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ID: 7009702
Page Link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/tgn/7009702
 
Record Type: administrative
Hierarchy of Perth (inhabited place)  Perth (inhabited place)

Coordinates:
Lat: 56 24 00 N  degrees minutes   Lat: 56.4000  decimal degrees
Long: 003 26 00 W  degrees minutes   Long: -3.4333  decimal degrees

Note: Located on River Tay; made a royal burgh by David I in 1210; held by English 1335-1339; James I of Scotland was assassinated here in 1437; scene of Gowrie Conspiracy to kidnap James I of England in 1600; manufacturing center for twine, whisky & glass.

Names:
Perth (preferred,C,V,English,U)
St. John's Town (H,V)
St. Johnstown (H,V)

Hierarchical Position:
Hierarchy of World (facet)    World (facet)
Hierarchy of Europe (continent)  ....  Europe (continent) (P)
Hierarchy of United Kingdom (nation)  ........  United Kingdom (nation) (P)
Hierarchy of Scotland (country)  ............  Scotland (country) (P)
Hierarchy of Perth and Kinross (unitary authority)  ................  Perth and Kinross (unitary authority) (P)
Hierarchy of Perth (inhabited place)  ....................  Perth (inhabited place) (P)

Place Types:
inhabited place (preferred, C)  ............  settled by early Romans
town (C)  ............  chartered in 1106
industrial center (C)
manufacturing center (C)
capital (H)  ............  of Scotland until 1452
regional capital (C)

Sources and Contributors:
Perth..........  [BHA, VP Preferred]
..............  Bartholomew Gazetteer of Britain (1986)
..............  Blue Guide: Scotland (1980) 223-224
..............  Canby, Historic Places (1984) II, 729
..............  Encyclopaedia Britannica (1988) IX, 315
..............  NGA/NIMA database (2003-)
..............  NIMA, GEOnet Names Server (1996-1998)
St. John's Town..........  [VP]
.............................  Encyclopaedia Britannica (1988) IX, 314
St. Johnstown..........  [VP]
..........................  Canby, Historic Places (1984) II, 729
Subject: .....  [BHA, VP]
..................  Bartholomew Gazetteer of Britain (1986)
..................  Blue Guide: Scotland (1980) 223-224
..................  Canby, Historic Places (1984) II, 729
..................  Encyclopaedia Britannica (1988) IX, 314; IX, 315
..................  NGA/NIMA database (2003-) -2605283
..................  NIMA, GEOnet Names Server (1996-1998)
 
Note:
English .......... [VP]

 

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