St Martins
A monument to the northeast of the parish
St Martins is located in Perth and Kinross
St Martins
St Martins
Location within Perth and Kinross
Council area
Lieutenancy area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townPERTH
Postcode districtPH2
Dialling code01738
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56°27′20″N 3°22′44″W / 56.4556°N 3.3789948°W / 56.4556; -3.3789948

St Martins is a parish in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, just north of the Sidlaws range of hills, about 4.3 miles (6.9 km) north-northeast of Perth and 1.2 miles (1.9 km) northwest of Balbeggie.[1] The parish is named for Martin of Tours, of Lower Hungary.[2]

Perth Airport, at Scone, is 1 mile (1.6 km) to the south, and the parish is beneath the climb-out of aircraft departing from runway 03.[3]

The parish is mentioned in William Shakespeare's Macbeth, in a scene in which the title character meets with two witches on a moor in the parish. The location is marked by today's Witches' Stone.[4]

Notable people

References

  1. ^ Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland: A Graphic and Accurate Description of Every Place in Scotland, Francis Hindes Groome (1901)
  2. ^ Historic Scenes in Perthshire, William Marshall, 1880 (p. 249)
  3. ^ STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES, Perth Airport EGPT – Perth Airport, 24 April 2018
  4. ^ Historic Scenes in Perthshire, William Marshall, 1880 (p. 250)
  5. ^ William Macdonald Mackenzie - Dictionary of Scottish Architects
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