Cathedral · Perth · Perth and Kinross

St Ninian's Cathedral

St Ninian's Cathedral is a church in Perth. It holds the status of a category A listed building. Around it, within 15 km, lie 15 more places, Scone Palace (2.7 km) first on our list.

Where

In Perth

inside the locality

How well known

Top 7%

#598 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Aug

highs of 18–20°C

In brief

Cathedral in Perth

One of the best-known places to visit in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

#598 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (11 Wikipedias). About ↓

Inside Perth

St Ninian's Cathedral is inside Perth’s locality, with 10 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Category A listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Perth has 357 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NRS’s localities and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

Warm months and wet ones

June to August are the warmest in Perth, with afternoon highs of 18–20°C.

Jan7° / 0°84 mm

Feb7° / 1°62 mm

Mar10° / 2°58 mm

Apr12° / 3°48 mm

May16° / 6°54 mm

Jun18° / 9°68 mm

Jul20° / 11°76 mm

Aug19° / 11°85 mm

Sep17° / 9°59 mm

Oct13° / 5°93 mm

Nov9° / 3°78 mm

Dec7° / 1°82 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Perth, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Perth. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Perth’s full climate →

About

St Ninian's Cathedral

11 Wikipedia editions have an article on it.

Perth’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Cathedral
Listed: Category A listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 11 languages
Town: in Perth
Official site: perthcathedral.co.uk

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

The map

St Ninian's Cathedral sits at the orange dot; the numbered ones are listed below.

Towns near it

Towns that count St Ninian's Cathedral

Dundee tops the 8 for size, at 147,365 people. Nearest first, every town here counts it among its places to visit.

1 · It’s in town

Perth

47,885 people · 15 places to visit

2 · 2.3 km northeast of it

Scone

5,219 people · 12 places to visit

3 · 6.6 km south of it

Bridge of Earn

2,917 people · 7 places to visit

4 · 22 km north of it

Blairgowrie

9,439 people · 2 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where St Ninian's Cathedral is	People	Places to visit
Perth	It’s in town	47,885	15
Scone	2.3 km northeast of it	5,219	12
Bridge of Earn	6.6 km south of it	2,917	7
Blairgowrie	22 km north of it	9,439	2
Crieff	25 km west of it	7,136	7
Newport-on-Tay and Wormit	30 km east of it	4,119	24
Dundee	30 km east of it	147,365	32
Pitlochry	39 km northwest of it	2,694	8

Make a day of it

Beyond St Ninian's Cathedral

Also close at hand are 4 castles, an art gallery and a museum, among 15 within 15 km.

CastleScone Palace2.7 km away 2

CastleBalhousie Castle500 m away 3

Art galleryPerth Art Gallery500 m away 4

MuseumPerth Museum500 m away 5

Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandHuntingtower Castle3.4 km away 6

Garden · National Trust for ScotlandBranklyn Garden1.7 km away 7

CastleElcho Castle5.7 km away 8

Abbey or prioryScone Abbey2.8 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Before visiting St Ninian's Cathedral

Where is St Ninian's Cathedral?

St Ninian's Cathedral is in Perth, Perth and Kinross, inside the town’s locality.

What is St Ninian's Cathedral?

Church in Perth, Scotland.

When is the best time to visit St Ninian's Cathedral?

June to August are the warmest months in Perth, with afternoon highs of 18–20°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is St Ninian's Cathedral a listed building?

Yes: category A listed building.

What else is there to see near St Ninian's Cathedral?

Within 15 km: Scone Palace (2.7 km), Balhousie Castle (500 m), Perth Art Gallery (500 m) and Perth Museum (500 m).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the NRS 2022 locality (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (8)

Scone Palace: Peter Hodge, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Balhousie Castle: Paul McIlroy, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Perth Art Gallery: Dudesleeper at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Perth Museum: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Huntingtower Castle: Bubobubo2, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Branklyn Garden: Lis Burke, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Elcho Castle: Slink pink at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Scone Abbey: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

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