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Morrison's Academy
Morrison's Academy in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
About
Morrison's Academy is a place of interest in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Morrison's Academy is a co-educational private day school in Crieff, Perth and Kinross, in Central Scotland. The school provides nursery, primary and secondary school facilities. It draws many pupils from surrounding Perth and Kinross and Stirling.
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Background
History
Morrison's Academy owes its foundation to Thomas Morison (also spelled Morrison). Born in 1761 in the village of Muthill; his mother belonged to Crieff. Morison trained as a stonemason and, after working some years in Auchterarder, he moved to Edinburgh and set up his own business. He made his fortune as the builder of a substantial part of the city's beautiful Georgian New Town (the sections north of Queen Street). Morison died at age 59 on 30 August 1820 in Edinburgh. He had no children and, rather than letting his entire fortune fall into the hands of relatives, directed his trustees in his will to: "erect and endow an institution or institutions as to them shall appear best calculated…
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- Coordinates
- 56.3749, -3.8408
- Established
- 1860
Sources
- wikidata: Q6913981 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Morrison's Academy (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Morrison's Academy?
- Morrison's Academy is in Scottish Highlands, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 56.3749°, -3.8408°.
- When was Morrison's Academy built?
- Morrison's Academy dates to 1860.