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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Fort
- Description: Roman fort at the mouth of the River Almond, north of Perth, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “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 Scottish Premiership side 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 Huntingtower and Ruthvenfield and Stormontfield.
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.
Stormontfield
Village
Photo: Rob Burke, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Stormontfield is a village in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, about 4 miles north of Perth. It is located on the eastern banks of the River Tay, on the opposite side to Luncarty. Stormontfield is situated 2 miles north of Bertha.
Luncarty
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Luncarty is a village in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, approximately 4 miles north of Perth. It lies between the A9 to the west, and the River Tay to the east. Luncarty is situated 2 miles north of Bertha.
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=fortWikidata ID
Q4895462
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In Other Languages
“Bertha” goes by many names.
- Russian: “Берта (Перт)”
- Russian: “Берта”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include One Perth and Sherifftown Wood.
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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 “Bertha”. Photo: RobChafer, Public domain.