The Best Sight in Perth, Stirling and the Central Highlands

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We've compiled the best of the best in Perth - browse our top choices for the top things to see or do during your stay.

St. John's Kirk

In this impressive cruciform-plan church dating from the 12th century, religious reformer John Knox preached a fiery sermon in May 1559 against idolatry. An enraged crowd stripped the church and poured into the street to attack the wealthy religious institutions; this helped start the Reformation in Scotland. The interior was divided into three parts at the Reformation, but in the 1920s Sir Robert Lorimer restored it to something closer to its medieval state.

St. John Street, Perth, PH1 5SH, Scotland
01738-633192
Sight Details
Free
Closed Oct.--Apr. except for services

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