Perthshire

Also known as County of Perth, Siorrachd Pheairt

Perthshire or the County of Perth, is a historic county and registration county in central Scotland.

Key facts

Historic subdivision.Name: Perthshire
Historic subdivision.subdivision_type: Historic county
Historic subdivision.HQ: Perth (county town and administrative centre)
Historic subdivision.Status: Local government county (until 1975)Land registration county (1868–)
Historic subdivision.Code: PER
Historic subdivision.CodeName: Chapman code
Historic subdivision.Replace: Tayside Region
Historic subdivision.Motto: Pro Lege et Libertate('For Law and Liberty')
Historic subdivision.Map: 230pxPerthshire within Scotland
Historic subdivision.Arms: 230pxCoat of arms of the county council
Historic subdivision.AreaLast: (5th)
Historic subdivision.AreaLastYear: 1975

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

History
Administrative history
Coat of arms
Burghs
Civil parishes
Districts
Language
Geography
Rivers
Lochs and Reservoirs
Mountains
Glens and straths
Settlements
Transport
Parliamentary constituencies
1707–1885
1885–1918
1918–1975
1975–2005
2005-2024
2024-present
Notable places
Notable people
Schools
See also
References
Reference list
Notes
Sources
External links

Perthshire or the County of Perth, is a historic county and registration county in central Scotland.

Geographically Perthshire extends from Strathmore in the east, to the Pass of Drumochter in the north, Rannoch Moor and Ben Lui in the west, and Aberfoyle in the south; it borders the counties of Inverness-shire and Aberdeenshire to the north, Angus to the east, Fife, Kinross-shire, Clackmannanshire, Stirlingshire and Dunbartonshire to the south and Argyllshire to the west.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Perthshire” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.