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The 8 Best Historic Sites in Perth, Scotland
Discover the best top things to do in Perth, United Kingdom including David Douglas Monument, Murrayshall Standing Stone (menhir), Scone Palace, Kirk of St. John the Baptist, Abernethy Village, Stanley Mills, Greyfriars Burial Ground, Perth Railway Station.
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1. David Douglas Monument
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 1 reviews
2. Murrayshall Standing Stone (menhir)
3. Scone Palace
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4.5 based on 2,153 reviews
Scone Palace - a 5 star historic house visitor attraction. We are open five days a week and guided tours of the Palace can be booked from Wednesday through to Sunday via our web site. Come along and visit Moot Hill where the 'Kings of Scotland' were crowned. Have a wander around our 100 acres gardens and grounds, followed by a coffee and a Scone Palace scone from our Old Kitchen Coffee Shop.
Reviewed By CZFRichardson - Glasgow, United Kingdom
Due to COVID19 some areas of the site were not open during our visit but we still had a great time and the staff were helpful, friendly and informative, and it still felt like good value for money. Strolling around the well-maintained grounds, past the site of the crowning of Scottish kings, through the proud strutting peacocks and past the fields of grazing highland cows and sheep is well worth it! The included guide leaflet makes the grounds walking tour easy to follow. The tour of the inside of the downstairs of the house was taken by a very professional, well-informed team who were warm and happy to answer any questions. The house really is an amazing timecapsule full of treasures! Highlights: the slightly un-PC but incredibly beautiful ivory figurines in the first room, the Dido Belle portrait (a must-see highlight), the porcelain collection and the organ built for the lady of the house. The outdoor coffee bar (indoor closed due to COVID19) had a good selection and the marquee seating (so you can drink it ‘indoors’!) was comfortable and clean. Plenty of parking and toilets in the car park were clean and tidy.
4. Kirk of St. John the Baptist
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 92 reviews
Reviewed By Bibcay - Gateshead, United Kingdom
This is a fantastic church with a 63 bell carillon. They sound absolutely fantabulous. It’s great inside too.
5. Abernethy Village
6. Stanley Mills
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 217 reviews
This site is closed for now. We’re working hard to gradually reopen the places you love while making sure the experience is safe for everyone. Stanley Mills is one the best-preserved relics of the 18th-century Industrial Revolution. Textiles were produced here for 200 years.The mills were built in 1786 at a hairpin bend in the River Tay, where tremendous water-power was available. Machinery was powered initially by water wheels, and latterly by electricity generated by water-powered turbines. As the market changed and new technologies developed, buildings were added, adapted, expanded, shut down, reopened and demolished.The visitor centre tells the stories of those who worked there and the products they made. The superb interactive displays let you discover if your fingers are as nimble as a child labourer’s or compete to see if you are tough enough in business to make the mills profitable.
Reviewed By JulieB857 - Inverness, United Kingdom
We really enjoyed our visit to Stanley mills, very interesting and great historic information to read, great views and great to see the historic building I would recommend a vist
7. Greyfriars Burial Ground
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 18 reviews
Reviewed By ruths961 - Kendal, United Kingdom
I had read about this on the internet. I found out it was a short walk from where I was staying so decided to go. At first glance this very old grave ground looks very neglected but then I realised it was deliberately meant to look like this to encourage birds and wildlife. I find grave stones very interesting. Not in a macabre way but the information that is on the stones. There are some very old stones in this grave yard and the carvings and information that is on them is really interesting, some even list the trade of the deceased person eg painter and carriage and harness maker. Its not a big place and I found it very peaceful as well as interesting.
8. Perth Railway Station
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3.5 based on 73 reviews
Reviewed By neauxneaux - New Orleans, United States
We traveled from Edinburgh via the train, and this station was easily accessible and convenient to the sites we wanted to see. We got a taxi to take us to Black Watch Castle and other sites.
