21 Facts About Perth Scotland

Close to Perth Scotland is Scone Abbey, which formerly housed the Stone of Scone, on which the King of Scots were traditionally crowned.

Perth Scotland was fortuitously placed to become a key transport centre with the coming of the railways, and its first station was built in 1848.

Today, Perth serves as a retail centre for the surrounding area, and in 2018 the city was named Scotland's Food Town of 2018 by the Scottish Food Awards.

Perth Scotland has been known as The Fair City since the publication of the novel Fair Maid of Perth Scotland by Scottish writer Sir Walter Scott in 1828.

Perth Scotland developed from an initial plan of two parallel streets: High Street and South Street, linked by several vennels leading north and south.

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Perth Scotland carried out an extensive trade with France, The Low Countries and the Baltic Countries with luxury goods being brought back in return, such as Spanish silk and French pottery and wine.

Perth Scotland played a part in the Covenanting struggle and Perth Scotland was sacked for two days by Royalist troops after the Battle of Tippermuir in 1644.

That same year, Oliver Cromwell came to Perth following his victory in the Battle of Dunbar and established a fortified citadel on the South Inch, one of five occupation forts built to control Scotland.

Today, Perth Scotland serves as a retail centre for the surrounding area.

Coat of arms of Perth Scotland is: Gules a Paschal lamb reguardant argent haloed or holding under its right foreleg a flagpole topped with a cross of the second, to which is attached a banner azure a saltire argent, all within a tressure flory-counter-flory of the last.

Perth Scotland was one of the 26 bidders for city status to mark the Queen's Diamond Jubilee in 2012.

The median age of males and females living in Perth was 37 and 40 years respectively, compared to 37 and 39 years for those in the whole of Scotland.

The most popular denomination is the Church of Scotland which is organised through the Presbytery of Perth.

Perth Scotland was formerly headquarters of insurance firm General Accident; however, since General Accident merged with Norwich Union to form Aviva, the office has been primarily used as a call centre.

New-wave band Fiction Factory formed in Perth Scotland, and had some success with their hit " Heaven" in 1984.

Perth Scotland Festival of the Arts is an annual collection of art, theatre, opera and classical music events in the city.

Perth Scotland is noted for its lively nightlife, with dozens of bars and several nightclubs.

Perth Scotland is home to two main parks, namely the North Inch and South Inch .

The Perth Scotland Show takes place annually on the section of the Inch between the Edinburgh Road and Shore Road.

Perth Scotland's Sheriff Court, on Tay Street, is a Category A listed building.

Third bridge in the centre of Perth Scotland is the Tay Viaduct, a single-track railway bridge carrying trains to and from the railway station, 0.