Tour Scotland 4K Summer travel video, with Scottish accordion music, of a road trip drive North on the A912 route to the city centre on ancestry, genealogy, family history visit to of the Fair City of Perth, Perthshire, Britain, United Kingdom. Perth has been inhabited since prehistoric times and it is known that early Mesolithic people occupied the city and areas surrounding it over 8000 years ago with standing stones from Neolithic times being found and thought to be from around 4000 BC. The name Perth itself comes from the Pictish word for wood or thicket which suggests that the Pictish people had settlements here in the Early Middle Ages. Perth was considered the capital of Scotland during the Middle Ages from the 9th to the 15th centuries. This was because it was the primary residence of Scottish monarchs and where the Royal Courts were held. Perth was effectively the main centre for the Kingdom of Alba. Perth played a role in the Scottish Wars of Independence when King Edward I of England brought his armies here in 1296. Perth was captured quickly by the English as it had very little defence. The English then began to build walled fortification around the perimeters of Perth, which was a town at the time. This was completed in 1304 and ordered to be destroyed by Robert the Bruce in 1312 when the town was taken back by the Scots. The 16th century saw large amounts of religious unrest in Perth. Men were hanged for vandalising religious statues and the Blackfriars monastery was attacked. In May 1599, altars at St John the Baptist kirk were destroyed by angry mobs and the religious Houses of Blackfriars and Greyfriars were attacked. Scone Abbey was also sacked during this time. The religious conflict was so strong that the mother of Mary Queen of Scots, who was too young to rule at the time, had to step in to attempt to calm the rioting. She was successful in doing this, but the people of Perth were still extremely opposed to Catholic rule. Perth has been known as The Fair City since the publication of the story Fair Maid of Perth by Scottish writer Sir Walter Scott in 1828. During the later medieval period the city was also called St John's Toun or Saint Johnstoun by its inhabitants in reference to the main church dedicated to St John the Baptist. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day. Find things to see and do in Scotland where you are always welcome. When driving on Scottish roads in Scotland slow down and enjoy the trip. The date for astronomical Summer in Scotland is Tuesday, 21 June, ending on Friday, 23 September. @tourscotland
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