Perth, Scotland

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Perth (Peairt in Gaelic) is a ryal burgh in central Scotland. Sittin on the banks o the River Tay, it is the admeenistrative heidquarters o Perth an Kinross cooncil area. Perth wis a muckle burgh afore 1975, an the coonty toon o the former coonty o Perthshire.

The name Perth haes syne been uised for mony ither toons and ceeties athort the warld. The maist weel kent o them is Perth, Australie — cried siclike at the wiss o Sir George Murray, Secretar o State for War an the Colonies, wha wis born in Perth. Perth is popularly referred tae as The Fair Ceety, awtho it isna a ceety onymair due tae a recent redefineetion o ceety status in the Unitit Kinrick.

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The name Perth comes fae a Pecht wird for wid or shaw, an links the toon tae the Pechts descrieved bi the Romans. The Pechts syne jynt wi the Scots tae form the kinrick o Alba that syne became kent as Scotland. Durin maist o the medieval period the toun wis kent as "St John's Toun" acause the kirk at the centre o the pairish wis dedicate tae St John. The name is aye preserved in the toun's fitbaa club cried St Johnstone.