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Inchture (Scottish Gaelic: Innis Tùir)[2] is a village in Scotland between Dundee and Perth on the northern side of the Firth of Tay.[3] It is approximately nine miles (14 km) from Dundee city centre and 13 miles (21 km) from Perth. The village is bypassed by on the A90 trunk road and benefits from a flyover (grade-separated) junction onto the road making it popular with commuters working in Dundee and further afield.

Inchture
Inchture Location within Perth and Kinross
Population	1,420 (mid-2020 est.)[1]
OS grid reference	NO281288
Council area	Perth and Kinross
Lieutenancy area	Perth and Kinross
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	PERTH
Postcode district	PH14
Dialling code	01828
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
UK Parliament	Perth and North Perthshire
Scottish Parliament	Perthshire North
List of places UK Scotland 56.445868°N 3.167898°W / 56.445868; -3.167898

Inchture is a prosperous village with a wide range of housing. The village comprises a post office, flower shop, a SPAR store, hotel, a primary school, community centre and a church. There are approximately 100 original houses in the village and additional homes have been constructed by Muir Homes, Barratt Homes and Scotia Homes. The population is approximately 1500, with an active Community Council and much community engagement including an annual Village Fete.

Inchture is situated within the Carse of Gowrie.[4]

Inchture is twinned with the village of Fléac near Angoulême in France.

At the north end of the village is a lodge and avenue that formerly led to the mansion of Rossie Priory, now cut off by the modern A90. This avenue is lined on both sides by giant redwood trees (Sequoiadendron giganteum). These were planted in 1853, and are the first known examples of the species successfully cultivated outside North America.

An Episcopal Church, All Souls, was opened in 1896, the foundation stone having been laid four years earlier. Before this, the local Episcopalians had worshiped at a chapel on the Rossie Estate and later at a mission in Invergowrie.[5]

Near Inchture is Ballindean House,[6] significant for its association with John Wedderburn of Ballendean (NB spelling) and his slave Joseph Knight and thus with the cause of abolitionism in the United Kingdom.

Transport

Inchture Express

The Inchture Express was a horse-drawn carriage service operated by the Caledonian Railway Company. Its rails "ran along a hedge-lined route" to Inchture railway station. It later closed and the rails were lifted.[7]

Notable people

• Andrew Heiton (1823–1894), architect

See also

• Abernyte

References

External links

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[de] Inchture

Inchture (schottisch-gälisch Innis Tuathair)[1] ist eine schottische Ortschaft in der Council Area Perth and Kinross. Sie liegt im Südosten der traditionellen Grafschaft Perthshire rund 13 Kilometer südwestlich des Zentrums von Dundee und 17 Kilometer nordöstlich von Perth in der Carse of Gowrie.[2]

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