loch is sometimes called a lochan. Lochs which ...
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Lochan a' Mhàidseir ''Loch'' ( ) is a word meaning "lake" or " sea inlet" in Scottish and Irish Gaelic, subsequently borrowed into English. In Irish contexts, it often appears in the anglicized form "lough". A small loch is sometimes called a lochan. Lochs which ...
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Loch Balloch ''Loch'' ( ) is a word meaning "lake" or " sea inlet" in Scottish and Irish Gaelic, subsequently borrowed into English. In Irish contexts, it often appears in the anglicized form "lough". A small loch is sometimes called a lochan. Lochs which ...
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Lochan Caol Fada ''Loch'' ( ) is a word meaning "lake" or " sea inlet" in Scottish and Irish Gaelic, subsequently borrowed into English. In Irish contexts, it often appears in the anglicized form "lough". A small loch is sometimes called a lochan. Lochs which ...
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Lochan Coire na Mèinne ''Loch'' ( ) is a word meaning "lake" or " sea inlet" in Scottish and Irish Gaelic, subsequently borrowed into English. In Irish contexts, it often appears in the anglicized form "lough". A small loch is sometimes called a lochan. Lochs which ...
* Lochan Creag a' Mhadaidh *
Lochan Ghiubhais ''Loch'' ( ) is a word meaning "lake" or " sea inlet" in Scottish and Irish Gaelic, subsequently borrowed into English. In Irish contexts, it often appears in the anglicized form "lough". A small loch is sometimes called a lochan. Lochs which ...
* Lochan Lairig Laoigh *
Lochan Lòin nan Donnlaich ''Loch'' ( ) is a word meaning "lake" or " sea inlet" in Scottish and Irish Gaelic, subsequently borrowed into English. In Irish contexts, it often appears in the anglicized form "lough". A small loch is sometimes called a lochan. Lochs which ...
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Lochan Mhàim nan Carn ''Loch'' ( ) is a word meaning "lake" or " sea inlet" in Scottish and Irish Gaelic, subsequently borrowed into English. In Irish contexts, it often appears in the anglicized form "lough". A small loch is sometimes called a lochan. Lochs which ...
* Lochan Mon' an Fhiadhain *
Lochan na Beinne ''Loch'' ( ) is a word meaning "lake" or " sea inlet" in Scottish and Irish Gaelic, subsequently borrowed into English. In Irish contexts, it often appears in the anglicized form "lough". A small loch is sometimes called a lochan. Lochs which ...
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Lochan na Làirige ''Loch'' ( ) is a word meaning "lake" or "inlet, sea inlet" in Scottish Gaelic, Scottish and Irish Gaelic, subsequently borrowed into English. In Irish contexts, it often appears in the anglicized form "lough". A small loch is sometimes calle ...
* Lochan nam Breac *
Lohan nan Cat Lohan is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Aliana Lohan (born 1993), American fashion model and former television personality, singer and actress * Brian Lohan (born 1971), Irish sportsman * Dina Lohan (born 1962), television ...
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Lochan Oisinneach ''Loch'' ( ) is a word meaning "lake" or " sea inlet" in Scottish and Irish Gaelic, subsequently borrowed into English. In Irish contexts, it often appears in the anglicized form "lough". A small loch is sometimes called a lochan. Lochs which ...
* Lochan Oisinneach Mòr *
Lochan Ruighe nan-Sligean ''Loch'' ( ) is a word meaning "lake" or " sea inlet" in Scottish and Irish Gaelic, subsequently borrowed into English. In Irish contexts, it often appears in the anglicized form "lough". A small loch is sometimes called a lochan. Lochs which ...
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Lochan Spling ''Loch'' ( ) is a word meaning "lake" or " sea inlet" in Scottish and Irish Gaelic, subsequently borrowed into English. In Irish contexts, it often appears in the anglicized form "lough". A small loch is sometimes called a lochan. Lochs which ...
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Lochan Sròn Smeur Lochan Sròn Smeur is an upland loch in Tayside Tayside () was one of the nine regions used for local government in Scotland from 16 May 1975 to 31 March 1996. The region was named after the River Tay. History Tayside region was creat ...
* Lochan Uaine * Lossburn Reservoir * Lower Glendevon Reservoir *
Lower Rhynd Lower may refer to: * ''Lower'' (album), 2025 album by Benjamin Booker *Lower (surname) *Lower Township, New Jersey *Lower Receiver (firearms) *Lower Wick Lower Wick is a small hamlet located in the county of Gloucestershire, England. It is sit ...
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Methven Loch Methven or Methvin may refer to: Places * Methven, New Zealand, in the Canterbury region of New Zealand * Methven, Perth and Kinross, village in Scotland People * Methven (surname) See also *Methuen (disambiguation) *Battle of Methven The ...
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Mill Dam A mill dam (International English) or milldam (US) is a dam constructed on a waterway to create a mill pond. Water passing through a dam's spillway is used to turn a water wheel and provide energy to the many varieties of watermill. By raising t ...
* Monk Myre * Pitcairnie Loch * Pitcarmick Loch * Pond of Drummond * Rae Loch * Redmyre Loch * Rotmell Loch * Seamaw Loch * Stronuich Reservoir *
Stormont Loch Stormont Loch (also known as ''Loch Stormont'' or ''Loch Bog'') is a small irregular lowland freshwater loch, that is partially in-filled. It located in a nature reserve owned by the Scottish Wildlife Trust, on a north-east to south-west orient ...
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Upper Rhynd Upper may refer to: * Shoe upper or ''vamp'', the part of a shoe on the top of the foot * Stimulant, drugs which induce temporary improvements in either mental or physical function or both * ''Upper'', the original film title for the 2013 found fo ...
* Waltersmuir Reservoir *
White Loch White is the lightness, lightest color and is achromatic (having no colorfulness, chroma). It is the color of objects such as snow, chalk, and milk, and is the opposite of black. White objects fully (or almost fully) diffuse reflection, ref ...
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White Moss Loch White is the lightest color and is achromatic (having no chroma). It is the color of objects such as snow, chalk, and milk, and is the opposite of black. White objects fully (or almost fully) reflect and scatter all the visible wavelen ...


Mountains

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Ben Lawers Ben Lawers () is the highest mountain in the Breadalbane, Scotland, Breadalbane region of the Scottish Highlands. It lies north of Loch Tay and is the highest peak of the 'Ben Lawers group', a ridge that includes six other Munros: Beinn Ghlas, Me ...
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Ben Vrackie Ben Vrackie (Scottish Gaelic: Beinn a' Bhreacaidh; sometimes anglicised as ''Ben Y Vrackie'') is a mountain in Perthshire, Scotland. It lies north of the town of Pitlochry Pitlochry (; or ) is a town in the Perth and Kinross council area ...
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Beinn a' Ghlò Beinn a’ Ghlò is a Scottish mountain situated roughly north east of Blair Atholl in the Forest of Atholl in between Glen Tilt and Glen Loch, in Cairngorms National Park. Details It is a huge, complex hill with many ridges, summits and ...
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Schiehallion Schiehallion (; , ) is a prominent cone-shaped mountain in the Breadalbane, Scotland, Breadalbane region of the Scottish Highlands, in the county of Perthshire. It rises to and is classed as a Munro. Schiehallion has a rich flora, interesting ...


Glens and straths

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Glen Isla The River Isla () is a tributary of the River Tay in Angus and Perthshire, Scotland. It rises in the Grampians before flowing down through Glen Isla into the Valley of Strathmore. After a course of 46 miles (74 km), it falls into the Ta ...
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Glen Shee Glen Shee () is a glen in eastern Perthshire, Scotland. Shee Water flows through the glen. The head of the glen, where Gleann Taitneach and Glen Lochsie meet, is approximately 2 km north-west of the Spittal of Glenshee; it then runs ...
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Glen Garry A glen is a valley, typically one that is long and bounded by gently sloped concave sides, unlike a ravine, which is deep and bounded by steep slopes. The word is Goidelic in origin: ''gleann'' in Irish and Scottish Gaelic, ''glion'' in Manx. ...
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Glen Tilt Glen Tilt (Scottish Gaelic: Gleann Teilt) is a glen in the extreme north of Perth and Kinross, Scotland. Beginning at the confines of Aberdeenshire, it follows a South-westerly direction excepting for the last 4 miles, when it runs due south t ...
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Glen Bruar A glen is a valley, typically one that is long and bounded by gently sloped concave sides, unlike a ravine, which is deep and bounded by steep slopes. The word is Goidelic languages, Goidelic in origin: ''gleann'' in Irish language, Irish and Sc ...
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Glen Fincastle A glen is a valley, typically one that is long and bounded by gently sloped concave sides, unlike a ravine, which is deep and bounded by steep slopes. The word is Goidelic in origin: ''gleann'' in Irish and Scottish Gaelic, ''glion'' in Manx. ...
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Glen Rannoch A glen is a valley, typically one that is long and bounded by gently sloped concave sides, unlike a ravine, which is deep and bounded by steep slopes. The word is Goidelic in origin: ''gleann'' in Irish and Scottish Gaelic, ''glion'' in Manx. ...
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Glen Lyon Glen Lyon () is a glen in the Perth and Kinross region of Scotland. It is the longest enclosed glen in Scotland and runs for from Loch Lyon in the west to the village of Fortingall in the east. This glen was also known as ''An Crom Ghleann' ...
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Glen Lochay Glen Lochay () is in Perthshire, Scotland through which the River Lochay runs eastward towards Loch Tay, joining the River Dochart at Killin. Glen Lochay is about long, running from a point north of Crianlarich to Loch Tay. A road runs up the g ...
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Glen Dochart Glen Dochart () in Perthshire, Scottish Highlands is a glen which runs from Crianlarich eastwards to Killin, following the course of the River Dochart as it flows through Loch Dochart and Loch Iubhair. It is met by Glen Ogle () at Lix Toll. Loc ...
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Strath Ardle A strath is a large valley, typically a river valley that is wide and shallow (as opposed to a glen, which is typically narrower and deep). Word and etymology An anglicisation of the Gaelic word , it is one of many that have been absorbed int ...
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Strath Tummel A strath is a large valley, typically a river valley that is wide and shallow (as opposed to a glen, which is typically narrower and deep). Word and etymology An anglicisation of the Gaelic word , it is one of many that have been absorbed int ...
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Strath Fillan Strath Fillan () is a strath in west Perthshire named after an 8th-century Irish hermit monk, later canonised as Saint Fillan. Located in the region was once Strath Fillan Priory, an early 14th century foundation, later destroyed by the Campbell ...
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Strath Earn Strathearn or Strath Earn (), also the Earn Valley, is the strath of the River Earn, which flows from Loch Earn to meet the River Tay in the east of Scotland. The area covers the stretch of the river, containing a number of settlements in Per ...


Settlements

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Aberargie Aberargie () is a village in the south eastern region of Perth and Kinross and the historic county of Perthshire It lies on the western edge of the Abernethy civil parish on the banks of the River Farg, from which it derives its name. Aberarg ...
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Aberdalgie Aberdalgie (Scottish Gaelic, Gaelic: ''Obar Dheilgidh'', 'Confluence of the Thorn-Stream') is a small village in the Scotland, Scottish council area of Perth and Kinross. It is southwest of Perth, Scotland, Perth, and lies between the B9112 roa ...
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Aberuthven Aberuthven (; Gaelic: ''Obar Ruadhainn'') is a small village in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. It lies approximately northeast of Auchterarder and southwest of Perth at an elevation of . It lies on the A824 road, formerly the A9, having been ...
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Achalader Achalader () is a settlement in the council area of 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), Hig ...
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Achnafauld Achnafauld (, ) is a settlement in the Scottish Highlands, about northwest of Perth. It is located in the parish of Dull in the council area of Perth and Kinross Perth and Kinross (; ) is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland, and a Li ...
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Airntully Airntully () is a village in the Scottish council area of Perth and Kinross, which is to the west of the River Tay, 8 miles (11 km) north of Perth. In the 18th Century, it thrived on cottage weaving. The anonymous writer of the Statistical A ...
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Aldclune Aldclune is a village in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. It is on the B8079 road, approximately east of Blair Atholl, on the north bank of the River Garry. At the eastern edge of the village is the site of the Battle of Killiecrankie The Batt ...
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Almondbank Almondbank is a village in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, about northwest of Perth, Scotland, Perth. With the building of Royal Naval Aircraft Workshops, Almondbank grew significantly during and after the Second World War. RNAS Almondbank The e ...
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Alyth Alyth () () is a town in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, northeast of Blairgowrie and Rattray, Blairgowrie and about northwest of Dundee. In 2022 the town had an estimated population of 3,046. First mentioned by name in a 12th-century royal char ...
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Amulree Amulree (Scottish Gaelic: ''Àth Maol Ruibhe'', 'Ford of t.Maelrubha') is a small hamlet in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. It lies in hilly country on the A822 road, east of Loch Freuchie in Strathbraan, west of Dunkeld and north of Crieff. ...
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Ardeonaig Ardeonaig (Gaelic: ''Aird Eòdhanaig'') is a hamlet on the southern shore of Loch Tay in the Stirling Council area of Scotland. It is approximately 7 miles east of Killin Killin (; ) is a village in Perthshire in the central Highlands of Sc ...
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Ardler Ardler is an area in the north-west of Dundee, Scotland, built on land previously owned by Downfield Golf Club. The housing scheme was completed in the late 1960s and originally included six 17-storey multi-storey blocks that formed the norther ...
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Ardtalnaig Ardtalnaig (; ) is a hamlet on the south shore of Loch Tay in Perth and Kinross in Scotland. It is approximately from Kenmore in whose parish A parish is a territorial entity in many Christianity, Christian denominations, constituting a d ...
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Auchterarder Auchterarder (; , meaning Upper Highland) is a town north of the Ochil Hills in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, and home to the Gleneagles Hotel. The High Street of Auchterarder gave the town its popular name of "The Lang Toun" or Long Town. The ...
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Balbeggie Balbeggie () is a village in Perth and Kinross, Scotland about northeast of Perth, Scotland, Perth on the A94 road. References

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Ballinluig Ballinluig (Scottish Gaelic, Gaelic: ''Baile an Luig'') is a village in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. It lies on the banks of the River Tummel in Logierait Parish, and is approximately southeast of Pitlochry. It developed with the building of th ...
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Balquhidder Balquhidder ( or ) is a small village in Perthshire located north-west of Callander. It is administered by the Stirling (council area), Stirling council area of Scotland and is overlooked by the dramatic mountain terrain of the "Braes of Bal ...
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Bankfoot Bankfoot is a village in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, approximately north of Perth and south of Dunkeld. Bankfoot had a population of 1,136 in 2001. In the 2011 Census the population of Bankfoot was 1,110 people with there being a slightly h ...
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Blackford Blackford might refer to: People with the surname * Charles Minor Blackford (1833–1903), American lawyer *Hosea Blackford, a fictional character in books by Harry Turtledove *Ian Blackford (born 1961), Scottish politician *Inger Mewburn (Inger B ...
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Blair Atholl Blair Atholl (from the Scottish Gaelic: ''Blàr Athall'', originally ''Blàr Ath Fhodla'') is a village in Perthshire, Scotland, built about the confluence of the Rivers Tilt and Garry in one of the few areas of flat land in the midst of the G ...
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Bridge of Earn Bridge of Earn () is a small town in Perthshire, Scotland. Often referred to simply as 'Brig' (Scots Language, Scots for 'bridge'). The village grew up on the south bank of an important crossing of the River Earn, whose sandstone bridge existed ...
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Bridge of Tilt Bridge of Tilt (Scottish Gaelic: ''Drochaid Theilt'') is a village in Perthshire, Scotland, built around the River Tilt (Scottish Gaelic: ''Abhainn Teilt''), near its confluence with the River Garry. It is northwest of Pitlochry. The newer par ...
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Burrelton Burrelton is a small village in Scotland about outside Perth. It is joined onto another smaller village, Woodside. The population in 2001 was 621. Education The village is home to a small primary school called Burrelton Primary School. Pupil ...
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Callander Callander (; ) is a small town in the council area of Stirling (district), Stirling in Scotland, situated on the River Teith. The town is located in the historic county of Perthshire and is a popular tourist stop to and from the Highlands. De ...
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Cambuskenneth Cambuskenneth ( ) is a village in the city of Stirling, Scotland. It has a population of 250 and is the site of the historic Cambuskenneth Abbey. It is situated by the River Forth and the only road access to the village is along Ladysneuk Road f ...
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Campmuir Campmuir () is a small village in the Perth and Kinross area of Scotland. Campmuir is located less than south of the main A94 road between Perth and Coupar Angus Coupar Angus (; Gaelic: ''Cupar Aonghais'') is a town in Perth and Kinross, ...
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Carpow Carpow () is a diffuse hamlet in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. It is situated immediately to the east of the confluence of the River Tay and River Earn, 2 km north east of Abernethy. Etymology The name ''Carpow'' is of Pictish origin. Th ...
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Clunie Clunie is a small settlement in Perthshire, Scotland, west of Blairgowrie. It lies on the western shore of the Loch of Clunie. History Near the village on a small hill are the foundations of an early defensive settlement. The fortificati ...
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Collace Collace () is a parish in Perthshire, Scotland, northeast of Perth, in Strathmore. The parish boundary includes the neighbouring villages of Kinrossie and Saucher. The traditional industries of the area are farming, quarrying (sandstone) ...
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Coupar Angus Coupar Angus (; Gaelic: ''Cupar Aonghais'') is a town in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. It lies on the River Isla in the broad and fertile Valley of Strathmore, south of Blairgowrie. The A94 road from Perth to Forfar runs through the town, a ...
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Dunkeld Dunkeld (, , from , "fort of the Caledonians") 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. Dunkeld lies close to the geological Highland Boundar ...
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Comrie Comrie may refer to: Places *Comrie (crater), a lunar crater *Comrie, Fife, a village in Fife, Scotland *Comrie, Perth and Kinross, a village and parish in Strathearn, Scotland People with the surname

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Crieff Crieff (; , meaning "tree") is a Scottish market town in Perth and Kinross on the A85 road between Perth, Scotland, Perth and Crianlarich, and the A822 road, A822 between Greenloaning and Aberfeldy, Scotland, Aberfeldy. The A822 road, A822 joins ...
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Dalguise Dalguise (Scottish Gaelic Dàil Ghiuthais) is a settlement in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. It is situated on the western side of the River Tay on the B898 road, north of Dunkeld. Located there is Dalguise House, a place where, from the age of f ...
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Deanston Deanston () is a village in the Stirling council area, Scotland, on the south bank of the River Teith east of Doune, in south-west Perthshire. It is a part of the parish of Kilmadock. Etymology The name comes from Walter Drummond, Dean of Dun ...
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Doune Doune (; from Scottish Gaelic: , meaning 'the fort') is a burgh within Perthshire. The town is administered by Stirling Council. Doune is assigned Falkirk postcodes starting "FK". The village lies within the parish of Kilmadock and mainly with ...
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Dowally Dowally is a village and parish in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. It lies north of Dunkeld on the A9 road. The village has a parish church dedicated to St. Anne According to apocrypha, as well as Christian and Islamic tradition, Saint Anne wa ...
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Dunblane Dunblane (, ) is a town in the council area of Stirling in central Scotland, and inside the historic boundaries of the county of Perthshire. It is a commuter town, with many residents making use of good transport links to much of the Central Be ...
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Dunkeld Dunkeld (, , from , "fort of the Caledonians") 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. Dunkeld lies close to the geological Highland Boundar ...
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Findo Gask Findo Gask is a small village in Perth and Kinross in Scotland, just off the main A9 road. It is in Strathearn. There are nearby remains associated with the Roman Road to the south and the Roman Frontier on the Gask Ridge. The area was assoc ...
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Finegand Finegand is a farming hamlet located in eastern Perth and Kinross, Scotland and also refers historically to the portion of lands surrounding the hamlet. Finegand is located in Glen Shee and encompasses the lands east of the Shee Water adjace ...
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Forgandenny Forgandenny (Scottish Gaelic ''Forgrann Eithne'', 'Over-Bog of Eithne' n ancient female Gaelic name is a small village in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, located four miles south of Perth, Scotland, Perth. Perth is a 20-minute bus ride from Forg ...
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Forteviot Forteviot () (Ordnance Survey ) is a village in Strathearn, Perth and Kinross on the south bank of the River Earn between Dunning and Perth. It lies in the council area of Perth and Kinross. The population in 1991 was 160. The present village ...
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Fortingall Fortingall () (lit. "Escarpment Church"—i.e. "church at the foot of an escarpment or steep slope") is a small village in Glen Lyon, Perthshire, Scotland. Its nearest sizable neighbours are Aberfeldy and Kenmore. Local legend claims that it ...
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Gartmore Gartmore (Scottish Gaelic ''An Gart Mòr'') is a village in the Stirling council area, Scotland. It is a village with a view of the Wallace Monument in Stirling, almost 25 miles away. In the Land Registration County of Perthshire, it is one mi ...
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Grange Grange may refer to: Buildings * Grange House, Scotland, built in 1564, and demolished in 1906 * Grange Estate, Pennsylvania, built in 1682 * The Grange (Toronto), Toronto, Ontario, built in 1817 * Monastic grange, a farming estate belonging to ...
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Greenloaning Greenloaning is a village in Perth and Kinross, Perthshire, Scotland. It lies by the Allan Water and the Stirling-Perth Railway line. It is south of Braco and north of Dunblane. The Allanbank Hotel existed as an inn between the 18th century a ...
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Guildtown Guildtown is a village in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, founded in the year 1818 by the Guildry Incorporation of Perth. It is located roughly north of Perth, Scotland, Perth and south of Blairgowrie and Rattray, Blairgowrie on the A93 road, A ...
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Huntingtower and Ruthvenfield Huntingtower and Ruthvenfield is a village in Perthshire, Scotland, on the River Almond, northwest of Perth. Bleaching, the chief industry, dated from 1774, when the bleaching-field was formed. By means of an old aqueduct, said to have been ...
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Inchmagrannachan Inchmagrannachan (), is a hamlet in the Strathtay area of Highland Perthshire, Scotland, 3km north-west of Dunkeld. The River Tay passes the hamlet to the east. The hamlet is surrounded by woodland and hills. The forest to the north is called ...
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Inchture Inchture () is a village in Scotland between Dundee and Perth on the northern side of the Firth of Tay. 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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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 ...
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Invermay Invermay () is a diffuse settlement in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. It is situated approximately 2 km southeast of Forteviot on the Water of May, some 8 km southwest of Perth. Before the mid 15th century, it was known as ''Innermeath ...
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Kettins Kettins is a village in Perth and Kinross, Scotland about northeast of 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 ci ...
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Killiecrankie Killiecrankie (; , meaning aspen wood) is a village in Perth and Kinross, Scotland on the River Garry. It lies at the Pass of Killiecrankie, by the A9 road which has been bypassed since 1986. The village is home to a power station forming ...
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Killin Killin (; ) is a village in Perthshire in the central Highlands of Scotland. Situated at the western head of Loch Tay, it is administered by the Stirling Council area. Killin is a historic conservation village and sits within the Loch Lomond ...
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Kilspindie Kilspindie is a village in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. It is situated on the Kilspindie burn, approximately northwest of Errol, west of Dundee centre and east of Perth. The village has an area of of which are arable land and are woodlan ...
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Kinloch, Blairgowrie Kinloch is a hamlet and civil parish immediately north of the Loch of Drumellie, about west of Blairgowrie in Perth and Kinross.
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Kinloch, Coupar Angus Kinloch is a small settlement along the A94 road in the Coupar Angus and Meigle ward of the council area of Perth and Kinross in eastern Scotland. Approximately east is the village of Eassie, noted for the presence of the Eassie Stone; this c ...
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Kinloch Rannoch Kinloch Rannoch (; ) is a village in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, at the eastern end of Loch Rannoch, 18 miles (29 km) west of Pitlochry, on the banks of the River Tummel. The village is a tourist and outdoor pursuits centre. It has a small ...
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Kinnaird, Atholl Kinnaird (, "high headland") is a village in Atholl, and the Perth and Kinross council area of Scotland. It lies on the Kinnaird Burn, one mile from Pitlochry Pitlochry (; or ) is a town in the Perth and Kinross council area of Scotland, ly ...
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Kinnaird, Gowrie Kinnaird (, "high headland") is a village in Gowrie, Perthshire, Scotland. It is notable for its 15th-century castle. The four-storeyed Kinnaird Castle was a stronghold of the Threiplands of Fingask, a local Jacobite family. The castle was rest ...
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Lawers Lawers is a village situated in rural Perthshire, Scotland. It lies on the banks of Loch Tay and at the foot of Ben Lawers Ben Lawers () is the highest mountain in the Breadalbane, Scotland, Breadalbane region of the Scottish Highlands. It ...
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Lochearnhead Lochearnhead (Scottish Gaelic: Ceann Loch Èireann) is a village in Perthshire on the A84 road, A84 Stirling to Crianlarich road at the foot of Glen Ogle, north of the Highland Boundary Fault. It is situated at the western end of Loch Earn where ...
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Logierait Logierait () is a village and parish in Atholl, Scotland. It is situated at the confluence of the rivers Tay and Tummel, west of the A9 road in Perth and Kinross. Its name originates from Gaelic , meaning the little hollow of the earth-walled ...
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Longforgan Longforgan is a village and parish in the Carse of Gowrie, in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. It lies west of Dundee on the main A90 road. History A record survives of Sir Patrick Gray, as Baron of Longforgan, holding a baronial court here in 138 ...
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Luncarty Luncarty (; pronounced ''Lung''-cur-tay ) is a village in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, approximately north of Perth. It lies between the A9 to the west, and the River Tay to the east. Etymology The name ''Luncarty'', recorded in 1250 as ''Lump ...
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Madderty Madderty is a village in Strathearn, Perth and Kinross. It lies on the former railway line connecting Perth and Crieff. The Gask Ridge and its Roman road lie to the south and the remains of Inchaffray Abbey to the north. Madderty is mentioned i ...
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Meigle Meigle (, ) is a village in Strathmore, Angus, Strathmore, Scotland. It lies in the council area of Perth and Kinross in the Coupar Angus and Meigle ward. It lies on the A94 road, A94 road between Perth and Forfar.The A94 used to be the main ro ...
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Meikleour Meikleour ( ) is a village in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. It lies near the confluence of the River Tay, Tay and the River Isla, Perthshire, Isla in the valley of Strathmore, Angus, Strathmore, north of Perth, Scotland, Perth and south of Bl ...
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Monzievaird Monzievaird () is a location in Scotland, situated west of Crieff, within the Highland district of Perth and Kinross. The village of Monzie (pronounced "Mon-ee") lies a few miles to the east-northeast. Name The place was originally named ''Muit ...
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Murthly Murthly (Scottish Gaelic ''Mòrthlaich'') is a village in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. It lies on the south bank of the River Tay, southeast of Dunkeld, and north of Perth, Scotland, Perth. Perth District Asylum, later known as Murthly Hospital ...
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Muthill Muthill (pronounced ) is a village in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. The name derives from Scottish Gaelic meaning “soft-ground”. The village lies south of Crieff, just west of the former railway line connecting Crieff with Gleneagles. H ...
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Old Blair Old Blair is a tiny village of 18th century stone houses in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, adjoining and overlooking the grounds of Blair Castle. It is the site of St Bride's Kirk, the original church of Blair Atholl parish. This probably early C ...
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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 ...
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Pitcairngreen Pitcairngreen (pronounced 'Pit-cairn Green') is a hamlet in the Scottish council area of Perth and Kinross which is more or less adjoined to the much larger village of Almondbank. It lies northwest of Perth. As its name would suggest, two feat ...
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Pitkeathly Wells Pitkeathly Wells (spelling variants: ''Pitcaithly'', ''Pitceathly'', ''Pitkethley'', etc.) is a hamlet in the Perth and Kinross area of Scotland, famed for its mineral water. The water was recommended for health during the 19th century, and was ...
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Redgorton Redgorton is a settlement in Gowrie, Perth and Kinross, Scotland. It lies a few miles from the River Tay and the A9 road (Great Britain), A9 road, across the latter from Luncarty. It lies close to the Inveralmond Industrial Estate. Etymology T ...
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Rhynd Rhynd () is a hamlet in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. It is located southeast of Perth, on the south side of the River Tay. The parish church was built in 1842, and replaced an earlier church at Easter Rhynd, southeast, where the churchyard ca ...
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St Madoes St. Madoes () is a village in the Carse of Gowrie, Scotland. It was developed near Pitfour Castle. It is believed that there have been settlements since around 1000 C.E based on discoveries of several standing stones and the St. Madoes stone, a ...
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Scone A scone ( or ) is a traditional British and Irish baked good, popular in the United Kingdom and Ireland. It is usually made of either wheat flour or oatmeal, with baking powder as a leavening agent, and baked on sheet pans. A scone is often ...
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Stanley Stanley may refer to: Arts and entertainment Film and television * ''Stanley'' (1972 film), an American horror film * ''Stanley'' (1984 film), an Australian comedy * ''Stanley'' (1999 film), an animated short * ''Stanley'' (1956 TV series) ...
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Tibbermore Tibbermore is a small village situated about west of Perth, Scotland. The parish extends to Aberuthven. Previously known as Tippermuir, it was the site of the Battle of Tippermuir in 1644, between the Marquis of Montrose's army and an army ...
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Weem Weem (Scottish Gaelic: ''Baile a' Chlachain'') is a village on the B846 near Aberfeldy in Perthshire, Scotland. The name Weem is derived from the Gaelic ''uamh'', meaning 'cave'. Nearby is Castle Menzies. One of Scotland's best-preserved 16t ...
*Wolfhill *Woodside, Perth and Kinross, Woodside


Transport

The Highland Main Line railway line connects Perth to Inverness, and in the far west the West Highland Line criss-crosses the Perthshire-Argyllshire boundary. Other lines in the south-east link Perth to the towns of Fife and Stirlingshire.


Parliamentary constituencies

Following the Acts of Union 1707, Act of Union, Perthshire returned members to the British House of Commons, House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1708.


1707–1885

*The Royal Burgh of Perth originally formed part of the Perth Burghs (UK Parliament constituency), Perth burghs constituency along with burghs in Fife and Forfarshire. The Representation of the People (Scotland) Act 1832 made Perth a separate burgh constituency. *The remainder of the county returned a single member as the parliamentary county of Perthshire (UK Parliament constituency), Perthshire. The parishes of Tulliallan, Culross, Muckhart, and the Perthshire portions of the parishes of Logie and Fossaway were annexed to constituency of Clackmannanshire and Kinross-shire (UK Parliament constituency), Clackmannanshire and Kinross in 1832.


1885–1918

In 1885 seats in the House of Commons were redistributed: Perthshire received three seats. *Perth remained a burgh constituency. *Perthshire Eastern *Perthshire Western


1918–1975

In 1918 there was a further redistribution. Perthshire was combined with
Kinross-shire The County of Kinross or Kinross-shire is a historic county and registration county in eastern Scotland, administered as part of Perth and Kinross since 1975. Surrounding its largest settlement and county town of Kinross, the county borders Per ...
to form a parliamentary county, divided into two constituencies: *Perth (UK Parliament constituency), Perth constituency consisted of the burgh of Perth, the former Eastern constituency and part of the Western constituency. In 1950 it was renamed Perth and East Perthshire. The area included in the constituency was defined in 1948 and 1970 as the burghs of Perth, Abernethy, Alyth, Blairgowrie and Rattray and Coupar Angus; and the Eastern and Perth districts of the county of Perth.The Parliamentary Constituencies (Scotland) Order 1970 (S.I. 1970 No. 1680) *Kinross and Western Perthshire (UK Parliament constituency), Kinross and Western Perthshire: the constituency consisted of the entire County of Kinross, the burghs of Aberfeldy, Auchterarder, Callander, Crieff, Doune, Dunblane and Pitlochry; and the Central, Highland and Western districts of the county of Perth. These boundaries continued in use until 1983, when new constituencies were formed based on the Local Government regions and districts created in 1975.


1975–2005

Perthshire was represented in House of Commons of the United Kingdom from 1975 to 2005.


2005–present

Perthshire has two constituencies and two Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Members of Parliament. * Ochil and South Perthshire (UK Parliament constituency), Ochil and South Perthshire * Perth and North Perthshire (UK Parliament constituency), Perth and North Perthshire


Notable places

*Ashintully Castle *Balvaird Castle *Birnam Wood and Dunsinane Hill, famous from Shakespeare's ''Macbeth'' *Blair Castle *Cateran Trail *Dirnanean House *Drummond Castle *Dunkeld Cathedral *Edradour, Edradour Distillery *Gleneagles Hotel *The Hermitage (Scotland), The Hermitage *Kindrogan House *
Scone Palace Scone Palace is a Category A- listed historic house near the village of Scone and the city of Perth, Scotland. Ancestral seat of Earls of Mansfield, built in red sandstone with a castellated roof, it is an example of the Gothic Revival style ...
*Near Strathtay and Strathmore, where many four-poster stone formations can be found


Notable people

* Patrick Adamson, Archbishop Patrick Adamson * Duke of Atholl * James Bannerman (theologian), James Bannerman * Anne Fraser Bon * Edward Braddock * Sir Archibald Campbell, 1st Baronet * Neil Cameron, Baron Cameron of Balhousie, Baron Cameron of Balhousie * James Croll * Alan Cumming * Charles Douglas (admiral), Sir Charles Douglas * David Douglas (botanist), David Douglas * Daniel Dow * Duleep Singh * Alexander Duff (missionary), Alexander Duff * Thomas Duncan (painter), Thomas Duncan * Adam Ferguson * William Flockhart * Duncan Forbes (linguist), Duncan Forbes * Niel Gow * James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose * Thomas Graham, 1st Baron Lynedoch * Stephen Hendry * Lady of Lawers * Alexander Leslie, 1st Earl of Leven * Alexander Mackenzie (politician), Alexander Mackenzie * Dougie MacLean * John Macleod (physiologist), John Macleod * Ewan McGregor * Charles Menzies (commandant), Sir Charles Menzies * Lord George Murray (general), Lord George Murray * George Murray (British Army officer), Sir George Murray * John Reid (British Army officer), Baron Reid * J. K. Rowling * James Small (Scottish laird), James Small * John Small (British Army officer), Major-General John Small * William Small (Assemblyman), William Small * Rory Stewart * Magdalene Stirling * Robert Stirling * George Thompson (VC), George Thompson, recipient of the Victoria Cross * John Sen Inches Thomson * Methven, Perth and Kinross#History and legacy, Dr William Marshall


Schools

*Ardvreck School *The Community School of Auchterarder *Blairgowrie High School *Breadalbane Academy *Craigclowan Preparatory School *Dollar Academy *Glenalmond College *Inch view primary and nursery school *Kilgraston School *Morrison's Academy *Perth Academy *Perth Grammar School *Perth High School *Pitlochry High School *Rattray Primary School *Strathallan School *Strathearn Community Campus


See also

*Earl of Perth *Glasgow Perthshire Charitable Society *Highland Perthshire *Perthshire RFC, Perthshire Rugby Football Club *
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 ...
*Scottish Highlands *Stirling *Trossachs *List of counties of Scotland 1890–1975


References


External links


“Perthshire” from ''A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland'' by Samuel Lewis, London, 1846 (British History Online)Perth & Kinross CouncilA Vision of Britain Through Time: A vision of Perth and Kinross
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