Once the capital of medieval Scotland, Perth has a rich heritage that is reflected in many of its buildings. It was in the Church of St John, founded in 1126, that the preacher John Knox delivered the fiery sermons that led to the destruction of many local monasteries. The Victorianized Fair Maid’s House (c.1600), on North Port, is one of the oldest houses in town and was the fictional home of the heroine of Sir Walter Scott’s The Fair Maid of Perth (1828).
Scone Palace, East Front: Historic Home of the Earls of Mansfield
Three km north of Perth, the Gothic Scone Palace stands on the
site of an abbey destroyed
by John Knox’s followers in
1559. It is one of Scotland's grandest stately homes. Between the 9th and
13th centuries, Scone guarded
the sacred Stone of Destiny,
now in Edinburgh Castle, on which the
Scottish kings were crowned. It has magnificent collections of porcelain, furniture, ivories, 18th-century clocks and 16th-century needlework, as well as a playground and fine gardens to explore.
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