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The name "Perth" derives from a Pictish word for "wood" or "copse", related to the Welsh "perth", meaning "hedge" or "thicket". [10] During much of the later medieval period, it was known colloquially by its Scots-speaking inhabitants as "St John's Toun" or "Saint Johnstoun" because the church at the centre of the parish was dedicated to St John the Baptist. [11]
Perth, Scotland; Metadata. This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to create or digitize it.
English: Perth: View of the River Tay from Perth Bridge Pictures also shows the West Bank of the Tay, the Perth & Kinross Council Offices and Queen's Bridge in the distance Date Taken on 26 July 2004
Perth Art Gallery is the principal art gallery and exhibition space in the city of Perth, Scotland. It is located partly in the Marshall Monument, named in memory of Thomas Hay Marshall , a former provost of Perth.
St John's Kirk is a church in the Scottish city of Perth, Perth and Kinross. Of Church of Scotland denomination, it is located in St John's Place , just southeast of the city centre. It stands on the former site of a church dating to 1126.
The name Perth derives from a Pictish word meaning "wood", "copse" or "thicket", which links the town to the Picts or Britons, of whom the Picts may have been a subset.. Perth's original name, and some archaeological evidence, indicate that there must have been a settlement here from earlier times, probably at a point where a river crossing or crossings coincided with a slightly raised natural ...
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Norie-Miller Walk is an urban park in the Scottish city of Perth, on the eastern banks of the River Tay.Named for Sir Stanley Norie-Miller, Bt, MC, DL, JP (1888–1973) [1] [2] it is situated between Smeaton's Bridge to the north and Queen's Bridge immediately to the south.