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image captionAn artist s reconstruction of the hillfort near Dunkeld
What is believed to be a Pictish royal hillfort has been revealed after three years of excavations and analysis of finds from the site.
The existence of King s Seat Hillfort has been known for the last 100 years, but the significance of the site has only now been better understood.
A citizen science project involving teams of volunteers carried out the digs near Dunkeld from 2017-2019.
Finds included items believed to have been made in France and Germany.
Archaeologists said this suggested the Picts who lived at King s Seat had trade links with continental Europe, and provided possible evidence that the site was of high status .
Council tell company behind controversial Murthly chicken farm bid to withdraw application
Socially distanced campaigners in Murthly.
The international company behind a controversial chicken farm proposal in rural Perthshire has been asked to withdraw its application by the local authority.
Community campaigners in Murthly were “thrilled” after Perth and Kinross Council told Aviagen to go back to the drawing board over the bid to build a 26,000-bird industrial poultry unit (IPU) beside the village.
More than 2oo objections were lodged, with residents raising health concerns about the close proximity of the unit to the local primary school.
Perth and Kinross Heritage Trust (PKHT) also objected on the basis it would impact the natural Ha Ha feature that defines the area.