Inchyra
Inchyra
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Location within Perth and Kinross | |
Population | 21 |
OS grid reference | NO183203 |
• Edinburgh | 47 mi (76 km) |
• London | 364 mi (586 km) |
Council area | |
Lieutenancy area | |
Country | Scotland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | PERTH |
Postcode district | PH2 |
Dialling code | 01738 |
Police | Scotland |
Fire | Scottish |
Ambulance | Scottish |
UK Parliament |
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Scottish Parliament | |
Inchyra (
Geography
Inchyra lies on the northern bank of the
Toponymy
In common with a number of villages in the Carse of Gowrie, Inchyra has the Celtic placename element innis meaning "island".
Inchyra Stone
In 1945 a class I
Roman archaeology
In June 1993, a small hoard of eight Roman Denarii coins were discovered at Inchyra, subsequently being declared as treasure trove and placed in Perth Museum.[6] A Roman brooch with blue enamel inlay has also been found in river silt at Inchyra, again now displayed at Perth Museum.[7]
See also
Gallery
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A row of traditional cottages
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A house by a backwater of the Tay estuary
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High Tide at Inchyra
References
- ISBN 978-0-319-22997-2
- ^ Taylor, Isaac (1864), Words and Places: or etymological illustrations of history ethnology and geography, London: Macmillan and co, p. 373
- ISBN 9780748617364, retrieved 11 April 2011
- ^ Fraser, Iain (2008), The Pictish Symbol Stones of Scotland, Edinburgh: Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historic Monuments of Scotland
- ^ Stevenson, Robert B.K. (1958–59), "The Inchyra Stone and Some Other Unpublished Early Christian Monuments" (PDF), Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, vol. 92, pp. 33–55, retrieved 10 April 2011
- ^ "Inchyra (St Madoes parish) Roman coin hoard" (PDF), Discovery and Excavation in Scotland, p. 90, 1994, retrieved 10 April 2011
- ^ "Inchyra (St Madoes parish) Romano British trumpet brooch" (PDF), Discovery and Excavation in Scotland, p. 77, 1992, retrieved 11 April 2011
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