Cottown
Cottown is a village in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, east of the village of St.Madoes and approximately 8 miles east of Perth. This area is in the Carse of Gowrie, and Cottown sits on a bank a rich alluvial soil to the north of the Firth of Tay between Perth and Dundee.Photo: James Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Village
- Description: village in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Cottown, Perth and Kinross”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Pitfour Castle and All Saints Church, Glencarse.
Pitfour Castle
Manor estate
Photo: Rob Burke, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pitfour Castle is an 18th-century country house situated on the southeast edge of the village of St Madoes in the Carse of Gowrie, Perthshire, Scotland.
All Saints Church, Glencarse
Church
Photo: Maigheach-gheal, CC BY-SA 2.0.
All Saints Church is an Episcopal church in the Diocese of Brechin, located in the Scottish village of Glencarse, Perth and Kinross. Still in use as a congregational church, the building is constructed in the half-timbered style, and on 9 June 1981 was listed as a category C listed building.
Mugdrum Island
Island
Photo: A A Lang, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Mugdrum Island lies in the Firth of Tay on the east coast of Scotland, opposite the town of Newburgh in Fife. It is low-lying and reedy, and covers an area of 55.7 acres. Mugdrum Island is situated 1½ miles southeast of Cottown.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Glencarse and St Madoes.
Glencarse
Village
Photo: Rob Burke, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Glencarse is a village in the Scottish council area of Perth and Kinross. The village is situated 4 miles east of Perth, lying alongside the A90 road. It was formerly served by Glencarse railway station on the Caledonian Railway.
St Madoes
Village
Photo: Rob Burke, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Madoes is a village in the Carse of Gowrie, Scotland. It was developed near Pitfour Castle. It is believed that there have been settlements since around 1000 AD based on discoveries of several standing stones and the St Madoes stone, a well-preserved Pictish cross.
Kinfauns
Hamlet
Kinfauns is a village in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, at the western end of the Carse of Gowrie, 3 miles east of Perth. Kinfauns is situated 2½ miles west of Cottown.
Cottown
- Category: locality
- Location: Perth and Kinross, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.37516° or 56° 22′ 31″ northLongitude
-3.28767° or 3° 17′ 16″ westOpen location code
9C8R9PG6+3WOpenStreetMap ID
node 440371144OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageWikidata ID
Q5175856
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In Other Languages
From Basque to German—“Cottown” goes by many names.
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