Perthshire
Perthshire (Scottish Gaelic: Siorrachd Pheairt) is a county in central Scotland. Officially, it is the County of Perth, and a registration county in central Scotland. By "registration" is meant marriage and land registration uses Perthshire as a county.
| Perthshire | |
| Motto: Pro Lege et Libertate ('For Law and Liberty') | |
 Perthshire within Scotland | |
| Geography | |
| Status | Local government county (until 1975) Land registration county (1996 - ) |
| 1975 area | 2528 sq. miles (6547 sq. km) (5th) |
| HQ | Perth (county town and administrative centre) |
| Chapman code | PER |
| History | |
| Succeeded by | Tayside Region |
| Politics | |
|---|---|
| Governance | County: Perthshire County Council (1890-1929) Perth and Kinross County Council (1929-1975) Modern: Perth and Kinross Council (1996 - ) Lieutenancy: Lord Lieutenant of Perth and Kinross |
 Coat of arms of the county council | |
History
After 1930, when it was an administrative county, governments changed the local system time and again. At the moment Perthshire is split between Clackmannanshire, Perth and Kinross and Stirling. Ordinary people stil call it Perthshire.
Places
Perthshire is known as the "big county" and has a wide variety of landscapes, from the rich agricultural land in the east, to the high mountains of the southern Highlands.
Perthshire Media
Perth Sheriff Court: County council's meeting place 1890–1930
County Offices in York Place, Perth: Headquarters of the Perth and Kinross Joint County Council 1930–1975
Perthshire and Clackmannanshire c. 1851. Parishes outlined in red
The uncharacteristically flat lands of the Carse of Gowrie
Typical Perthshire scenery around Loch Garry
Ben Vorlich rising above Loch Lubnaig
Loch Loch from summit of Ben Vuirich
The Loch of Butterstone as seen from Benachally Monument
