Luncarty
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Luncarty
Luncarty [ˈlʌŋkəɾte] is a village in Perth and Kinross
, Scotland
, approximately four miles north of Perth
. It lies between the A9 to the west, and the River Tay
to the east.
(1465–1536), in his History of the Scottish People, records that, in 990, Kenneth III of Scotland
defeated the Danes near Luncarty. However, the Scottish historian John Hill Burton
strongly suspected the battle of Luncarty to be an invention of Hector Boece. The present village was founded in 1752 by William Sandeman
, to house workers at his bleachfield
s. The village formerly had a railway station, and the Perth to Inverness railway line still runs through the village.
and his partner Hector Turnbull
manufactured linen in Perth and bleached it in Luncarty, for instance with an order of 12,000 to 15,000 yards of "Soldiers' shirting". In 1752 he leveled 12 acres (48,562.3 m²) of land in Luncarty to form bleachfields. By 1790 when William died, the Luncarty bleachfields covered 80 acres (323,748.8 m²) and processed 500,000 yards of cloth annually. Second only to agriculture, linen manufacture was a major Scottish industry in the late 18th century — linen then became less important with the introduction of cotton.
football
club Luncarty F.C.
Luncarty [ˈlʌŋkəɾte] is a village in Perth and Kinross
Perth and Kinross
Perth and Kinross is one of 32 council areas in Scotland, and a Lieutenancy Area. It borders onto the Aberdeenshire, Angus, Dundee City, Fife, Clackmannanshire, Stirling, Argyll and Bute and Highland council areas. Perth is the administrative centre...
, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
, approximately four miles north of Perth
Perth, Scotland
Perth is a town and former city and royal burgh in central Scotland. Located on the banks of the River Tay, it is the administrative centre of Perth and Kinross council area and the historic county town of Perthshire...
. It lies between the A9 to the west, and the River Tay
River Tay
The River Tay is the longest river in Scotland and the seventh-longest in the United Kingdom. The Tay originates in western Scotland on the slopes of Ben Lui , then flows easterly across the Highlands, through Loch Dochhart, Loch Lubhair and Loch Tay, then continues east through Strathtay , in...
to the east.
History
The historian Hector BoeceHector Boece
Hector Boece , known in Latin as Hector Boecius or Boethius, was a Scottish philosopher and first Principal of King's College in Aberdeen, a predecessor of the University of Aberdeen.-Biography:He was born in Dundee where he attended school...
(1465–1536), in his History of the Scottish People, records that, in 990, Kenneth III of Scotland
Kenneth III of Scotland
Cináed mac Duib anglicised as Kenneth III, and nicknamed An Donn, "the Chief" or "the Brown", was King of Scots from 997 to 1005. He was the son of Dub...
defeated the Danes near Luncarty. However, the Scottish historian John Hill Burton
John Hill Burton
John Hill Burton FRSE was a Scottish advocate, historian and economist. The author of "Life and Correspondence of David Hume", he was secretary of the Scottish Prison Board , and Historiographer Royal ....
strongly suspected the battle of Luncarty to be an invention of Hector Boece. The present village was founded in 1752 by William Sandeman
William Sandeman
William Sandeman was a leading Perthshire linen and later cotton manufacturer. For instance in 1782 alone, Perthshire produced 1.7 million yards of linen worth £81,000...
, to house workers at his bleachfield
Bleachfield
A bleachfield or croft was an open area of land used for spreading cloth and fabrics on the ground to be bleached by the action of the sun and water...
s. The village formerly had a railway station, and the Perth to Inverness railway line still runs through the village.
Bleachfields
William SandemanWilliam Sandeman
William Sandeman was a leading Perthshire linen and later cotton manufacturer. For instance in 1782 alone, Perthshire produced 1.7 million yards of linen worth £81,000...
and his partner Hector Turnbull
Hector Turnbull (bleachfield developer)
Hector Turnbull was a leading Perthshire linen bleachfield developer and operator....
manufactured linen in Perth and bleached it in Luncarty, for instance with an order of 12,000 to 15,000 yards of "Soldiers' shirting". In 1752 he leveled 12 acres (48,562.3 m²) of land in Luncarty to form bleachfields. By 1790 when William died, the Luncarty bleachfields covered 80 acres (323,748.8 m²) and processed 500,000 yards of cloth annually. Second only to agriculture, linen manufacture was a major Scottish industry in the late 18th century — linen then became less important with the introduction of cotton.
Sport
Luncarty is home to the juniorScottish Junior Football Association
The Scottish Junior Football Association is an affiliated national association of the Scottish Football Association and is the governing body for the Junior grade of football in Scotland. The term "Junior" refers to the level of football played...
football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
club Luncarty F.C.
Luncarty F.C.
Luncarty J.F.C. is a Scottish football club based in the village of Luncarty, near Perth, Perth and Kinross. They were formed in 1886 by employees of a local bleachworks and after some years in local Senior football, joined the Junior grade in 1921...
Notable persons
- Christopher Bowes, musician
- George TurnbullGeorge Turnbull (civil engineer)George Turnbull was the Chief Engineer responsible for construction from 1851 to 1863 of the first railway line from Calcutta : the 541-mile line to Benares en route to Delhi...
, civil engineer - Jimmy GuthrieJimmy Guthrie (footballer)Jimmy Guthrie was born James Wallace Taylor Guthrie in Luncarty, Perthshire, Scotland on June 6, 1912. He played for Luncarty City Boys, Perth Thistle F.C. and Scone Thistle before joining Dundee for the 1932/33 season...
, professional footballer