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3 unusual facts about Abernethy, Perth and Kinross


1070s in England

At Abernethy, King Malcolm III of Scotland submits to William.

Brechin

The town is well known for its cathedral, with eleventh century round tower (Historic Scotland), one of only two of these Irish-style monuments surviving in Scotland (the other is at Abernethy, Perthshire).

Mahfouz Marei Mubarak bin Mahfouz

Mahfouz Marei Mubarak bin Mahfouz is the holder of the Lordship and Barony of Abernethy in Scotland.


1998 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race

Abernethy also criticised the bureau for making no effort to inform race officials of a dramatically upgraded weather forecast about the severe storm developing south of Eden, when it was common public knowledge the race was scheduled to begin.

Abernethy, Saskatchewan

In the summer of 2005 the movie The Messengers which stars Kristen Stewart, Dylan McDermott, and John Corbett was filmed in the valley south of Abernethy and east of Katepwa.

Double-headed eagle

The eagle later became the supporter of the arms of the district of Perth and Kinross (1975).

Education in Scotland

Other schools include The Community School of Auchterarder, Auchterarder, Perth and Kinross; The Nicolson Institute, Stornoway, Western Isles; North Walls Community School on Hoy, Orkney Islands and Wester Hailes Education Centre, Wester Hailes, Edinburgh.

Ell

The Ell Shop (1757) in Dunkeld, Perth and Kinross (National Trust for Scotland), is so called from the 18th century iron ell-stick attached to one corner, once used to measure cloth and other commodities in the adjacent market-place.

Forrestfield, Western Australia

Kenworth DAF also relocated from Guildford to a new $10 million complex on Abernethy Road in 2005.

Henry Keith, Baron Keith of Kinkel

On 10 January 1977, he was appointed Lord of Appeal in Ordinary and was made additionally a life peer with the title Baron Keith of Kinkel, of Strathummel in the District of Perth and Kinross, following in the footsteps of his father, Lord Keith of Avonholm.

Keli Lane

The inquest was presided over by John Abernethy QC, and heard that police had undertaken an extensive search for the child, including attempting to match DNA samples.

Lord of Abernethy

George Douglas, 1st Earl of Angus, Lord of Abernethy and Bonkyll (1380–1403), upon his betrothal to Princess Mary, daughter of Robert III of Scotland

Meikleour Beech Hedges

The Meikleour Beech Hedge(s) (European Beech = Fagus sylvatica), located near Meikleour, Perth and Kinross, Scotland, alongside the A93 Perth-Blairgowrie Road, was planted in the autumn of 1745 by Jean Mercer and her husband, Robert Murray Nairne on the Marquess of Lansdowne's Meikleour estate.

Stùc a' Chroin

The boundary between the council areas of Perth and Kinross and Stirling passes through the summit of the peak, and the town of Callander lies to the south.

William Abernethy Drummond

Drummond, born in 1719 or 1720, was descended from the family of Abernethy of Saltoun in East Lothian.


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