The story of Perth is rooted as deeply in myth and legend as scholarly study. Although it became a substantial medieval settlement, very few buildings built prior to the 18th century survive. Yet, the medieval plan remains clearly visible: the earliest streets from before it was made a royal burgh; the nascent burgh’s two main streets; burgage plots running back from the main streets; its ‘vennels’ or lanes; and the course of its town wall and ditch. Later it became an important textile and whisky town, with mills and factories, as well as a sea port and railway centre.

The Historic Towns Trust’s map of Perth shows the core of the historic city and the sites of the large religious houses that ringed it before the Reformation, along with its large open spaces to the north and south, its harbour and later industrial areas.  It also includes an inset map of Scone, site of historic coronations of kings of Scotland and of a village moved when the grounds of Scone Palace were landscaped.

The reverse of the map carries descriptions of Perth’s most important historic sites as well as a wide selection of illustrations of the royal burgh.

The map has been created in partnership with a team led by members of the Perthshire Society of Natural Science.