Other places · Central Scotland
Morrison's Academy
In or near Muthill.
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.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
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…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 56.3749, -3.8408
- District
- Perth and Kinross
- Postcode
- PH7 3AN
- Parliamentary constituency
- Perth and Kinross-shire
- Established
- 1860
Sources
- wikidata: Q6913981 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Morrison's Academy (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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📷 5Memorials & monuments · Central Scotland
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📷 5Frequently asked questions
- Where is Morrison's Academy?
- Morrison's Academy is in the Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom (postcode PH7 3AN).
- What is Morrison's Academy?
- Morrison's Academy in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Morrison's Academy?
- Drivers can use postcode PH7 3AN.
- When was Morrison's Academy built?
- Built or established in 1860.
- How do I get to Morrison's Academy?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode PH7 3AN. It sits within the Perth and Kinross-shire parliamentary constituency.