Towns & cities · Central Scotland
Luncarty
Luncarty — village in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Nearest railway station
- Perth · 7.0 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Luncarty is a town, city, village or settlement in the United Kingdom. Recent population estimates put it at around 1,650 people. Wikidata describes it as: "village in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, UK". Coordinates: 56.4516°, -3.4699°.
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From the Wikipedia article
Luncarty (; pronounced Lung-cur-tay [ˈlʌŋkəɾte]) is a village in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, approximately 4 miles (6 kilometres) north of Perth. It lies between the A9 to the west, and the River Tay to the east.
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Background
History
The historian Hector Boece (1465–1536), in his History of the Scottish People, records that, in 990, Kenneth III of Scotland defeated the Danes near Luncarty. However, the Scottish historian John Hill Burton strongly suspected the battle of Luncarty to be an invention of Hector Boece. Burton was incorrect. Walter Bower, writing in his Scotichronicon around 1440, some 87 years before Boece first published his Scotorum Historia, refers to the battle briefly as follows: The present village was founded in 1752 by William Sandeman, to house workers at his bleachfields. The village formerly had a railway station, and the Perth to Inverness railway line still runs through the village. A rare…
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- Coordinates
- 56.4516, -3.4699
- District
- Perth and Kinross
- Postcode
- PH1 3JF
- Parliamentary constituency
- Angus and Perthshire Glens
- Population
- 1,650
- Nearest railway station
- Perth — 7 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q1020257 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Luncarty (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Luncarty war memorial.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Luncarty?
- Luncarty is in central Scotland, United Kingdom (postcode PH1 3JF).
- Is Luncarty free to visit?
- Yes, Luncarty is free to enter.
- How do I get to Luncarty?
- The nearest railway station is Perth, about 7.0 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode PH1 3JF.