Old Gallows Road, Perth
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The photograph on this page of Old Gallows Road, Perth by William Starkey as part of the Geograph project.
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Image: © William Starkey Taken: 9 Dec 2010
The Old Gallows Road is a former drove road used to transport cattle from Perth originally reared in Aberdeen and Angus. It continues westwards and eventually crosses the River Earn at Innerpeffray. As suggested by its name, this drove road once passed by a gallows situated to the west of Perth.