Luncarty

Luncarty

Luncarty (pronounced "Lunc-ur-tee") is a village in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, approximately four miles north of Perth. It lies between the A90 to the west, and the River Tay to the east.

History

The historian Hector Boece (1465-1536), in his "History of the Scottish People", records that, in 990, Kenneth III of Scotland defeated the Danes near Luncarty. [cite web |url=http://www.geo.ed.ac.uk/scotgaz/towns/townhistory1270.html |title=Luncarty |work=Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland: A Survey of Scottish Topography, Statistical, Biographical and Historical |publisher=Gazetteer for Scotland |date=1882-1885 |accessdate=2008-07-09 |author=Groome, Francis H.] The present village was founded in 1752 by William Sandeman, to house workers at his bleachfields. [cite web |url=http://www.geo.ed.ac.uk/scotgaz/towns/townfirst1270.html |title=Luncarty |work=Gazetteer for Scotland |accessdate=2008-07-09] The village formerly had a railway station, and the Perth to Inverness railway line still runs through the village.

port

Luncarty is home to the junior football club Luncarty F.C. Professional footballer Jimmy Guthrie (1912-1981) was born in Luncarty. He was captain of Portsmouth F.C. when they won the 1939 FA Cup Final, and was Chairman of the Players' Union from 1946 to 1957.

References

External links

* [http://luncarty.org/ Luncarty Community Website]


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