Other places · Scottish Highlands
Tayside
Also known as: Roinn Taobh Tatha
In or near Killiecrankie.
Tayside in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
Andrew Abbott — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Pitlochry · 0.3 km
About
Tayside 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
Tayside (Scottish Gaelic: Taobh Tatha) was one of the nine regions used for local government in Scotland from 16 May 1975 to 31 March 1996. The region was named after the River Tay.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
Tayside region was created in 1975 under the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, which established a two-tier structure of local government across mainland Scotland comprising upper-tier regions and lower-tier districts, following recommendations made by the 1969 Wheatley Report. Tayside region covered the whole area of the counties of Angus, Dundee (which was a county of a city), Kinross-shire and most of Perthshire. Tayside region was divided into three districts: Angus, Dundee, and Perth and Kinross. Tayside region was abolished in 1996 under the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994, which replaced regions and districts with unitary council areas. Each of Tayside's three districts…
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- Coordinates
- 56.7000, -3.7333
- District
- Perth and Kinross
- Postcode
- PH16 5FL
- Parliamentary constituency
- Angus and Perthshire Glens
- Established
- 1975
- Nearest railway station
- Pitlochry — 0.3 km
Sources
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The Perthshire Gallery
Galleries · 0.3 km
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Tayside?
- Tayside is in the Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom (postcode PH16 5FL).
- What is Tayside?
- Tayside in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Tayside?
- The nearest railway station is Pitlochry, about 0.3 km away. Drivers can use postcode PH16 5FL.
- When was Tayside built?
- Built or established in 1975.
- How do I get to Tayside?
- The nearest railway station is Pitlochry, about 0.3 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode PH16 5FL.