St Martins, Perth And Kinross
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. The parish is named for Martin of Tours, of Lower Hungary.
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.
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.
Notable people
- William Davidson Bissett, recipient of the Victoria Cross
- William Macdonald Mackenzie, architect, was born in the parish
- John Simpson, recipient of the Victoria Cross
References
- ^ Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland: A Graphic and Accurate Description of Every Place in Scotland, Francis Hindes Groome (1901)
- ^ Historic Scenes in Perthshire, William Marshall, 1880 (p. 249)
- ^ STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES, Perth Airport EGPT – Perth Airport, 24 April 2018
- ^ Historic Scenes in Perthshire, William Marshall, 1880 (p. 250)
- ^ William Macdonald Mackenzie - Dictionary of Scottish Architects