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About Perth

Perth () is a city in central Scotland, 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 had a population of about 47,180 in 2012.There has been a settlement at Perth since prehistoric times. It is a natural mound raised slightly above the flood plain ofthe Tay, ata place wherethe river could be crossed on footat low tide . The area surrounding modern-day Perthsuch as Scone was known to have been occupied ever since Mesolithic hunter-gatherers arrived there more than 8,000 years ago . Nearby Neolithic standing stonesand circles date fromabout 4 , 000 BC , ap eriod that followed th e introductionof farming into t hearea .