Moncreiffe Island
Moncreiffe Island, also known as Friarton Island, is an island in Perth, Scotland. It divides the River Tay into two channels as it flows through Perth, and is crossed by the single-track Tay Viaduct, carrying the Scottish Central Railway.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Paul McIlroy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Islet
- Description: river island in the River Tay, Perth and Kinross, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Friarton Island”
Places of Interest
Highlights include HM Prison Perth and Perth railway station.
HM Prison Perth
Prison
HM Prison Perth is a prison in Perth, Scotland, which houses remand, short term, long term and life adult male prisoners. It was originally constructed to hold French prisoners captured during the Napoleonic Wars, and is the oldest working prison in Scotland.
Perth railway station
Railway station
Photo: habiloid, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Perth railway station is a railway station located in the city of Perth, Scotland, on both the Glasgow to Dundee line and the Highland Main Line. It is managed by ScotRail, who provide almost all of the services.
Perth Museum
Museum
Photo: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Perth Museum is the principal museum in the city of Perth in central Scotland. Opening in 2024 in the former Perth City Hall building, the museum took on a number of exhibits from the former Perth Museum and Art Gallery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Perth and Scone.
Perth
Photo: Rhodington, Public domain.
Perth is a city in Perth and Kinross in North East Scotland, with a population in 2016 of 47,430. It stands at a point where the River Tay channels between hills, turns sharply and becomes tidal and navigable.
Scone
Town
Photo: Lis Burke, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Scone is a town in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. The medieval town of Scone, which grew up around the monastery and royal residence, was abandoned in the early 19th century when the residents were removed and a new palace was built on the site by the Earl of Mansfield. Scone is situated 2½ miles north of Moncreiffe Island.
Bridge of Earn
Town
Photo: James Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bridge of Earn is a village in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. Often referred to simply as 'Brig'. The village grew up on the south bank of an important crossing of the River Earn, whose sandstone bridge existed from at least the early 14th century, when it is known to have been repaired by order of King Robert I of Scotland. Bridge of Earn is situated 2½ miles south of Moncreiffe Island.
Moncreiffe Island
- Categories: river island, locality, and landform
- Location: Perth and Kinross, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.38555° or 56° 23′ 8″ northLongitude
-3.42038° or 3° 25′ 13″ westElevation
13 feet (4 metres)Open location code
9C8R9HPH+6ROpenStreetMap ID
way 4438947OpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Swedish—“Moncreiffe Island” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “蒙克里夫島”
- Russian: “Монкриф (остров)”
- Russian: “Монкриф”
- Swedish: “Friarton Island”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Barnhill and Upper Craigie.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include King James VI Golf Club and Branklyn Garden.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Moncreiffe Island”. Photo: Paul McIlroy, CC BY-SA 2.0.