Pitheavlis Castle

Pitheavlis Castle , located in Perth, Scotland, was built in the late 16th century. Now a Category A listed building, it stands in a residential neighbourhood on Needless Road. No historical event is connected with the castle. The castle was the home of the Oliphant family until the 17th century. It later became the property of the Murray family. In the early 20th century, it was bought by Montolieu Oliphant-Murray, 1st Viscount Elibank, then whisky baron Sir Robert Usher. He owned it until 1920. It is now divided into flats.

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Craigie, Perth, Scotland

Craigie (formerly Craigie Knowes) is a residential area of Perth, Scotland, immediately to the south and southwest of the city centre, beyond the South Inch. It is situated in the foothills of the 430 feet (130 m) St Magdalene's Hill, over which the M90 motorway passes, as does the B9112. It is separated from the city by the Highland Main Line. Craigie Hill, a section of St Magdalene's Hill and towards the eastern end of Gask Ridge, is home to Craigie Hill Golf Club, an 18-hole golf course established in 1911. A pitch and putt course was formerly located on the hill. Its registered office was at 52 Tay Street. Craigie Burn flows down from Craigie Hill, along the southern edge of the South Inch, en route to discharging into the River Tay.

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Viewlands House

Viewlands House is an historic building in the Viewlands area immediately to the west of the centre of Perth, Perth and Kinross, Scotland. Located on Viewlands Road, it is a Category B listed building, built around 1840. One of its main features is its Ionic order-columned porch with balustraded parapet. A twelve-room extension was added in 1997, bringing the building's total up to 32. Formerly a training college for Perth-based General Accident Assurance Corporation, it is now an Abbeyfield retirement home.

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St Leonard's Nunnery

Also known as St Leonard's Hospital St. Leonards Nunnery was a house of Augustininian canonesses at Perth, Scotland, founded in the 13th century. After King Edward I of England's foray in Scotland in 1296, the Prioress swore fealty to him. The convent was annexed to the Carthusian Monastery at Perth by 1434 and was suppressed in 1438. The nunnery stood opposites the railway lines across the rail bridge from Craigie Cross, around 0.5 miles (0.80 km) southwest of the Perth city centre. Elizabeth Dunbar, daughter of George I, Earl of March, was a prioress of the convent in the 14th-15th century.

Perth Leisure Pool

Perth Leisure Pool is the main indoor public leisure and recreation centre in the city of Perth, Scotland. In 2006, the facility was noted for receiving more than 700,000 visitors a year. As of 2024, however, the future of Perth Leisure Pool, the adjacent Dewar's Centre and Bell's Sports Centre were in doubt, due to their losing money annually. Plans for a new sports centre, initially discussed a decade earlier, were started again.