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Perth and Kinross (Peairt agus Ceann Rois in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary council areas in Scotland
Scotland

conventional_long_name = ScotlandAlba|common_name= Scotland|image_flag = Flag of Scotland.svg|flag_width = 130px...
, and a Lieutenancy Area
Lieutenancy areas of Scotland

The Lieutenancy areas of Scotland are the areas used for the ceremonial Lord Lieutenant, the British monarch's representatives, in Scotland. They are different from the local government of Scotland council areas, the committee areas, the sheriffdoms, the registration counties, the former Regions and districts of Scotland, the former counties...
. It borders onto the Aberdeenshire, Angus
Angus

Angus is one of the 32 Local government in Scotland council areas of Scotland, and a Lieutenancy areas of Scotland. The council area borders onto Aberdeenshire, Perth and Kinross and the Dundee City....
, Dundee City, Fife
Fife

Fife is a council area of Scotland, situated between the Firth of Tay and the Firth of Forth, with inland boundaries to Perth and Kinross and Clackmannanshire....
, Clackmannanshire
Clackmannanshire

Clackmannanshire and sometimes called Clacks is one of the 32 Local government in Scotland Council areas of Scotland of Scotland, and a Lieutenancy areas of Scotland, bordering Perth and Kinross, Stirling and Fife....
, Stirling, Argyll and Bute
Argyll and Bute

Argyll and Bute is both one of 32 Council areas of Scotland; and a Lieutenancy areas of Scotland in Scotland. The administrative centre for the council area is located in Lochgilphead....
 and Highland
Highland (council area)

The Highland Council areas of Scotland area is a local government area in the Scottish Highlands and the largest local government area in both Scotland and the United Kingdom as a whole....
 council areas. Perth
Perth, Scotland

Perth is a town and former royal burgh in central Scotland. Sitting on the banks of the River Tay, it is the administrative headquarters of Perth and Kinross council area....
  is the administrative centre. It corresponds broadly, but not exactly, with the former counties
Counties of Scotland

The counties of Scotland were the principal subdivisions of Scotland of Scotland until 1975. Scotland's current Lieutenancy areas of Scotland and registration counties are largely based on them....
 of Perthshire
Perthshire

Perthshire , officially the County of Perth, is a registration county in central Scotland. It extends from Strathmore, Angus and Perth & Kinross in the east, to the Pass of Drumochter in the north, Rannoch Moor and Ben Lui in the west, and Aberfoyle, Scotland in the south....
 and Kinross-shire
Kinross-shire

Kinross-shire, officially the County of Kinross, was a Counties of Scotland of Scotland. Its county town was Kinross. To the north it bordered Perthshire, to the east and south Fife, and to the west Clackmannanshire....
.

Perthshire and Kinross-shire had a joint county council
County council

A County council is the elected administrative body governing an area known as a county. This term has slightly different meanings in different countries....
 from 1929 until 1975.






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Perth and Kinross (Peairt agus Ceann Rois in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary council areas in Scotland
Scotland

conventional_long_name = ScotlandAlba|common_name= Scotland|image_flag = Flag of Scotland.svg|flag_width = 130px...
, and a Lieutenancy Area
Lieutenancy areas of Scotland

The Lieutenancy areas of Scotland are the areas used for the ceremonial Lord Lieutenant, the British monarch's representatives, in Scotland. They are different from the local government of Scotland council areas, the committee areas, the sheriffdoms, the registration counties, the former Regions and districts of Scotland, the former counties...
. It borders onto the Aberdeenshire, Angus
Angus

Angus is one of the 32 Local government in Scotland council areas of Scotland, and a Lieutenancy areas of Scotland. The council area borders onto Aberdeenshire, Perth and Kinross and the Dundee City....
, Dundee City, Fife
Fife

Fife is a council area of Scotland, situated between the Firth of Tay and the Firth of Forth, with inland boundaries to Perth and Kinross and Clackmannanshire....
, Clackmannanshire
Clackmannanshire

Clackmannanshire and sometimes called Clacks is one of the 32 Local government in Scotland Council areas of Scotland of Scotland, and a Lieutenancy areas of Scotland, bordering Perth and Kinross, Stirling and Fife....
, Stirling, Argyll and Bute
Argyll and Bute

Argyll and Bute is both one of 32 Council areas of Scotland; and a Lieutenancy areas of Scotland in Scotland. The administrative centre for the council area is located in Lochgilphead....
 and Highland
Highland (council area)

The Highland Council areas of Scotland area is a local government area in the Scottish Highlands and the largest local government area in both Scotland and the United Kingdom as a whole....
 council areas. Perth
Perth, Scotland

Perth is a town and former royal burgh in central Scotland. Sitting on the banks of the River Tay, it is the administrative headquarters of Perth and Kinross council area....
  is the administrative centre. It corresponds broadly, but not exactly, with the former counties
Counties of Scotland

The counties of Scotland were the principal subdivisions of Scotland of Scotland until 1975. Scotland's current Lieutenancy areas of Scotland and registration counties are largely based on them....
 of Perthshire
Perthshire

Perthshire , officially the County of Perth, is a registration county in central Scotland. It extends from Strathmore, Angus and Perth & Kinross in the east, to the Pass of Drumochter in the north, Rannoch Moor and Ben Lui in the west, and Aberfoyle, Scotland in the south....
 and Kinross-shire
Kinross-shire

Kinross-shire, officially the County of Kinross, was a Counties of Scotland of Scotland. Its county town was Kinross. To the north it bordered Perthshire, to the east and south Fife, and to the west Clackmannanshire....
.

Perthshire and Kinross-shire had a joint county council
County council

A County council is the elected administrative body governing an area known as a county. This term has slightly different meanings in different countries....
 from 1929 until 1975. The area was created a single district in 1975, in the Tayside
Tayside

Tayside was a local government Region of Scotland from May 15 1975 to March 31 1996. It was created by the Local Government Act 1973 following recommendations made by the 1969 Wheatley Report which attempted to replace the mishmash of counties, cities, burghs and districts, with a uniform two-tier system of regional and district councils...
 region, under the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973
Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973

The Local Government Act 1973 is an Act of Parliament of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, that reformed local government of Scotland in Scotland, on May 16, 1975....
, and then reconstituted as a unitary authority
Unitary authority

A unitary authority is a type of local authority that has a single tier and is responsible for all local government functions within its area or performs additional functions which elsewhere in the relevant country are usually performed by national government or a higher level of sub-national government....
 (with a minor boundary adjustment) in 1996, by the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994
Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994

The Local Government etc. Act 1994 is an Act of Parliament of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which created the current Local government of Scotland structure of 32 unitary authorities covering the whole of Scotland....
.

The county has the slogan
Slogan

A slogan is a memorable motto or phrase used in a political, commerce, religious and other context as a repetitive expression of an idea or purpose....
:"Scotland's First Fairtrade County"

Towns and villages

  • Abbots Deuglie
    Abbots Deuglie

    Abbots Deuglie is a village in the Scotland region of Perth and Kinross. It is located in the Ochil Hills, in Arngask parish, just to the west of Glenfarg, at 56?17' N, 3? 26' W....
  • Abernethy
  • Aberfeldy
  • Acharn
    Acharn, Perth and Kinross

    Acharn is a hamlet in the Kenmore, Perth and Kinross parish of the Scotland council area of Perth and Kinross. It is situated on the south shore of Loch Tay close to its eastern end ....
  • Almondbank
    Almondbank

    Almondbank is a large village in Perth and Kinross, Scotland....
  • Alyth
    Alyth

    Alyth is a village in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, situated under the Hill of Alyth five miles northeast of Blairgowrie and Rattray. The village has a population of 2,301 ....
  • Amulree
    Amulree

    Amulree is a hamlet in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, with a hotel and a parish church, which contains copies of records of the large number of people who stayed there prior to mass emigration - mostly to North Easthope, Canada - in the early 19th Century....
  • Auchlyne
    Auchlyne

    Auchlyne is a small hamlet in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, in the west part of the former county of Perthshire. It is located approximately five miles west of Killin on Loch Tay, off the main A85 road that runs from Perth, Scotland to Oban....
  • Auchterarder
    Auchterarder

    Auchterarder is a small town located north of the Ochil Hills in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, and home to the famous Gleneagles Hotel. The 1.5 mile long High Street of Auchterarder gave the town its popular name of "Lang Toon"....
  • Balado
    Balado

    Balado is a park and former airfield within the Perth and Kinross council area of Scotland. It is now the venue of the annual T in the Park music festival....
  • Ballinluig
    Ballinluig

    Ballinluig is a village in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, with a population of approximately 240 . It lies on the banks of the River Tummel and is approximately 4 miles south-east of Pitlochry....
  • Bankfoot
    Bankfoot

    Bankfoot is a village in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, approximately eight miles north of Perth, Scotland and seven miles south of Dunkeld. Bankfoot had a population of 1.136 in 2001....
  • Blackford
    Blackford, Perth and Kinross

    Blackford is located in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, approximately from the town of Auchterarder. The town is located just off the A9 road between Perth, Scotland and Stirling....
  • Blair Atholl
    Blair Atholl

    Blair Atholl is a small town in Perthshire, Scotland, built about the confluence of the Rivers Tilt and Garry in one of the few areas of flat land in the midst of the Grampian Mountains....
  • Blairgowrie
    Blairgowrie and Rattray

    Blairgowrie and Rattray is a burgh in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. Amongst locals, the town is colloquially known simply as "Blair".The second largest town in Perth & Kinross this twin burgh lies in the Strathmore, Angus and East Perthshire valley and straddles the River Ericht, which flows into the River Isla, Perthshire and then the Rive...
  • Bridge of Balgie
  • Bridge of Earn
    Bridge of Earn

    Bridge of Earn is a small town in Perthshire, Scotland.Often referred to simply as 'The Brig' by its inhabitants. As the name suggests, the village grew up on the south bank of an important crossing of the River Earn, whose sandstone bridge existed from at least the early 14th century, when it is known to have been repaired by order of Ki...
  • Burrelton
    Burrelton

    Burrelton is a small village in Scotland about 12 miles outside Perth, Scotland and 15 miles outside Dundee. Joined onto another smaller village, Woodside, Scotland....
  • Clunie
    Clunie

    Clunie is a small settlement in Perthshire, Scotland, 7 km west of Blairgowrie and Rattray. It lies on the western shore of the Loch of Clunie....
  • Comrie
    Comrie

    Comrie is a village and parish towards the western end of the Strathearn district of Perth and Kinross, Scotland, seven miles west of Crieff. The village is the Royal Horticultural Society "Large Village Britain in Bloom Winner 2007"....
  • Coupar Angus
    Coupar Angus

    Coupar Angus is a town in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, situated eight kilometres south of Blairgowrie and Rattray.The name Coupar Angus serves to differentiate the town from Cupar, Fife....
  • Crieff
    Crieff

    Crieff is a market town in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. It lies on the A85 road between Perth, Scotland and Crianlarich and also lies on the A822 road between Greenloaning and Aberfeldy....
  • Dull
    Dull, Perth and Kinross

    Dull is a village located in the county of Perth & Kinross in Scotland. Situated in the Highland part of the county, Dull consists of a single street of houses on the north side of the valley of the River Tay....
  • Dunkeld
    Dunkeld

    Dunkeld is a small town in River Tay, Perth and Kinross, Scotland, approximately 15 miles north of Perth, Scotland on the eastern side of the A9 road into the Scottish Highlands and on the opposite side of the River Tay from the Victorian village of Birnam, Perth and Kinross....
  • Dunning
    Dunning

    Dunning is a small village in Perth and Kinross in Scotland with a population of about 1000. The village is built around the 12th-13th century former parish church of St....
  • Errol
    Errol, Perth and Kinross

    Errol is a village in Perth and Kinross, Scotland about halfway between Dundee and Perth, Scotland. It is one of the principal settlements of the Carse of Gowrie....
  • Fearnan
    Fearnan

    Fearnan is a small crofting village on the north shore of Loch Tay in Perthshire, Scotland.The village lies at the junction of the road to Glen Lyon, Scotland and the road between Kenmore, Perth and Kinross and Killin that runs along the north side of the loch....
  • Finegand
    Finegand

    Finegand is a small village located in eastern Perth and Kinross, Scotland and also refers historically to the portion of lands surrounding the village....
  • Forgandenny
    Forgandenny

    Forgandenny is a small village in Perth and Kinross, located eight miles south west of Perth, Scotland, Scotland, UK. Perth is a 20 minute bus ride from Forgandenny, and there is a regular Stagecoach service....
  • Forteviot
    Forteviot

    Forteviot is a village in Strathearn, Scotland on the south bank of the River Earn between Dunning and Perth, Scotland. It lies in the council area of Perth and Kinross....
  • Fortingall
    Fortingall

    Fortingall is a small village in highland Perthshire, Scotland, in the glen of the River Lyon. Place-name Scottish Gaelic language Fartairchill, 'church at the foot' ....
  • Glenfarg
    Glenfarg

    Glenfarg is a small village in the Ochil Hills in the county of Perth and Kinross. The village benefited from a station on the Perth to Kinross railway line until its closure in 1964....
  • Glenshee
    Glenshee

    Glenshee is a glen in eastern Perth and Kinross, Scotland through which flows the Shee Water. The Spittal of Glenshee marks the head of the glen in the north....
  • Inchture
    Inchture

    Inchture is a village in Scotland on the A90 road trunk road between Perth, Scotland and Dundee on the northern side of the Firth of Tay. It is approximately nine miles from Dundee city centre and 13 miles from Perth centre....
  • Invergowrie
    Invergowrie

    Invergowrie is a village on the north bank of the River Tay to the west of Dundee. Although formally incorporated as part of Dundee, it is located in Perth and Kinross ....
  • Kenmore
  • Killiecrankie
    Killiecrankie

    Killiecrankie is a village in Perth and Kinross, Scotland on the River Garry. It lies at the Pass of Killiecrankie, by the A9 road . The village is home to a power station forming part of the Tummel Hydro-Electric Power Scheme....
  • Kingoodie
    Kingoodie

    Kingoodie is a hamlet about 4 miles south west of Dundee, but in the region of Perth and Kinross. The shore is peaceful, with some really quite spectacular scenery....
  • Kinloch Rannoch
    Kinloch Rannoch

    Kinloch Rannoch is a village in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, which lies at the eastern end of Loch Rannoch, 18 miles west of Pitlochry, and sits on the banks of the River Tummel....
  • Kinross
    Kinross

    Kinross is a burgh in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. It was formerly the county town of Kinross-shire.Kinross is a fairly small town, with some attractive buildings....
  • Kinrossie
    Kinrossie

    Kinrossie is a linear village in the Perth and Kinross area of Scotland.Kinrossie is located less than a mile south of the main A94 road between Perth, Scotland and Coupar Angus, lying eight miles from the former and six miles from the latter....
  • Kirkmichael
    Kirkmichael, Perth and Kinross

    Kirkmichael is a village located in Strathardle, Perth and Kinross, Scotland. It is midway between the towns of Blairgowrie and Rattray and Pitlochry....
  • Lawers
    Lawers

    Lawers is a village situated in rural Perthshire. It lies on the banks of Loch Tay and at the foot of Ben Lawers.The village was once part of a vibrant farming industry in the area and is still home to the Ben Lawers Farm, over the road from the Ben Lawers Hotel ....
  • Leetown
    Leetown, Perth and Kinross

    Leetown is a small community located at the western end of the Carse of Gowrie along the eastern seaboard of Scotland.It lies between the A90 road and the Firth of Tay....
  • Logierait
    Logierait

    Logierait is a village and parish in Atholl, Scotland. It is situated at the confluence of the rivers River Tay and River Tummel, half a kilometre west of the A9 road ....
  • Luncarty
    Luncarty

    Luncarty is a village in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, approximately four miles north of Perth, Scotland. It lies between the A9 road to the west, and the River Tay to the east....
  • Madderty
    Madderty

    Madderty is a village in Strathearn, Perth and Kinross. It lies on the former railway line connecting Perth, Scotland and Crieff. The Gask Ridge and its Roman road lie to the south and the remains of Inchaffray Abbey to the north....
  • Meigle
    Meigle

    Meigle is a village in Strathmore, Angus and Perth & Kinross, Scotland. It lies in the council area of Perth and Kinross in the Coupar Angus and Meigle ward....
  • Meikleour
    Meikleour

    Meikleour is a village in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. Approximately twelve miles north of Perth, Scotland and four miles south of Blairgowrie and Rattray, it is home to the Meikleour Beech Hedges, the tallest and longest hedge in the world....
  • Methven
    Methven, Perth and Kinross

    Methven is a large village in the Scotland region of Perth and Kinross.It is on the A85 road due west of the town of Perth, Scotland. The village has two pubs, a restaurant, accommodation, a Chinese takeaway/chippie, a tearoom, a general store, a garage and a post office/general store....
  • Milnathort
    Milnathort

    Milnathort is a small village in the Perth & Kinross region of central Scotland.The smaller neighbour of nearby Kinross, Milnathort has a small population of roughly 1000 people....
  • Muthill
    Muthill

    Muthill is a village in Perth and Kinross, Perthshire, Scotland. It lies on the former railway line connecting Perth, Scotland and Crieff, 3 miles south of Crieff....
  • Perth
    Perth, Scotland

    Perth is a town and former royal burgh in central Scotland. Sitting on the banks of the River Tay, it is the administrative headquarters of Perth and Kinross council area....
  • Pitlochry
    Pitlochry

    Pitlochry , is a burgh in the council area of Perth and Kinross, Scotland, lying on the River Tummel. It has an estimated population of 3,300....
  • Rattray
    Blairgowrie and Rattray

    Blairgowrie and Rattray is a burgh in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. Amongst locals, the town is colloquially known simply as "Blair".The second largest town in Perth & Kinross this twin burgh lies in the Strathmore, Angus and East Perthshire valley and straddles the River Ericht, which flows into the River Isla, Perthshire and then the Rive...
  • Scone
    Scone, Scotland

    Scone is a village in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. The Middle Ages village of Scone, which grew up around the Scone Abbey, was abandoned in the early 19th century when a Scone Palace was built on the site by the Earl of Mansfield....
  • Spittal of Glenshee
    Spittal of Glenshee

    The Spittal of Glenshee lies at the head of Glenshee in the highlands of eastern Perth and Kinross, Scotland where the confluence of many small streams flowing south out of the Grampians form the Shee Water....
  • Stanley
    Stanley, Perthshire

    Stanley is a village on the right bank of the River Tay in Perthshire, Scotland. The section of River Tay nearby is a popular location for Stanley canoeing and fishing....
  • St Fillans
    St Fillans

    St Fillans is a village in the central Scottish Highlands of Scotland, in the district of Perth and Kinross.It lies at the eastern end of Loch Earn, 6km west of Comrie on the A85 road....
  • Trinafour
    Trinafour

    Trinafour is a village in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, approximately seventeen miles north-west of Pitlochry, its nearest town. It is located at the western edge of Glen Errochty....
  • Weem
    Weem

    Weem is a village on the B846 near Aberfeldy, Scotland in Perthshire, Scotland.The name Weem is derived from the Gaelic "Uaimh" meaning Cave....


Places of interest

  • Atholl Country Collection
  • Ben Lawers
    Ben Lawers

    Ben Lawers is one of the highest mountains in the southern part of the Scottish Highlands. It lies to the north side of Loch Tay, and is the highest point of a long ridge that includes seven Munros....
  • Blackhall Roman Camps
  • Blair Atholl Mill
  • Blair Castle
    Blair Castle

    Blair Castle stands in its grounds near the village of Blair Atholl in Perthshire in Scotland. It is the home of the Murray family, who hold the title of Duke of Atholl, though the current Duke, John Murray, 11th Duke of Atholl, lives in South Africa....
  • Cairngorms National Park
    Cairngorms National Park

    The Cairngorms National Park is a national park in north east Scotland, established in 2003. It was the second of National parks of Scotland established by the Scottish Parliament, after Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park, set up in 2002....
  • Castle Menzies
    Castle Menzies

    Castle Menzies in Scotland is home of the Clan Menzies. It is located a little to the west of the small village of Weem, near Aberfeldy, Scotland in the Scottish Highlands of Perthshire, and was formerly known as Weem Castle....
  • Cluny House
  • Drummond Castle
    Drummond Castle

    Drummond Castle is a little south of Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland. The oldest part is a tower-house built over several years by Sir John Drummond of Cargill, following the issue of a royal warrant by King James III of Scotland in 1491....
  • Forest of Atholl
  • Fortingall Yew
    Fortingall Yew

    The Fortingall Yew is an ancient Taxus baccata in the churchyard of the village of Fortingall in Perthshire, Scotland. Various estimates have put its age at between 2,000 and 5,000 years; recent research into yew tree ages suggests that it is likely to be nearer the lower limit of 2,000 years....
  • Glen Lyon
    Glen Lyon, Scotland

    Glen Lyon is a glen in the Perth and Kinross region of Scotland. It is the longest enclosed glen in Scotland and runs for 34 miles from Loch Lyon in the west to the village of Fortingall in the east....
  • Grampian Mountains
    Grampian Mountains (Scotland)

    This article is about a mountain range in Scotland; for other uses see: Grampians.The 'Grampian Mountains' or 'Grampians' are one of the three major mountain ranges in Wales !occupying a considerable portion of the Scottish Highlands in northeast Scotland....
  • Loch Earn
    Loch Earn

    Loch Earn is a freshwater loch in the central Scottish Highlands of Scotland, in the districts of Perth and Kinross and Stirling . The name is thought to mean "Loch of Ireland", and it has been suggested that this might derive from the time when the Gaels were expanding their kingdom of Dalriada eastwards into Pictland....
  • Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park
    Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park

    Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park is a national park in Scotland centred on Loch Lomond, and includes several ranges of hills, the Trossachs being the most famous....
  • Loch Rannoch
    Loch Rannoch

    Loch Rannoch is a large body of fresh water in Perth and Kinross, Scotland.The loch is over long in an east-west direction with an average width of about ....
  • Loch Tay
    Loch Tay

    Loch Tay is a freshwater loch in the central Scottish Highlands of Scotland, in the district of Perthshire.It is a long narrow loch of around 14 miles long, and typically around 1 to 1 1/2 miles wide, following the line of the valley from the south west to north east....
  • Melville Monument
  • Rannoch Moor
    Rannoch Moor

    Rannoch Moor is a large expanse of around 50 square miles of boggy moorland to the west of Loch Rannoch, in Perth and Kinross and Lochaber, Scottish Highlands, partly northern Argyll and Bute, Scotland....
  • Strathearn
    Strathearn

    Strathearn or Strath Earn, is the strath of the River Earn. It extends from Loch Earn in Perth and Kinross to the Firth of Tay, in Scotland....


Council political composition


Main article Perth and Kinross Council
Perth and Kinross Council

Perth and Kinross Council is the Scottish local government council for the Perth and Kinross council area of Scotland. It employs nearly 5000 employees....


 PartyCouncillors
 Scottish National Party18
 Conservative12
 Liberal Democrat8
 Labour3


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