St John’s Kirk
St John's Kirk is a Parish church in the Scottish city of Perth, Perth and Kinross, located in St John's Place, just southeast of the city centre. It stands on the former site of a church dating to 1126.Photo: Simon Armstrong, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Photo: Ymblanter, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Church of Scotland
- Description: church in Perth, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “St John’s Kirk, Perth” and “St. John’s Kirk”
- Address: St Johns Place, Perth, PH1 5SZ
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Perth Museum and St Matthew’s Church, Perth.
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.
St Matthew’s Church, Perth
Church
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Matthew's Church is a Church of Scotland church in the Scottish city of Perth, Perth and Kinross. Located on Tay Street, overlooking the River Tay, it is just east of the city centre. St Matthew’s Church, Perth is situated 420 feet east of St John’s Kirk.
Perth Concert Hall
Theater building
Photo: Val Vannet, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Perth Concert Hall is an events centre which hosts a programme of concerts, performances and contemporary art in Perth, Scotland. Perth Concert Hall is situated 830 feet north of St John’s Kirk.
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 2 miles northeast of St John’s Kirk.
Huntingtower and Ruthvenfield
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Huntingtower and Ruthvenfield is a village in Perthshire, Scotland, on the River Almond, 3 miles northwest of Perth. Bleaching, the chief industry, dated from 1774, when the bleaching-field was formed. Huntingtower and Ruthvenfield is situated 2½ miles northwest of St John’s Kirk.
St John’s Kirk
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Perth and Kinross, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.39583° or 56° 23′ 45″ northLongitude
-3.42809° or 3° 25′ 41″ westOpen location code
9C8R9HWC+8QOpenStreetMap ID
way 740861202OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=church_of_scotlandWikidata ID
Q17570877
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In Other Languages
“St John’s Kirk” goes by many names.
- German: “St John’s Church (Perth)”
- German: “St John’s Church”
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Highlights include Perth Martial Arts and The Salvation Army - Perth.
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