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Perth Sheriff Court
Perth Sheriff Court in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
About
Perth Sheriff Court is a place of interest in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Perth Sheriff Court is an historic building on Tay Street in Perth, Perth and Kinross, Scotland. The structure, which is used as the main courthouse for the area, is a Category A listed building.
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Background
History
Originally, court hearings in Perthshire were held in a tolbooth in the High Street which dated back at least to the 15th century. The Parliament of Scotland met in the tolbooth in 1604 and 1606, and many prisoners were incarcerated there by the Duke of Cumberland in the aftermath of the Jacobite rising of 1745. In the early 19th century it became necessary to commission a dedicated courthouse: the site the sheriff selected was occupied by Gowrie House, the location for the Gowrie Conspiracy, which surrounded an attempt on the life of King James VI in 1600. Gowrie House is acknowledged with a bronze panel by Sir John Steell on the south wall of the new building. The new building was…
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- Coordinates
- 56.3946, -3.4261
- District
- Perth and Kinross
- Postcode
- PH2 8NL
- Parliamentary constituency
- Perth and Kinross-shire
- Official site
- www.scotcourts.gov.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q17570901 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Perth Sheriff Court (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Perth Sheriff Court?
- Perth Sheriff Court is in the Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom (postcode PH2 8NL).
- Who owns Perth Sheriff Court?
- Perth Sheriff Court is owned by | landlord =.
- How do I get to Perth Sheriff Court?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode PH2 8NL. It sits within the Perth and Kinross-shire parliamentary constituency.