Inchture ( gd, Innis Tùir) is a village in Scotland between

Dundee Dundee (; sco, Dundee; gd, Dùn Dè or ) is Scotland's fourth-largest city and the 51st-most-populous built-up area in the United Kingdom. The mid-year population estimate for 2016 was , giving Dundee a population density of 2,478/km2 or ...

and

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on the northern side of the

Firth of Tay The Firth of Tay (; gd, Linne Tatha) is a firth on the east coast of Scotland, into which the River Tay (Scotland's largest river in terms of flow) empties. The firth is surrounded by four council areas: Fife, Perth and Kinross, City of Du ...

. It is approximately nine miles (14 km) from Dundee city centre and 13 miles (21 km) from Perth. The village is bypassed by on the A90 trunk road and benefits from a flyover (

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) junction onto the road making it popular with commuters working in Dundee and further afield. Inchture is a prosperous village with a wide range of housing. The village comprises a post office, flower shop, a

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store, hotel, a primary school, community centre and a church. There are approximately 100 original houses in the village and additional homes have been constructed by

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

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

. Inchture is twinned with the village of

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near

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

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

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

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

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

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

John Wedderburn of Ballendean Sir John Wedderburn of Ballindean, 6th Baronet of Blackness (1729–1803) was a Scottish landowner who made a fortune in slave sugar in the West Indies. Born into a family of impoverished Perthshire gentry, his father, Sir John Wedderburn, 5t ...

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

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Transport

Inchture Express

The Inchture Express was a

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service operated by the Caledonian Railway Company. Its rails "ran along a hedge-lined route" to

Inchture railway station Inchture railway station served the village of Inchture, Perth and Kinross, Scotland from 1847 to 1956 on the Dundee and Perth Railway. History The station opened on 24 May 1847 by the Dundee and Perth Railway The Dundee and Perth Railwa ...

. It later closed and the rails were lifted."‘Soldiering On’ ……… and Magdalene"
- Westmuir.org.uk

Transport

Inchture Express

Notable people

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