Perthshire

American

[purth-sheer, -sher] / ˈpɜrθ ʃɪər, -ʃər /

noun

Perth.

Perthshire British

/ -ʃə, ˈpɜːθˌʃɪə /

noun

(until 1975) a county of central Scotland, now part of Perth and Kinross council area

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North and Ann Pearston, who led the Snowdrop Campaign for a handgun ban after Dunblane, were speaking to BBC News at his home in Perthshire.

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026

A diesel spillage into the River Dochart which flowed into the River Tay in Perthshire appears to be clearing, the environment watchdog has said.

From BBC • Feb. 22, 2026

First Minister John Swinney said that there was "understandable concern" in Highland Perthshire about the implications of the diesel spillage.

From BBC • Feb. 21, 2026

The 78 year-old was latterly a wildlife crime co-ordinator in the Perthshire area after leaving the force.

From BBC • Feb. 4, 2026

Toshack, the last chief of clan Mackintosh, occupied a castle or keep on the margin of the river Turret, in Perthshire.

From Legends of the North; The Guidman O' Inglismill and The Fairy Bride by Buchan, Patrick

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