Perthshire ( locally: ; gd, Siorrachd Pheairt), 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 Pass of Drumochter in the north, Rannoch Moor 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, Angus to the east,

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, Kinross-shire, Clackmannanshire, Stirlingshire and Dunbartonshire to the south and

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to the west. It was a

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from 1890 to 1930. 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

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in the east, to the high mountains of the southern Highlands.

Administrative history

Perthshire was an administrative county between 1890 and 1975, governed by a county council. Initially, Perthshire County Council was based in the south wing of Perth Sheriff Court. However, from 1930 onwards, a joint local government council was formed with the small neighbouring county of Kinross-shire, linking the two. Perth County Council was subsequently based at the County Offices in York Place, Perth. In 1975, the administrative county was superseded by the

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and split between the

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and Tayside Regions: *West Perthshire (the area west and south of Killin including

Callander Callander (; gd, Calasraid) is a small town in the council area of Stirling, 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. The town ...

Crianlarich Crianlarich (; gd, A' Chrìon Làraich) is a village in Stirling council area and in the registration county of Perthshire, Scotland, around north-east of the head of Loch Lomond. The village bills itself as "the gateway to the Highlands". ...

and Aberfoyle) was included in the Stirling District of the Central Region. *The parish of Muckhart and Glendevon was made part of Clackmannan District Council, 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 13 ...

was included in the City of Dundee District, in the Tayside Region. *The remainder of Perthshire was combined with Kinross-shire and the Angus parish of Kettins to form the

Perth and Kinross Perth and Kinross ( sco, Pairth an Kinross; gd, Peairt agus Ceann Rois) is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland and a Lieutenancy Area. It borders onto the Aberdeenshire, Angus, Argyll and Bute, Clackmannanshire, Dundee, Fife, Highland ...

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

being transferred from Dundee to Perth and Kinross. The majority of historic Perthshire lies in

. The exceptions are the southwestern part that is now in the Stirling council area and a few parishes that are now in Clackmannanshire. Perth and Kinross also contains some areas that were not historically in Perthshire, such as Kinross-shire. The lieutenancy areas in the same area are mostly coterminous with the council areas. Perthshire still exists as a

Boundaries

Prior to the 1890s Perthshire's boundaries were irregular: the parishes of Culross and

Tulliallan Tulliallan (Gaelic ''tulach-aluinn'', 'Beautiful knoll') was an estate in Perthshire, Scotland, near to Kincardine, and a parish. The Blackadder lairds of Tulliallan, a branch of the Blackadder border clan, wielded considerable power in the 15 ...

formed an exclave some miles away from the rest of the county, on the boundaries of Clackmannanshire and

; while the northern part of the parish of Logie formed an enclave of Stirlingshire within the county. Following the recommendations of the council boundary commission appointed under the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1889, Culross and Tulliallan were transferred to Fife, and the entire parish of Logie was included in Stirlingshire.

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, a native of Perthshire, and commanding officer of the Perthshire Gentlemen and Yeomanry Cavalry, was also

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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 House of Dunkeld and contains the former royal capital, Scone. Further royal references are made on the

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, which shows

Scone Palace Scone Palace is a Category A-listed historic house near the village of Scone and the city of Perth, Scotland. Built in red sandstone with a castellated roof, it is an example of the Gothic Revival style in Scotland. Scone was originally the ...

surmounted by the Crown of Scotland. The crest is a Highland soldier, reflecting that the famous Black Watch 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 burghs, 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 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 divided burghs into two classes from 1930: large burghs, 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

PERTH & CLACKMANNAN SHIRES Civil Parish map

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 Abernyte is a small village in Perth and Kinross in Scotland. Geography The village lies roughly northwest of the former Inchture railway station, and around west of Dundee. Buildings The village has a heritage organisation, the Abernyte ...

* Alyth * Ardoch *Arngask *

Auchterarder Auchterarder (; gd, Uachdar Àrdair, meaning Upper Highland) is a small town located 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 "T ...

*Auchtergaven Moneydie *

Balquhidder Balquhidder (; gd, Both Chuidir or ) is a small village in Perthshire located north-west of Callander. It is administered by the Stirling council area of Scotland and is overlooked by the dramatic mountain terrain of the 'Braes of Balquhidde ...

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 * Blackford * Blair Atholl * Blairgowrie and Rattray *Blairmacgregor *

* Caputh *Cargill * Clunie *

Collace Collace () is a parish in Perthshire, Scotland, northeast of Perth, in the Carse of Gowrie district. The parish boundary includes the neighbouring villages of Kinrossie and Saucher. The traditional industries of the area are farming, quarryi ...

* Comrie * Coupar Angus * Crieff *

Dowally Dowally is a village and parish in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. It lies north of Dunkeld on the A9 road This is a list of roads designated A9. * A009 road (Argentina), a road in the northeast of Santa Fe Province * ''A9 highway (Australia)' ...

*Dron * Dull *Dunbarney * Dunblane and Lecropt * Dunkeld 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 as ...

* Forgandenny * Forteviot *

Fortingall Fortingall is a small village in highland Perthshire, Scotland, in Glen Lyon. Its nearest sizable neighbours are Aberfeldy and Kenmore. Its Gaelic name is ''Fartairchill'' (lit. "Escarpment Church"—i.e. "church at the foot of an escarpme ...

*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 a s ...

*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 ru ...

Inchture Inchture ( gd, Innis Tùir) is a village in Scotland between Dundee and Perth on the northern side of the Firth of Tay. It is approximately nine miles (14 km) from Dundee city centre and 13 miles (21 km) from Perth. The village is bypa ...

*Innerwick * Killin *

Kilmadock Kilmadock parish (Scottish Gaelic ''Cille Mo Dog''), named for Saint Cadoc, containing the settlements of Doune, Deanston, Buchany, Argaty, Hill of Row, Drumvaich, and Delvorich, is situated in Stirling council area, Scotland, and is on the sou ...

* Kilspindie * Kincardine *Kinclaven *Kinfauns

Kinfauns Castle Kinfauns Castle is a 19th-century castle in the Scottish village of Kinfauns, Perth and Kinross. It is in the Castellated Gothic style, with a slight asymmetry typical of Scottish Georgian. It stands on a raised terrace facing south over the Ri ...

* Kinloch *

Kinnaird, Gowrie Kinnaird ( gd, An Ceann Àrd, "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. T ...

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, Kinnoull's terrain continues to rise as it continues southeast, culminating in Kinnou ...

* Kirkmichael *Lethendy *Little Dunkeld *Logiealmond *

Logierait Logierait ( gd, Lag an Ratha - 'Hollow of the arth-Walled Fort/Enclosure') 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. Nearby was an an ...

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 ...

* Meigle * Methven * Moneydie and Auchtergaven *Monzie or * Monzievaird and Strowan * Moulin * Muckhart * Muthill *Persie *

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Port of Menteith Port of Menteith ( gd, Port Loch Innis Mo Cholmaig) 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 ( g ...

* Blairgowrie and Rattray * Redgorton * Rhynd *

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 w ...

*St Martins * Scone * Stanley *Strathfillian *Strathloch *Tenandry *

Tibbermore Tibbermore is a small village situated about west of Perth, Scotland. Its parish extends to Aberuthven; however, the church building is now only used occasionally for weddings and funerals. Previously known as Tippermuir, it was the site of ...

*Trinity Gask * Tullybelton * Weem

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

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geographic area; it consists of predominantly mountainous and hilly land within the Grampian Mountains, interspersed with numerous lochs and glens. The highest point is Ben Lawers at 1,214 m (3,983 ft), making it the 4th 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 (; gd, Monadh Ochail is a range of hills in Scotland north of the Forth valley bordered by the towns of Stirling, Alloa, Kinross, Auchterarder and Perth. The only major roads crossing the hills pass through Glen Devon/ Gle ...

, and in the south-east part of the Sidlaw Hills lie within the county, continuing on into Angus. Perthshire borders the Firth of Tay in the south-east, which provides access to the

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; along the north shore lies the Carse of Gowrie, an extremely flat area of land given over to agriculture. Within the Forth can be found the small island of Mugdrum.

Rivers

River Ardle The River Ardle ( gd, Abhainn Àrdail) 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 ...

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River Ericht The River Ericht ( gd, Abhainn Eireachd) 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 eventua ...

River Farg The River Farg is a small tributary of the River Earn, located in the lieutenancy area of Perth and Kinross, central Scotland. Course Its source is located in Glen Farg reservoir; it winds round roads and farms, and has been forced in many ...

* River Forth * River Garry * River Isla *

River Tay The River Tay ( gd, Tatha, ; probably from the conjectured Brythonic ''Tausa'', possibly meaning 'silent one' or 'strong one' or, simply, 'flowing') is the longest river in Scotland and the seventh-longest in Great Britain. The Tay originates i ...

* River Teith * River Tummel

Lochs and Reservoirs

Loch Loch from summit of Ben Vuirich - geograph

View from Benachally Monument - geograph

* Cally Loch * Carsebreck Loch * Castlehill Reservoir * Cocksburn Reservoir (''shared with Stirlingshire'') * Dowally Loch * Drumore Loch * Dubh Lochan * Dupplin Loch * Fingask Loch * Glas Finglas Reservoir * Glenfarg Reservoir (''shared with Kinross-shire'') * Glenquey Resrvoir * Glensherup Reservoir * Laird's Loch * Lake of Menteith * 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 ...

* Loch an Daimh * Loch an Duin *

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, Scotland. Overview The name of the loch comes from ''àird'', the Scottish Gaelic word for a ''promontory, ...

* Loch Beanie * Loch Benachally * Loch Bollachan *

Loch Broom Loch Broom ( gd, Lochbraon, "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. ...

* Loch Chon * Loch Con * Loch Crannach * Loch Creagh * Loch Curran * Loch Derculich * Loch Dhu * Loch Doine * Loch Drunkie * Loch Earn * Loch Eigeach * Loch Ericht (''shared with Inverness-shire'') *

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 ...

* Loch Essan * Loch Farleyer * 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 ...

* Loch Garry * Loch Glassie * Loch Hoil *

Loch Iubhair Loch Iubhair pronounced ''yoo-ar'' meaning yew loch, is a freshwater loch, located in Glen Dochart Glen Dochart ( gd, Gleann Dochard) in Perthshire, Scottish Highlands is a glen which runs from Crianlarich eastwards to Killin, following the c ...

Loch Katrine Loch Katrine (; or ) is a freshwater loch in the Trossachs area of the Scottish Highlands, east of Loch Lomond, within the historic county and registration county of Perthshire and the contemporary district of Stirling. The loch is about ...

(''shared with Dunbartonshire'') *

Loch Kennard Loch Kennard is freshwater loch located south-east of Aberfeldy, situated on Grandtully Hill in Perth and Kinross within Griffin Forest in Scotland. Geography Loch Kennard is located within and surrounded Griffin Forest and is one of a ha ...

* Loch Kinardochy * Loch Laddon (''shared with Argyllshire'') * Loch Laggan * Loch Lednock Reservoir *

Loch Loch Loch Loch is a remote freshwater loch, located in Glen Loch in Perth and Kinross, some 9.5 miles north of Pitlochry, Scotland and is within the ''Forest of Atholl''. Geography Loch Loch is situated in wild mountainous scenery and is located ...

Loch Lubnaig Loch Lubnaig (Loch Lùbnaig in Gaelic) 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. Th ...

Loch Lyon Loch Lyon ( Scottish Gaelic, ''Loch Lìobhann'')Loch Lìobhann/Loch Lyon

Loch Macanrie * Loch Maragan * Loch Mhairc * Loch Monaghan *

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 nan Eun * Loch of Belloch * Loch of Butterstone * Loch of Clunie * Loch of Craiglush * Loch of Drumellie * Loch of Lowes * Loch Ordie * Loch Oss * Loch Rannoch * Loch Rusky * Loch Scoly * Loch Skiach *

Loch Tay Loch Tay ( gd, Loch Tatha) is a freshwater loch in the central highlands of Scotland, in the Perth and Kinross and Stirling council areas. It is the largest body of fresh water in Perth and Kinross, and the sixth largest loch in Scotland. Th ...

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. Referenc ...

* Loch Tinker * Loch Tummel * Loch Turret Reservoir * Loch Valigan *

Loch Venachar Loch Venachar (Scottish Gaelic: Loch Bheannchair) is a freshwater loch in Stirling district, Scotland. Geography The loch is situated between Callander and Brig o' Turk. It lies approximately above sea level, and is long with a maximum de ...

Loch Voil Loch Voil ( gd, Loch a' Bheothail) 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 Bu ...

* Loch Watston * Lochan a' Chait * Lochan a' Mhàidseir * Loch Balloch * Lochan Caol Fada * Lochan Coire na Mèinne * Lochan Creag a' Mhadaidh * Lochan Ghiubhais * Lochan Lairig Laoigh * Lochan Lòin nan Donnlaich * Lochan Mhàim nan Carn * Lochan Mon' an Fhiadhain * Lochan na Beinne * Lochan na Làirige * Lochan nam Breac * Lohan nan Cat * Lochan Oisinneach * Lochan Oisinneach Mòr * Lochan Ruighe nan-Sligean * Lochan Spling * Lochan Sròn Smeur * Lochan Uaine * Lossburn Reservoir * Lower Glendevon Reservoir * Lower Rhynd * Methven Loch *

Mill Dam Mill Dam is a wetland in western Shapinsay, in Orkney, Scotland. This water body was not shown on the 1840 survey map of the island, since it is a man-made creation from a damming in the 1880s.G.T, Masters, ''Orkney, Approaches to Kirkwall'', HMS ...

* Monk Myre * Pitcairnie Loch * Pitcarmick Loch * Pond of Drummond * Rae Loch * Redmyre Loch * Rotmell Loch * Seamaw Loch * Stronuich Reservoir * Stormont Loch * Upper Glendevon Reservoir (''shared with Clackmannanshire'') * Upper Rhynd * Waltersmuir Reservoir * White Loch * White Moss Loch

Mountains

* Ben Lawers * Ben Vorlich * Ben Mhor *

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 and reaches 841 m (2759 feet) high at its summit. The summit ma ...

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 ...

* Schiehallion

Glens and straths

* Glen Almond *

Glen Isla The River Isla ( gd, Abhainn Ìle) is a tributary of the River Tay in Angus and Perthshire, Scotland. It runs for 46 miles (74 km) through the Kirkton of Glenisla (Clachan Ghlinn Ìle) and Strathmore (An Srath Mòr). Gallery File:Foot ...

* Glen Garry *

Glen Tilt Glen Tilt ( Scottish Gaelic: Gleann Teilt) is a glen in the extreme north of Perthshire, Scotland. Beginning at the confines of Aberdeenshire, it follows a South-westerly direction excepting for the last 4 miles, when it runs due south to Blai ...

* Glen Bruar * Glen Fincastle * Glen Errochty * Glen Rannoch * Glen Lyon * Glen Lochay * Glen Dochart * Strathmore * Strath Ardle * Strath Braan * Strath Tay * Strath Tummel * Strath Fillan * Strath Earn

Settlements

Bridge of Earn from Moncreiffe Hill - geograph

Heading east on Crieff's High Street - geograph

* Aberargie * Aberdalgie * Aberfeldy * Aberfoyle * Abermyte * Abernethy *

* Aberuthven * Achalader * Achnafauld * Acharn * Airntully * Aldclune * Almondbank * Alyth *

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. I ...

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 (; (Scottish Gaelic: ''Cill Fhinn'') is a village in Perthshir ...

* Ardler * Ardtalnaig *

* Balbeggie *

Ballinluig Ballinluig ( 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 the Highland Rail ...

* Blackford * Blair Atholl * Blairgowrie * Braco * Bridge of Balgie * Bridge of Earn * Bridge of Tilt * Burrelton *

Cambuskenneth Cambuskenneth ( gd, Camas Choinnich ) 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 alo ...

* Campmuir * Caputh * Carpow * Clunie *

* Cottown * Coupar Angus *

* Dunkeld and Birnam * Comrie * Craigie * Crieff *

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 ...

* Deanston * Doune *

* Dull * Dunblane * Dunkeld * Dunning * Edradynate * Errol *

Fearnan Fearnan ( Gaelic ''Feàrnan'', 'Alders') is a small crofting village on the north shore of Loch Tay in Perthshire, Scotland. The village lies at the junction of the road to Glen Lyon and the road between Kenmore and Killin that runs along the ...

Finegand Finegand is a farming hamlet ''The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark'', often shortened to ''Hamlet'' (), is a Shakespearean tragedy, tragedy written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1599 and 1601. It is Shakespeare's longest p ...

* Forgandenny * Forteviot *

* Fowlis Easter * Fowlis Wester * Gartmore *

Glencarse Glencarse () is a village in the Scottish council area of Perth and Kinross. The village is situated east of Perth, lying alongside the A90 road. It was formerly served by Glencarse railway station on the Caledonian Railway. John Murray, a ...

Grandtully Grandtully (''pronounced as "Grantly" and sometimes also spelt "Grantully"'') is a small village in Perthshire, Scotland. It is situated close to the River Tay, about from Pitlochry. It has a population of approximately 750 inhabitants. Paris ...

Grange Grange may refer to: Buildings * Grange House, Scotland, built in 1564, and demolished in 1906 * Grange Estate, Pennsylvania, built in 1682 * Monastic grange, a farming estate belonging to a monastery Geography Australia * Grange, South Austr ...

* Greenloaning * Guildtown * Harrietfield *

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 bee ...

* Inchyra * Inveraman * Invergowrie *

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 ''Innermeat ...

* Kenmore * Kettins * Killicrankie * Killin * Kilspindie * Kinloch, Blairgowrie *

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 ...

* Kinlochard * Kinloch Rannoch *

Kinnaird, Atholl Kinnaird ( gd, An Ceann Àrd, "high headland") is a village in Atholl, and the Perth and Kinross council area of Scotland Scotland (, ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northe ...

* Kinorssie * Kirkmichael * Kirkton * Lawers * Leetown *

Lochearnhead Lochearnhead ( Scottish Gaelic: Ceann Loch Èireann) is a village in Perthshire on the 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 the A ...

Luncarty Luncarty (; pronounced ''Lung''-cur-tay) ) is a village in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, approximately north of Perth, Scotland, Perth. It lies between the A9 road (Scotland), A9 to the west, and the River Tay to the east. Etymology The name ''L ...

* Meigle * Meikleour * Methven * Moneydie * Monzievaird *

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. Perth District Asylum, later known as Murthly Hospital, was opened in ...

* Muthill * Old Blair *

* Piperdam *

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 fea ...

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 w ...

* Pitlochry * Pool of Muckhart * Powmill * Rait * Rattray * Redgorton * Rhynd *

St Fillans St Fillans is a village in Perthshire in the central highlands of Scotland, in the council area of Perth and Kinross. The village lies at the eastern end of Loch Earn, west of Comrie on the A85 road, at the point where the River Earn leaves t ...

* Scone *

Spittal of Glenshee The Spittal of Glenshee ( gd, Spideal Ghlinn Sìdh, ) lies at the head of Glenshee in the highlands of eastern Perth and Kinross, Scotland, where the confluence of many small streams flowing south out of the Grampians form the Shee Water. ...

* Spittalfield * Stanley * Strathtay *

Strathyre Strathyre (; from gd, Srath Eadhair) is a district and settlement in the Stirling local government district of Scotland. It forms the south-eastern part of the parish of Balquhidder and was, prior to the 1973 reorganisation of local government, ...

* Thornhill *

Tullibardine Tullibardine is a location in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, which gives its name to a village, a castle and a grant of nobility. The village of Tullibardine is a settlement of approximately forty dwellings about southwest of Perth. It lies in the ...

Tyndrum Tyndrum (; gd, Taigh an Droma) is a small village in Scotland. Its Gaelic name translates as "the house on the ridge". It lies in Strathfillan, at the southern edge of Rannoch Moor. Location and facilities Tyndrum is a popular tourist village, ...

* Waterloo * Weem *

Wolfhill Wolfhill is a village in Perthshire, Scotland, with a population of 316 (2001 census). Formerly known as Carolina, it was given the nickname of "Snipetown" many years ago by locals, owing to the high numbers of snipes that used to inhabit the are ...

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Transport

Dunkeld & Birnam station geograph-3870417-by-Ben-Brooksbank

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 Act of Union, Perthshire returned members to the House of Commons of the

Parliament of the United Kingdom The Parliament of the United Kingdom is the supreme legislative body of the United Kingdom, the Crown Dependencies and the British Overseas Territories. It meets at the Palace of Westminster, London. It alone possesses legislative suprem ...

from 1708.

1707–1885

*The Royal Burgh of Perth originally formed part of the 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. 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 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 to form a parliamentary county, divided into two constituencies: *

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: 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

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from 1975 to 2005.

2005–present

Perthshire has two constituencies and two

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. *

Ochil and South Perthshire Ochil and South Perthshire is a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first-past-the-post system of election. The constituency was created for the 2 ...

* Perth and North Perthshire

Famous places

Ashintully Castle Ashintully Castle, located near Kirkmichael, north of Blairgowrie, in the county of Perthshire Scotland, was built in 1583 as a fortified tower house by the Spalding family; the Feudal Barons of Ashintully. The Spalding Barons were chiefs of th ...

* Balvaird Castle *

Birnam Wood Birnam is a village in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. It is located north of Perth on the A9 road, the main tourist route through Perthshire, in an area of Scotland marketed as ''Big Tree Country''. The village originated from the Victorian era wi ...

and Dunsinane Hill, famous from

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’s ''

Macbeth ''Macbeth'' (, full title ''The Tragedie of Macbeth'') is a tragedy by William Shakespeare. It is thought to have been first performed in 1606. It dramatises the damaging physical and psychological effects of political ambition on those w ...

'' *

Blair Castle Blair Castle (in Scottish Gaelic: Caisteil Bhlàir) stands in its grounds near the village of Blair Atholl in Perthshire in Scotland. It is the ancestral home of the Clan Murray, and was historically the seat of their chief, the Duke of Atholl ...

Cateran Trail The Cateran Trail is a circular long-distance walking route in central Scotland. The trail has no official beginning or end and can be joined at any stage. The route was established, way-marked and is now maintained by, the Perth & Kinross Cou ...

* Dirnanean House * Drummond Castle * Dunkeld Cathedral * Edradour Distillery *

Gleneagles Hotel Gleneagles Hotel is a hotel near Auchterarder, Scotland. It was commissioned by the Caledonian Railway and opened in 1924. The bandleader, Henry Hall, performed at the hotel before the Second World War during which it served as a military h ...

* The Hermitage *

Kindrogan House Kindrogan House is located near Enochdhu, Blairgowrie and Rattray, Blairgowrie, Perth and Kinross in Moulin parish, at the head of Strath Ardle, ENE of Pitlochry and northwest of Kirkmichael, Perth and Kinross, Kirkmichael. It is run by Somervil ...

*Near Strathtay and Strathmore, where many four-poster stone formations can be found

Notable people

* Archbishop Patrick Adamson * Duke of Atholl *

James Bannerman James Bannerman (12 March 1790 – 18 March 1858) was a lieutenant and acting governor of the Gold Coast (modern Ghana) from 4 December 1850 to 14 October 1851. Life James Bannerman was born a native of the Gold Coast in 1790 to a Fanti mother ...

* Anne Fraser Bon *

Edward Braddock Major-General Edward Braddock (January 1695 – 13 July 1755) was a British officer and commander-in-chief for the Thirteen Colonies during the start of the French and Indian War (1754–1763), the North American front of what is known in Europ ...

* Sir Archibald Campbell, 1st Baronet * Baron Cameron of Balhousie * James Croll *

Alan Cumming Alan Cumming (born 27 January 1965) is a British actor. His London stage appearances include ''Hamlet'', the Maniac in '' Accidental Death of an Anarchist'' (for which he received an Olivier Award), the lead in '' Bent'', The National Theatre ...

Sir Charles Douglas Charles Douglas may refer to: * Charles Douglas, 3rd Duke of Queensberry (1698–1778), Scottish nobleman * Charles Douglas, 6th Marquess of Queensberry (1777–1837), Scottish peer * Charles Douglas, 5th Lord Mordington 18th-century Scottish peer ...

* David Douglas *

Daniel Dow Daniel Dow (1732 – 1783) was a traditional Scottish fiddler, composer, teacher and concert organizer and one of the first musicians to publish music specifically for bagpipes. He is credited as both Daniel and Donald, both acceptable translat ...

Duleep Singh Maharaja Sir Duleep Singh, GCSI (4 September 1838 – 22 October 1893), or Sir Dalip Singh, and later in life nicknamed the "Black Prince of Perthshire", was the last ''Maharaja'' of the Sikh Empire. He was Maharaja Ranjit Singh's youngest son, ...

* Alexander Duff * Thomas Duncan *

Adam Ferguson Adam Ferguson, (Scottish Gaelic: ''Adhamh MacFhearghais''), also known as Ferguson of Raith (1 July N.S./20 June O.S. 1723 – 22 February 1816), was a Scottish philosopher and historian of the Scottish Enlightenment. Ferguson was sympathet ...

* William Flockhart * Duncan Forbes * Niel Gow *

James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose (1612 – 21 May 1650) was a Scottish nobleman, poet and soldier, lord lieutenant and later viceroy and captain general of Scotland. Montrose initially joined the Covenanters in the Wars of the Three ...

* Thomas Graham, 1st Baron Lynedoch * Stephen Hendry * Lady of Lawers * Alexander Leslie, 1st Earl of Leven * Alexander Mackenzie * Dougie MacLean *

John James Rickard Macleod John James Rickard Macleod (6 September 1876 – 16 March 1935) was a Scottish biochemist and physiologist. He devoted his career to diverse topics in physiology and biochemistry, but was chiefly interested in carbohydrate metabolism. He i ...

* Ewan McGregor * Sir Charles Menzies * Lord George Murray *

Sir George Murray Sir George Murray (6 February 1772 – 28 July 1846) was a British soldier and politician from Scotland. Background and education Murray was born in Perth, Scotland, the second son of Sir William Murray, of Ochtertyre, 5th Baronet (see Murr ...

* Baron Reid * J.K. Rowling * James Small * Major-General John Small *

William Small William Small (13 October 1734 – 25 February 1775) was a Scottish physician and a professor of natural philosophy at the College of William and Mary in Virginia, where he became an influential mentor for Thomas Jefferson. Early life William Sm ...

* Rory Stewart *

Magdalene Stirling Magdalene Stirling (1765 – 1846) was a Scottish composer best known for ''Twelve Tunes Composed by Miss Stirling of Ardoch'', which she had printed privately in 1796. Stirling was the youngest of five daughters born in Ardoch, Perthshire, to C ...

* Robert Stirling * George Thompson, recipient of the

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* John Sen Inches Thomson * Dr William Marshall

Schools

Ardvreck School Ardvreck School is an independent boarding and day preparatory school for boys and girls aged 3–13. Located in Crieff in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. It was established in 1883. Former pupils * Rear-Admiral Hugh Balfour (1933-1999), senior ...

* The Community School of Auchterarder * Blairgowrie High School *

Breadalbane Academy Breadalbane Academy is a 2–18 mixed, state all-through school in Aberfeldy, Perth and Kinross Perth and Kinross ( sco, Pairth an Kinross; gd, Peairt agus Ceann Rois) is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland and a Lieutenancy Area. It ...

* Craigclowan Preparatory School * Dollar Academy *

Glenalmond College Glenalmond College is a co-educational independent boarding school in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, for children aged between 12 and 18 years. It is situated on the River Almond near the village of Methven, about west of the city of Perth. ...

* Inch view primary and nursery school *

Kilgraston School Kilgraston School is an independent boarding and day school offering primary school education for boys and girls aged from five to twelve years old and girls only from five to eighteen. Boarding is available for girls only aged eight years old an ...

* Morrison's Academy *

Perth Academy Perth Academy is a state comprehensive secondary school in Perth, Scotland. It was founded in 1696. The institution is a non-denominational one. The school occupies ground on the side of a hill in the Viewlands area of Perth, and is within the P ...

* Perth Grammar School *

Perth High School Perth High School is a six-year, non-denominational comprehensive secondary school in Perth, Scotland. Established in 1950 at Gowans Terrace in a post-war prefabricated structure of a type that had not previously been used for any large school i ...

* Pitlochry High School * Rattray Primary School * Strathallan School *

Strathearn Community Campus Strathearn Community Campus is a complex including the replacement building for the original Crieff High School in Crieff, Scotland. This, one of the eleven secondary schools administered by Perth & Kinross Council, is a six-year com ...

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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