Alyth
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Alyth (grid reference NO245485) (Ailt in Gaelic) is a village in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, situated under the Hill of Alyth five miles north east of Blairgowrie. The village has a population of 2,383 (1991). It has a primary school and did have a high school up to 4th year until 1994, when it was closed down and all pupils now go to Blairgowrie for high school.
Alyth is located on a burn which bears its name and owes its position to a confluence of droving roads used by hill farmers to bring their sheep down to market. There may have been a Christian presence in this area since the 6th century when St Moluag, a contemporary of St Columba, visited the area. The old church in the town (known locally as the arches), now a ruin, was originally dedicated to the saint.
The village was granted a Charter by James III in 1488, raising Alyth to the rank of Burgh of Barony with the right to hold markets and fairs.
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