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Scone Palace

Scone Palace /ˈskuːn/ is a Category A listed historic house at Scone, Perthshire, Scotland. It was constructed (by recasting a 16th century palace) in 1808 (started in 1802 and completed in 1812 according to the tour guides) for the Earls of Mansfield by William Atkinson. Built of red sandstone with a castellated roof, it is a classic example of the late Georgian Gothic style.

Located at 56.4242, -3.4375 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Houses completed in 1808, Category A listed buildings in Scotland, Listed palaces in Scotland, Listed buildings in Perth and Kinross, Houses in Scotland, Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes, Gardens in Perth and Kinross, Historic house museums in Perth and Kinross, Country houses in Scotland

Perth and North Perthshire (UK Parliament constituency)

Perth and North 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.

Located at 56.395, -3.435 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Parliamentary constituencies in Scotland (Westminster), United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies established in 2005, Politics of Perth and Kinross

Scone Abbey

Scone Abbey (originally, Scone Priory) was a house of Augustinian canons based at Scone, Perthshire, Scotland. Varying dates for the foundation have been given, but it was certainly founded between 1114 and 1122. The priory was established by six canons from Nostell Priory in West Yorkshire, under the leadership of Prior Robert, who was the first prior of Scone.

Located at 56.4247, -3.43583 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Listed monasteries in Scotland, Augustinian monasteries in Scotland, Christian monasteries established in the 12th century, Religious organizations established in the 1100s, Christianity in medieval Scotland, Buildings and structures in Perth and Kinross, History of Perth and Kinross, Former places of worship in Scotland, Coronation church buildings, Scottish parliamentary locations and buildings

Royal Perth Golfing Society

The Royal Perth Golfing Society and County and City Club is a golfing and gentleman's club in Perth, Scotland, with premises overlooking the North Inch.

Located at 56.404, -3.432 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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1824 establishments in Scotland, Sports clubs established before 1850, Golf clubs and courses in Scotland, Organisations based in Scotland with royal patronage, Perth, Scotland, Sport in Perth and Kinross, Traditional gentlemen's clubs, Organizations established in 1824

Diocese of St Andrews, Dunkeld and Dunblane

The Diocese of St Andrews, Dunkeld and Dunblane is one of the seven dioceses of the Scottish Episcopal Church. It is centred on St Ninian's Cathedral in Perth, and covers Fife, Perth and Kinross, Clackmannanshire, and eastern and central Stirling (western Stirling is in the Diocese of Glasgow and Galloway). The current Bishop of St Andrews, Dunkeld and Dunblane is the Most Reverend David Chillingworth, who is also Primus of the Church.

Located at 56.395, -3.435 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Dioceses of the Scottish Episcopal Church, Religion in Perth and Kinross

Muirton Park

Muirton Park (1924–1989) was the second of three football grounds the Scottish football club St. Johnstone from Perth, Scotland, have occupied in their history. It was preceded by the Recreation Grounds (1885–1924) and succeeded by McDiarmid Park (1989–present). Preceding the move to Muirton Park in 1924, from 1885 the club played their home fixtures at the Recreation Grounds across from Perth Prison on the town’s Edinburgh Road.

Located at 56.4062, -3.44615 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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St. Johnstone F.C., Defunct football venues in Scotland, Sports venues in Perth and Kinross, Scottish Football League venues

Perth Museum and Art Gallery

Perth Museum and Art Gallery is the main museum and exhibition space in the city of Perth, Scotland. It is located on George Street in a building dating back to 1824 and substantially extended by the art gallery in 1932-35.

Located at 56.3983, -3.4283 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Art museums and galleries in Scotland, Museums in Perth and Kinross, Local museums in Scotland, Natural history museums in Scotland, Decorative arts museums in Scotland, Glass museums and galleries

Perth Racecourse

Perth Racecourse is a thoroughbred horse racing venue adjacent to the ancient Scone Palace, near Perth, Scotland. Perth racecourse opened in 1908 and is the northernmost track in Britain. The course is right-handed and ten furlongs in circumference. The steeplechase course consists of eight fences per circuit, with the water jump situated in front of the grandstand.

Located at 56.4261, -3.44893 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Horse racing venues in Scotland, Perth, Scotland, Sports venues in Perth and Kinross, Buildings and structures in Perth, Scotland

St Ninian's Cathedral, Perth

St Ninian's Cathedral or the Cathedral Church of St Ninian is a cathedral of the Scottish Episcopal Church in the Royal burgh of Perth. It is the see of the Anglican Bishop of St Andrews, Dunkeld and Dunblane, who is the ordinary of the Diocese of St Andrews, Dunkeld and Dunblane.

Located at 56.3991, -3.43544 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Jeanfield Swifts F.C

Jeanfield Swifts F.C. are a Scottish Junior football club based in Perth. Their home ground is Riverside Stadium, located on Bute Drive in the North Muirton area of the city, to which they moved in 2006 from Simpson Park, where they had been plagued by fires and vandalism. Up until the end of the 2005–06 season, they played in Tayside Division One in the Scottish Junior Football Association's East Region, and they won the championship in the division's final season.

Located at 56.413, -3.44473 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Football clubs in Scotland, Scottish Junior Football Association clubs, Association football clubs established in 1928, Perth, Scotland, Sport in Perth and Kinross, 1928 establishments in Scotland

Battle of the North Inch

The Battle of the North Inch (also known as the Battle of the Clans) was a staged battle between the Chattan Confederation and the "Clan Kay" in September 1396. 30 men were selected to represent each side in front of spectators that included King Robert III of Scotland and his court, on land that is now the North Inch park in Perth, Scotland. The Cattanach killed all but one of their opponents at a cost of 19 deaths on their own side, and were awarded the victory.

Located at 56.4, -3.43 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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1396 in Scotland, Conflicts in 1396, History of the Scottish Highlands, Perth, Scotland, Clan Mackintosh, Clan Cameron, 14th-century Scottish clan battles, Trials by combat, Trials in the United Kingdom

Balhousie Castle

Balhousie Castle, located in Perth, Scotland (on Hay Street, originally a few hundred metres north of the medieval town), dates to 1631, though its origins are believed to go back a further three hundred years. It originally served as the seat of the Earls of Kinnoull, and stood within a walled enclosure containing subsidiary buildings, orchards etc. on a terrace overlooking the North Inch (a large public park) of Perth.

Located at 56.4034, -3.4366 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Castles in Perth and Kinross, Regimental museums in Scotland, Category B listed buildings in Scotland, Listed buildings in Perth and Kinross, Listed castles in Scotland, Museums in Perth and Kinross

Blackfriars, Perth

The Church of the Friars Preachers of Blessed Virgin and Saint Dominic at Perth, commonly called "Blackfriars", was a mendicant friary of the Dominican Order founded in the 13th century at Perth, Scotland. The Dominicans ("Black friars") were said by Walter Bower to have been brought to Scotland in 1230 by King Alexander II of Scotland, while John Spottiswood held that they were brought to Scotland by William de Malveisin, Bishop of St Andrews.

Located at 56.396, -3.432 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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1240 establishments in Scotland, 1569 disestablishments in Scotland, Dominican houses in Scotland, History of Perth and Kinross, Perth, Scotland, Religion in Perth and Kinross, 13th-century establishments in Scotland, Scottish parliamentary locations and buildings, Demolished buildings and structures in Scotland

Perth Charterhouse

Perth Charterhouse or Perth Priory, known in Latin as Domus Vallis Virtutis ("House of the Valley of Virtue"), was a monastic house of Carthusian monks based at Perth, Scotland. It was the only Carthusian house ever to be established in the Kingdom of Scotland, and one of the last non-mendicant houses to be founded in the kingdom. The traditional founding date of the house is 1429. Formal suppression of the house came in 1569, though this was not actualised until 1602.

Located at 56.395, -3.435 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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1429 establishments in Scotland, 1569 establishments in Scotland, Carthusian monasteries in the United Kingdom, History of Perth and Kinross, Perth, Scotland, Religion in Perth and Kinross, Christian monasteries in Scotland

Perth Royal Infirmary

Perth Royal Infirmary is a district hospital in Perth. The Royal Infirmary, administered by NHS Tayside, caters for both the city and wider Perth & Kinross area, with a population around 182 000, being served by the hospital.

Located at 56.4008, -3.41028 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Perth Bridge

Perth Bridge (also known as Smeaton's Bridge and, locally, the Old Bridge) is a toll-free bridge in the city of Perth, Scotland. It spans the River Tay, connecting Perth, on the eastern side of the river, to Bridgend, on its western side, carrying both automotive and pedestrian traffic of West Bridge Street. The bridge was completed in October 1771, which places it in the Georgian era; however, its plaque states the year in which construction began, 1766, as its "built" date.

Located at 56.399, -3.4252 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Bridges in Perth, Scotland, Category A listed buildings in Scotland, Listed buildings in Perth and Kinross, Listed bridges in Scotland

Perth Leisure Pool

Perth Leisure Pool is the main indoor public leisure and recreation centre in the city of Perth, Scotland, one of the most popular visitor attractions in Scotland and a major tourist attraction, which in 2006 was noted for receiving more than 700,000 visitors a year.

Located at 56.3947, -3.4427 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Swimming venues in Scotland, Visitor attractions in Perth and Kinross, Buildings and structures in Perth, Scotland

Raid of Scone

After William Wallace defeated the English at Loudoun Hill, he joined forces with William Douglas the Hardy and led a raid on the city of Scone. He and his men forced William Ormesby, the justiciar to flee, and they took control. After this, Douglas was captured. But Wallace continued to capture land for Scotland, and then moved on to win the Battle of Stirling Bridge. {{#invoke: Navbox | navbox }}

Located at 56.4275, -3.4016 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Conflicts in 1297, 1297 in Scotland, Battles involving England, Battles involving Scotland, Military raids

Perth Theatre

Perth Theatre is a Victorian playhouse situated at 185 High Street, Perth, Scotland. It was opened in 1901 and extended in 1991. A memorial foundation stone was laid on 6 October 1889 by George Alexander, actor and manager of the St James's Theatre, London. The building is category B listed by Historic Scotland.

Located at 56.397, -3.4318 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Theatres completed in 1901, 1901 establishments in Scotland, Theatres in Scotland, Listed theatres in Scotland, Listed buildings in Perth and Kinross, Category B listed buildings in Scotland

Bertha (Perth)

Bertha was a Roman fortress north of the site of modern Perth, in Scotland at the confluence of the rivers Almond and Tay. It is half a mile east of the modern farm of "Berthapark". One source contradicts the view that Perth was a corruption of the fort's name. According to this source, the name "Bertha" was originally used by medieval Scots historians, such as John of Fordun and Walter Bower, who did not know the original name for the site and who adapted a version of "Perth" - Berth".

Located at 56.4248, -3.4647 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Perth, Scotland, Ancient Roman forts in Scotland

River Almond, Perth and Kinross

Not to be confused with the River Almond in Lothian The River Almond is a tributary of the River Tay in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. It rises in the hills to the south-east of Loch Tay, and flows eastwards through Glenalmond. It runs through the village of Almondbank, before joining the Tay immediately north of Perth. The river's course is around 48 kilometres long

Located at 56.4238, -3.46215 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Rivers of Scotland, Geography of Perth and Kinross

Perth Concert Hall (Scotland)

Perth Concert Hall is an entertainment venue in Perth, Scotland. It consists of the Perth Theatre and Perth Concert Hall and is managed by Horsecross Arts Limited, alongside Perth Theatre. The building was opened by Her Majesty Elizabeth II in 2005.

Located at 56.3972, -3.43167 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Perth, Scotland, Concert halls in Scotland, Buildings and structures completed in 2005

St. Leonards Nunnery, Perth

St. Leonards Nunnery was a former Augustinian convent at Perth, Scotland. After King Edward I of England's foray in Scotland in 1296, the Prioress swore fealty to him. The convent was annexed to the Carthusian Monastery at Perth by 1434 and was suppressed in 1438. Elizabeth Dunbar, daughter of George I, Earl of March, was a prioress of the convent in the 14th-15th century.

Located at 56.3903, -3.4393 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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History of Catholic monasticism, Christian religious orders established in the 13th century, Augustinian nunneries in Scotland

North Inch

North Inch is a cricket ground in Perth, Scotland. The first recorded match held on the ground came in 1849 when Perth played Grange. The ground held its first first-class match when Scotland played Ireland in 1909. Five further first-class matches were played there, the last of which came in 1970 when Scotland played Ireland. Other first-class matches had seen the ground host the Australians in 1912, Wales in 1923, and the South Africans in 1929.

Located at 56.4028, -3.43096 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Cricket grounds in Scotland, , Buildings and structures in Perth, Scotland

Perth Castle

Perth Castle was a 9th-century castle in Perth, Scotland. The Danes attacked the castle in the 9th century. A motte-and-bailey castle was built in the 12th century. The castle was once a royal residence. King Malcolm IV of Scotland was besieged at the castle in 1160 by Ferchar, Earl of Strathearn and five other earls. A flood in 1290 damaged the motte mound and required the castle to be rebuilt. King Edward I of England captured the castle in 1298 and 1303.

Located at 56.3983, -3.4294 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Castles in Perth and Kinross, Buildings and structures in Perth, Scotland, Demolished buildings and structures in Scotland, Former castles in Scotland