Bertha
Bertha is the name of the site of a Roman fort north of the city of modern Perth, Scotland, at the confluence of the rivers Almond and Tay. It is 0.5 miles east of the modern farm of "Berthapark" and is a scheduled monument.- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: Roman fort at the mouth of the River Almond, north of Perth, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Bertha Roman fort”, “Bertha Roman Fort”, and “Bertha,Roman fort”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include McDiarmid Park and Huntingtower Castle.
McDiarmid Park
Stadium
Photo: Xizor75, Public domain.
McDiarmid Park is a stadium in Perth, Scotland, used mainly for association football. It has been the home ground of St Johnstone since its opening in 1989. McDiarmid Park is situated 1¼ miles southwest of Bertha.
Huntingtower Castle
Photo: Bubobubo2, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Huntingtower Castle, once known as Ruthven Castle or the Place of Ruthven, is located near the village of Huntingtower beside the A85 and near the A9, about 5 km NW of the centre of Perth, Perth and Kinross, in central Scotland, on the main road to Crieff. Huntingtower Castle is situated 1½ miles southwest of Bertha.
St Ninian’s Cathedral
Church
St Ninian's Cathedral in Perth is a cathedral of the Scottish Episcopal Church in the Diocese of St Andrews, Dunkeld and Dunblane. St Ninian’s Cathedral is situated 2 miles southeast of Bertha.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bertha Park and Redgorton.
Bertha Park
Village
Bertha Park is an area within the city of Perth, Scotland. It occupies a 333 hectares area of former farmland bounded by the River Almond to the south, and Bertha Loch to the north.
Redgorton
Village
Photo: Dave Fergusson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Redgorton is a settlement in Gowrie, Perth and Kinross, Scotland. It lies a few miles from the River Tay and the A9 road, across the latter from Luncarty. It lies close to the Inveralmond Industrial Estate.
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.
Bertha
- Categories: castrum, ancient Roman structure, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Perth and Kinross, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.42491° or 56° 25′ 30″ northLongitude
-3.46424° or 3° 27′ 51″ westOpen location code
9C8RCGFP+X8OpenStreetMap ID
way 779188436OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q4895462
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In Other Languages
From German to Russian—“Bertha” goes by many names.
- German: “Kastell Bertha”
- Russian: “Берта (Перт)”
- Russian: “Берта”
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