St Martins is a parish in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, just north of the Sidlaws range of hills, about 4.3 miles (6.9 km) north-northeast of Perth and 1.2 miles (1.9 km) northwest of Balbeggie.[2] The parish is named for Martin of Tours, of Lower Hungary.[3]

St Martins
A monument, Witches' Stone,[1] to the northeast of the parish
St Martins Location within Perth and Kinross
Council area	Perth and Kinross
Lieutenancy area	Perth and Kinross
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	PERTH
Postcode district	PH2
Dialling code	01738
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
UK Parliament	Perth and North Perthshire
Scottish Parliament	North Tayside North East Scotland
List of places UK Scotland 56.4556°N 3.3789948°W / 56.4556; -3.3789948

Perth Airport, at Scone, is 1 mile (1.6 km) to the south, and the parish is beneath the climb-out of aircraft departing from runway 03.[4]

The parish is mentioned in William Shakespeare's Macbeth, in a scene in which the title character meets with two witches on a moor in the parish. The location is marked by today's Witches' Stone.[1]

Notable people

• William Davidson Bissett, recipient of the Victoria Cross
• William Macdonald Mackenzie, architect, was born in the parish[5]

References