Luncarty

Luncarty (; pronounced Lung-cur-tay ) is a village in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, approximately north of Perth. It lies between the A9 to the west, and the River Tay to the east.

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Place details

Locality: Luncarty
Region: Alba / Scotland
Country: United Kingdom
Population: 1,680
Timezone: Europe/London

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Key facts

UK place.country: Scotland
UK place.official_name: Luncarty
UK place.gaelic_name: Longartaidh
UK place.population_ref: ()
UK place.os_grid_reference: NO095298
UK place.unitary_scotland: Perth and Kinross
UK place.lieutenancy_scotland: Perth and Kinross
UK place.constituency_westminster: Ochil and South Perthshire
UK place.constituency_scottish_parliament: Perthshire North
UK place.post_town: PERTH
UK place.postcode_district: PH1
UK place.postcode_area: PH
UK place.dial_code: 01738

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Wikidata facts

Population: 1650
Image: Luncarty war memorial.jpg

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OS grid reference: NO095298
Commons category: Luncarty
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Luncarty (; pronounced Lung-cur-tay ) is a village in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, approximately north of Perth. It lies between the A9 to the west, and the River Tay to the east.

==Etymology== The name Luncarty, recorded in 1250 as Lumphortyn, may be of Gaelic origin. The name may involve the element longartaibh, a plural form of longphort meaning variously "harbour, palace, encampment".