Kinnoull is a

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, 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

Kinnoull Hill Kinnoull Hill is a hill located partly in Perth and partly in Kinfauns, Perth and Kinross, Scotland. It shares its name with the nearby Kinnoull parish. Summit In view from the -high south-facing summit is the Friarton Bridge, a stretch of t ...

, the summit of which is at . The main access roads to Kinnoull from the centre of Perth are Strathmore Street (the A94) and Muirhall Road, both in

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Architecture

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

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monastery to be built in Scotland since the Reformation.

Gannochy

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

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, tennis court and

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

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gate off Annat Road.

Duck pond

Gannochy duck pond is located at the junction of Annat and Dupplin Roads. (Dupplin Road is named for Viscount Dupplin, the early name of

Thomas Hay, 9th Earl of Kinnoull Thomas Hay, 9th Earl of Kinnoull (4 July 1710 – 27 December 1787), styled Viscount Dupplin from 1719 to 1758, was a Scottish peer, British politician, and scholar. Family and education Hay was the eldest son of George Hay, 8th Earl of Kin ...

.) In addition to its main inhabitants, it is home to mute swans.

Kinnoull Terrace

Kinnoull Terrace, a cul-de-sac just above the Dundee Road, is home to four villas and one double villa, all of listed status.

Sport

Kinnoull has its own

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club and adjacent

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

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

* W. H. Findlay, photographer *

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, wife of the critic

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, is buried in the

Kinnoull Parish Church Kinnoull Parish Church is a Church of Scotland church in the Kinnoull area of Perth, Perth and Kinross, Scotland. A Kinnoull Church appears in documents when it was granted to Cambuskenneth Abbey in 1361. It was rebuilt in 1779 but demolished ...

churchyard * John Hunt, theologian * James Walter Fairholme, Royal Navy officer and polar explorer lost during the

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Gallery

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

References

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External links

"Kinnoull Conservation Area Appraisal"
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Perth and Kinross Council Perth and Kinross Council ( gd, Comhairle Pheairt is Cheann Rois) is the local government council for the Perth and Kinross council area of Scotland. It employs around 6,000 people. The council was created in 1996, under the '' Local Governme ...

Populated places in Perth, Scotland Parishes in Perthshire