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Tibbermore is a small village situated about west of
Perth Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. It is the fourth most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of 2.1 million (80% of the state) living in Greater Perth in 2020. Perth i ...
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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 ...
; however, the church building is now only used occasionally for weddings and funerals. Previously known as Tippermuir, it was the site of the
Battle of Tippermuir The Battle of Tippermuir (also known as the Battle of Tibbermuir) (1 September 1644) was the first battle James Graham, 1st Marquis of Montrose, fought for King Charles I in the Scottish theatre of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. During t ...
between the Marquis of Montrose and an army of Covenanters. The church building is in a poor state of repair; however, restoration was in 2007 being considered.
Tibbermore has several listed buildings.


Notable people

* Robert Rintoul (1787–1858), reformer, journalist, & founder of
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Villages in Perth and Kinross {{PerthKinross-geo-stub